Saturday, May 28, 2022

JUMBO (2020)

 


Written & Directed By: Zoe Wittock  Cinematography: Thomas Buelens Editor: Thomas Fernandez 

Cast: Noemie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot, Bastien Bouillon, Sam Louwyck, Tracy Dossou

Jeanne, a shy young woman, works in an amusement park. Fascinated with carousels, she still lives at home with her mother. That's when Jeanne meets Jumbo, the park's new flagship attraction.

Friday, May 27, 2022

UNDINE (2020)

 


Written & Directed By: Christian Petzold Cinematography: Hans Fromm  Editor: Bettina Bohler


Cast: Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Maryam Zaree, Jacob Matschenz, Anne Ratte-Polle, Gloria Andres De Oliveira 

Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth catches up with her. Undine has to kill the man who betrays her and return to the water.

Thursday, May 26, 2022

FIRST LOVE (2019)

 


Directed By: Takashi Miike Written By: Masa Nakamura  Cinematography: Nobuyasu Kita Editor: Akira Kamiya 


Cast: Masataka Kubota, Sakurako Konishi, Shota Sometani, Jun Murakami, Masayuki Deai, Cheng-Kuo Yen 

Leo is a young boxer, successful but unable to show emotion. He has a fight scheduled and is sure that he will win. Instead, his opponent knocks him out. This triggers a chain of unpleasant events involving drugs, corrupt cops, the Yakuza, a female assassin - and Monica, an escort that he must rescue. It's one hell of a night for Leo.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

PUMPKIN (2002)

 


Directed by: Anthony Abrams & Adam Larson Broder Written By: Adam Larson Broder  Cinematography: Tim Shurstedt Editor: Richard Halsey & Sloane Klevin 


Cast: Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn, Dominique Swain, Marisa Coughlan, Sam Ball, Harry Lennix, Nina Foch, Caroline Aaron, Melissa McCarthy, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Michael Bacall, Erin Bartlett, Amy Adams, Michelle Kruseic, Shaun Weiss 

Perky, perfect Carolyn and her Alpha Omega Pi sisters plan to win Sorority of the Year by impressing the Greek Council with a killer charity: coaching mentally challenged athletes for the regional Challenged Games. When Carolyn's assigned to coach Pumpkin she's terrified at first, but soon sees in him something she's never seen before: gentle humanity and honest clarity that touches her soul. To the horror of her friends and Pumpkin's overprotective mother, Carolyn falls in love, becoming an outcast in the process. As Carolyn's "perfect life" falls apart, Pumpkin teaches her that perfect isn't always perfect after all.


Saturday, May 21, 2022

KIMI (2022)

 


Directed By: Steven Soderbergh  Written By: David Koepp Cinematography: Peter Andrews Editor: Mary Ann Bernard 


Cast: Zoe Kravitz, Byron Bowers, Devin Ratray, Robin Givens, Rita Wilson, Derek Delgaudio, Erika Christensen, Charlie Halford, Jacob Vargas, David Wain, Andy Daly 


During the COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle, an agoraphobic tech worker discovers evidence of a violent crime while reviewing a data stream, and is met with resistance and bureaucracy when she tries reporting it to her company. To get involved, she realizes she must face her greatest fear by venturing out of her apartment and into the city streets, which are filled with protestors after the city council passes a law restricting the movements of the homeless population.

Friday, May 20, 2022

I CARE A LOT (2020)

 


Written & Directed By: J. Blakeson  Cinematography: Doug Emmett  Editor: Mark Eckersley 


Cast: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza Gonzalez, Dianne Wiest, Alicia Witt, Chris Messina, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Macon Blair, Damian Young, Nicholas Logan 

A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.

Thursday, May 19, 2022

THE COLUMNIST (2019)

 



Directed By: Ivo Van Aart  Written By: Daan Windhorst Cinematography: Martijn Cousijn  Editor: Irme Reutelingsperger & Yamal Stitiou 


Cast: Katja Herbers, Achraf Koutet, Genio De Groot, Rein Hoffman, Claire Porro, Bram Van Der Kelen, Medina Schuurman, Harry Van Ritjthourn 

A columnist must continuously deal with threats and negative comments on her social-media pages. One day, she has had enough and decides to hunt down her trolls.

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

28 DAYS (2000)

 


Directed By: Betty Thomas  Written By: Susannah Grant  Cinematography: Declan Quinn Editor: Peter Teschner 


Cast: Sandra Bullock, Elizabeth Perkins, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Margo Martindale, Diane Ladd, Reni Santoni, Alan Tudyk, Azura Skye, Steve Buscemi, Michael O’Malley, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Susan Krebs 

A big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after ruining her sister's wedding and crashing a stolen limousine.

Saturday, May 14, 2022

RITUALS (1977)

 


Directed By: Peter Carter  Written By: Ian Sutherland  Cinematography: Rene Verzier  Editor: George Appleby

Cast: Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell, Ken James, Gary Reineke, Michael Zevon, Jack Crelay, Murray Westgate 

Five doctors go on vacation deep in the Canadian wilderness. After all but one pair of the party's shoes disappear, the remaining shoe camper decides to hike out and go look for help. Soon after he leaves, however, his four companions realize that something is very wrong when someone leaves a decapitated deer head just outside their camp. Even though they still don't have their shoes, they decide to follow their friend's trail out of the woods, but their path is blocked by someone who doesn't want to see them leave the forest alive.

Friday, May 13, 2022

TURISTAS (2006)

 


Directed By: John Stockwell Written By: Michael Arlen Ross Cinematography: Enrique Chediak  Editor: Jeff McEvoy


Cast: Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Desmond Askew, Beau Garrett, Max Brown, Lucy Ramos, Andrea Leal, Diego Santiago, Agles Steib 

A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.

Thursday, May 12, 2022

THE MUTILATOR (1984)

 


Directed By: Buddy Cooper & John Douglass Written By: Buddy Cooper  Cinematography: Peter Schnall Editor: Stephen Mack

Cast: Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock, Connie Rogers, Frances Raines, Morey Lamplay, Jack Chatham 

A college student, who accidentally killed his mother as a child, decides to take his friends to his father's fishing cabin during fall break, not knowing that his crazed father is stalking the place.


Wednesday, May 11, 2022

JUST BEFORE DAWN (1981)

 


Directed By: Jeff Lieberman Written By: Gregg Irving, Joseph Middleton & Mark Arywitz Cinematography: Joel King & Dean King  Editor: Robert Olovett 


Cast: George Kennedy, Gregg Henry, Chris Lemmon, Mike Kellin, Deborah Rush, Ralph Seymour, Katie Powell, John Hunsacker, Charles Bartlett, Jamie Rose 

Five campers arrive in the mountains to examine some property they have bought, but are warned by Forest Ranger Roy McLean that a huge machete-wielding maniac has been terrorising the area. Ignoring the warnings, they set up camp, and start disappearing one by one.

Saturday, May 7, 2022

BENEDETTA (2021)

 


Directed by: Paul Verhoeven Written By: Paul Verhoeven & David Birke Based on the book: “IMMODEST ACTS: THE LOFE OF A LESBIAN NUNIN RENASSINCE ITALY” By: Judith C. Brown Cinematography: Jeanne LaPoirie Editor: Job Terburg 

Cast: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin, Louise Chevillotte, Herve Pierre, Clotilde Courau 


A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.

BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN (2021)

 


Written & Directed By: Radu Jude  Cinematography: Marius Panduru  Editor: Catalin Cristutu 


Cast: Katia Pascariu, Claudia Leremia, Olimpia Malai, Nicodim Ungureanu, Alexandru Potocean, Andi Vasluianu 

EMI, a school teacher, finds her career and reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is leaked on the Internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender to their pressure. 

Friday, May 6, 2022

R100 (2013)

 


Directed By: Hitoshi Matsumoto  Written By: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu, Timoji Hasegawa, Koji Ema & Mitsuru Kuramoto  Cinematography: Kazunari Tanaka Editor: Yoshitaka Honda 


Cast: Nao Omori, Mao Daichi, Shinbu Terajima, Hari Katagri, Ai Tominaga, Eriko Sato, Naomi Watanabe, Lindsay Hayward

An ordinary man with an ordinary life joins a mysterious club. The membership lasts for one year only and there is one rule: no cancellation under any circumstance. The man enters into a whole new exciting world he never before experienced where crazy love goes wilder and crazier. Is it an illusion or is it real? Welcome to the world no one has dared to explore until now!

Thursday, May 5, 2022

IN THE CUT (2003)

 



Directed By: Jane Campion  Written By: Jane Campion, Susanna Moore & Starvos Kazantzids Based On The Novel By: Susanna Moore  Cinematography: Dion Beebe  Editor: Alexandre De Franceschi

Cast: Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin Bacon, Sharrief Pugh, Nick Damici, Heather Litteer, Arthur J. Nascarella, Patrice O’Neal 

A psychological thriller: a lonely New York woman discovers the darker side of passion after becoming involved with a tough homicide detective who is investigating a series of murders in her neighborhood.