Desolation, 2017. Directed by David Moscow. Starring Dominik García-Lorido, Raymond J. Barry, and Brock Kelly. SYNOPSIS: A young woman is plunged into confusion after meeting and agreeing to stay with a Hollywood actor in his Los Angeles apartment. Offering up a disturbing look at the Hollywood industry and the trappings of fame, this psychological thriller […]
Second Opinion – Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
Maze Runner: The Death Cure, 2018. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Aidan Gillen, Will Poulter, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Giancarlo Esposito, Ki Hong Lee, Katherine McNamara, Walton Goggins, Nathalie Emmanuel, Barry Pepper, Jacob Lofland, Dexter Darden, Paul Lazenby, and Patricia Clarkson. SYNOPSIS: Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find […]
MyFrenchFilmFestival Review – Into the Forest (2016)
Into the Forest, 2016. Directed by Gilles Marchand. Starring Jérémie Elkaïm, Timothé Vom Dorp, and Théo Van de Voorde. SYNOPSIS: Two young boys whose parents are divorced travel to Sweden to spend their vacation with their father. When he suggests they spend a few days at a lakeside cabin in the middle of a forest, the boys are delighted. But […]
Movie Review – Den of Thieves (2018)
Den of Thieves, 2018. Directed by Christian Gudecast. Starring Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Pablo Schreiber, Evan Jones, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Dawn Olivieri, Brian Van Holt, Jordan Bridges, Eric Braeden, Maurice Compte, Sonya Balmores, Cooper Andrews, Meadow Williams, Kaiwi Lyman, Jay Dobyns, Nick Loeb, Mo McRae, and Jermaine Rivers. SYNOPSIS: A gritty crime saga […]
Movie Review – 12 Strong (2018)
12 Strong, 2018. Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig Starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Geoff Stults, Thad Luckinbill, Austin Stowell, Ben O’Toole, Austin Hebert, Kenneth Miller, Kenny Sheard, Jack Kesy, Elsa Pataki, William Fichtner, Rob Riggle, Laith Nakli, Fahim Fazli, and Numan Acar. SYNOPSIS:: 12 Strong tells the story of the […]
Movie Review – Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
Maze Runner: The Death Cure, 2018. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Aidan Gillen, Will Poulter, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Giancarlo Esposito, Ki Hong Lee, Katherine McNamara, Walton Goggins, Nathalie Emmanuel, Barry Pepper, Jacob Lofland, Dexter Darden, Paul Lazenby, and Patricia Clarkson. SYNOPSIS: Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a […]
Movie Review – The Commuter (2018)
The Commuter, 2018. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Sam Neill, Florence Pugh, Elizabeth McGovern, and Jonathan Banks. SYNOPSIS: An insurance salesman loses his job but, on his usual train home, he’s approached by an attractive woman offering him a lot of money in return for doing one small job. […]
Movie Review – Early Man (2018)
Early Man, 2018. Directed by Nick Park. Featuring the voice talents of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Rob Brydon, Miriam Margolyes, Richard Ayoade, Mark Williams, and Johnny Vegas. SYNOPSIS: At the dawn of time, when mammoths still roamed the Earth, caveman Dug brings his tribe of rabbit hunters together when their peaceful […]
Movie Review – Surviving the Wild (2018)
Surviving the Wild, 2018. Directed by Patrick Alessandrin. Starring Jon Voight, Jamie Kennedy, Vail Bloom, and Aidan Cullen. SYNOPSIS: After the death of his grandfather Shaun (Aidan Cullen) hikes into the mountains to escape his bickering parents followed by a benevolent guardian angel. With only a black Labrador for company Shaun soon discovers there are […]
Movie Review – Amant Double (2017)
Amant Double, 2017. Directed by Francois Ozon. Starring Marine Vacth, Jeremie Renier, and Jacqueline Bisset. SYNOPSIS: Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity. Amant Double is destined to […]
