“You will refer to them as detainees, not prisoners.” Written & Directed by: Peter Sattler Starring: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, John Carroll Lynch The H-Bomb: Newly enlisted recruit Amy Cole (Stewart) finds herself assigned to guard duty at the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention center. The detainees (as opposed to prisoners) are all from the … [Read more...] about Camp X-Ray
Drama
The Farewell Party
"Help me get it over with." Written/Directed by: Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon Cast: Ze'ev Revach, Levana Finkelstein, Aliza Rosen Swift shot: Depression, thy name is The Farewell Party. An Israeli film about a group of elderly friends living in the same community coping with death, and the slow, painful process of dying that our modern medicine has made possible. … [Read more...] about The Farewell Party
Magic Mike XXL
Directed by: Gregory Jacobs Written by: Reid Carolin Cast: Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Amber Heard, Elizabeth Banks, Andie MacDowell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gabriel Iglesias The screaming in the theater matched the screaming on the screen. When’s the last time you heard that? Rippling six packs, hot male bodies, bumps and grinds, dance choreographed steamy … [Read more...] about Magic Mike XXL
Inside Out
Remember "Cranium Command"? Directed by: Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen Written by: Josh Cooley, Meg LeFauve, Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen Cast: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias Swift shot: If you loved "Cranium Command" at EPCOT from 1989 - 2007, Inside Out is the film you've been waiting to see. And with Pixar … [Read more...] about Inside Out
The Connection
Justice must be done. Directed by: Cédric Jimenez Writers: Audrey Diwan, Cédric Jimenez Cast: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette Swift shot: Full disclosure, I have never seen the classic The French Connection, but I understand it is a quickly paced shoot-em-up featuring detective Popeye Doyle (Gene "The Marine" Hackman) and how he thwarts an … [Read more...] about The Connection
