A homeless loner turns to vigilante revenge when his parents’ killer gets an early release from prison in Blue Ruin. There’s something not quite right about Dwight Evans (Macon Blair). This is not your typical lost soul of society. He breaks into homes to take baths and enjoy some cable TV before returning to solitary afternoons […]
A former British prisoner of war struggles to find peace of mind after finding the love of his life in The Railway Man. Eric Lomax (Colin Firth) is obsessed with all things train related. He knows every timetable, every route and every type of locomotive. One day in the 1960s, while traveling in a dining […]
A vampire, disillusioned by the monotony of an endless existence, finds solace in the arms of his estranged partner in Only Lovers Left Alive. To live forever. It’s a universal dream of nearly every human to have walked the Earth. Vampires, by virtue of their undead immortality, no longer need to concern themselves with such […]
Artificial intelligence has been a source of fear in the movies ever since some human being imagined a plot in which a smart computer might not like its subservience to humanity. There are many examples of this theme, notably 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and WarGames. Despite all of the modern […]
A rural town’s faith is put to the test when one of their own returns from the hospital with an extraordinary tale in Heaven Is for Real. In 2003, four-year-old Colton Burpo (Connor Corum) is rushed into surgery for a burst appendix. His parents, local Christian minister Todd (Greg Kinnear) and Sonja (Kelly Reilly), agonize […]
A mother bear with two young cubs looks to protect and provide for them in their first year of life in the Disneynature film Bears. This is the seventh film in a series that started with 2007’s highly-regarded Earth. The most recent films haven’t come close to matching its success or quality. Looking to break the trend, this […]
An alien from unknown origins uses an attractive human form to lure prey to their death in Under the Skin. There seems little doubt, at least in Hollywood, that if aliens ever did inhabit our planet, their ulterior motives would be anything but pleasant for the human race. Scarlett Johansson stars as an unnamed alien […]
An insecure radio personality finds his world turned upside down with the buyout of the station and its unexpected consequences in Alan Partridge. Radio DJ Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) is a fairly well-known character in England, created for various sketch pieces by Coogan and others a number of years ago. He is, however, virtually unknown to audiences […]
A controlling mother tries to save her son from a manslaughter charge when he accidentally hits a young teen in the Romanian film Child’s Pose. Everyone’s met a mother who seems a bit overprotective when it comes to their children. In some cases, that overbearing approach leads to major developmental issues for the child. They’re unable […]
A veteran general manager, under intense pressure to deliver, prepares to build the team’s future in Draft Day. One of the biggest events in professional sports is draft day in the National Football League (NFL). It literally redefines every team in the league. Over the last few decades, the NFL has built the event into […]
Two siblings, scarred by strange circumstances that resulted in the death of their parents years earlier, return to the scene of the crime in Oculus. A decade ago, Kaylie Russell (Karen Gillan) and Tim Russell (Brenton Thwaites) endured the wrath of their increasingly unstable and dangerous parents (Katee Sackhoff and Rory Cochrane). One fateful evening, both […]
A narcissistic safe-cracker with a notoriously short fuse is released from prison and is determined to set things right in Dom Hemingway. Have you ever met someone who goes out of their way to consider everyone around them? Always careful to not say anything to put someone off or to make anyone feel uncomfortable? Well, that’s […]