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In Theaters: DETROIT (2017)
DETROIT(US - 2017)Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Written by Mark Boal. Cast: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Anthony Mackie, John Krasinski, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn...
View ArticleIn Theaters: THE DARK TOWER (2017)
THE DARK TOWER (US - 2017)Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Written by Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, Anders Thomas Jensen and Nikolaj Arcel. Cast: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Jackie Earle...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: THE DEVIL'S CANDY (2017) and PHOENIX FORGOTTEN (2017)
THE DEVIL'S CANDY(UK/US - 2017)Currently sporting an impressive 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, THE DEVIL'S CANDY, written and directed by Sean Byrne (THE LOVED ONES) made the festival rounds in 2015, two...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: THE HUNTER'S PRAYER (2017) and THE EXCEPTION (2017)
THE HUNTER'S PRAYER(US/Spain - 2017)A somewhat low-key take on THE PROFESSIONAL and THE TRANSPORTER, THE HUNTER'S PRAYER only managed a stealth VOD burial in June 2017 after over two years on the...
View ArticleRetro Review: THE SLASHER...IS THE SEX MANIAC! (1972)
THE SLASHER...IS THE SEX MANIAC!aka SO SWEET, SO DEADaka THE SLASHERaka BAD GIRLS(Italy - 1972; US release 1975)Directed by Roberto Montero. Written by Luigi Angelo, Italo Fasan and Roberto Montero....
View ArticleRetro Review: COUNSELOR AT CRIME (1973)
COUNSELOR AT CRIMEaka THE COUNSELLOR(Spain/Italy - 1973; US release 1975)Directed by Alberto De Martino. Written by Adriano Bolzoni, Vincenzo Flamini (Vincenzo Mannino), Leonardo Martin and Alberto De...
View ArticleOn Netflix: WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY (2017)
WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY(France/US/Belgium - 2017)Directed by Tommy Wirkola. Written by Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson. Cast: Noomi Rapace, Willem Dafoe, Glenn Close, Marwan Kenzari, Clara Read,...
View ArticleIn Theaters: LOGAN LUCKY (2017)
LOGAN LUCKY(US - 2017)Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Rebecca Blunt. Cast: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Hilary Swank, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine...
View ArticleIn Theaters: THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD (2017)
THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD(US/China - 2017)Directed by Patrick Hughes. Written by Tom O'Connor. Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim de Almeida, Richard E....
View ArticleIn Theaters: WIND RIVER (2017)
WIND RIVER(US/UK/France - 2017)Written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. Cast: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, Jon Bernthal, Gil Birmingham, Julia Jones, Kelsey Asbille, James Jordan,...
View ArticleOn Netflix: DEATH NOTE (2017)
DEATH NOTE(US - 2017)Directed by Adam Wingard. Written by Charles Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides and Jeremy Slater. Cast: Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Willem Dafoe,...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: CHUCK (2017) and KILL SWITCH (2017)
CHUCK(US - 2017)The kind of modest, uncomplicated programmer that just can't find a place in today's blockbuster-driven, franchise-focused business model, CHUCK is a film that should've been given a...
View ArticleIn Theaters: GOOD TIME (2017)
GOOD TIME(US/Luxembourg - 2017)Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. Written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein. Cast: Robert Pattinson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Benny Safdie, Barkhad Abdi, Buddy Duress,...
View ArticleRetro Review: AMSTERDAMNED (1988)
AMSTERDAMNED(Netherlands - 1988)Written and directed by Dick Maas. Cast: Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, Wim Zomer, Serge-Henri Valcke, Hidde Maas, Tanneke Hartzuiker, Lou Landre, Tatum Dagelet, Edwin...
View ArticleIn Theaters/On VOD: UNLOCKED (2017)
UNLOCKED(US/Switzerland/UK - 2017)Directed by Michael Apted. Written by Peter O'Brien. Cast: Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom, Michael Douglas, John Malkovich, Toni Collette, Matthew Marsh, Makram J....
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: THE LAST FACE (2017) and SECURITY (2017)
THE LAST FACE(US - 2017)"Turgid" and "overwrought" don't begin to describe this oppressive, self-indulgent fiasco from director Sean Penn. Filmed in 2014 and laughed off the screen when it was in...
View ArticleIn Theaters: IT (2017)
IT(US - 2017)Directed by Andy Muschietti. Written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. Cast: Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan...
View ArticleIn Theaters: MOTHER! (2017)
MOTHER!(US - 2017)Written and directed by Darren Aronofsky. Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, Kristen Wiig, Stephen McHattie, Emily...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: CARTELS (2017) and THE RECALL (2017)
CARTELS(US - 2017)Shot back in 2015 under the title KILLING SALAZAR and probably retitled to cash in on Netflix's NARCOS, CARTELS "stars" Steven Seagal but was held from release as six more Seagal...
View ArticleRetro Review: CYBORG 2087 (1966) and DIMENSION 5 (1966)
CYBORG 2087(US - 1966)Directed by Franklin Adreon. Written by Arthur C. Pierce. Cast: Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell Corey, Warren Stevens, Eduard Franz, Harry Carey Jr., Adam Roarke, Dale Van...
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