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PLOT: A down-on-his-luck businessman (Matthew McConaughey) teams up with a geologist (Edgar Ramirez) in the hopes of striking it rich deep in the jungles of Borneo. REVIEW: The early images released from Stephen Gaghan’s GOLD mildly misrepresented the film. The...
PLOT: After years of dormancy, two infamous Japanese curses and their ghastly manifestations – Sadako of RINGU and Kayako of JU-ON – are accidentally awoken and, in order to save a young girl's life, forced to fight each other to...
PLOT: The true story of Jan Lewan (Jack Black), a Pennsylvania Polka sensation who ran a $5 million ponzi scheme, to the complete ignorance of his wife (Jenny Slate) and best friend/ band-mate (Jason Schwartzman. REVIEW: THE POLKA KING is...
PLOT: When a paramilitary force invades Brooklyn, a young woman (Brittany Snow) and a mysterious combat vet (Dave Bautista) must cross five hazardous blocks in Bushwick in order to reach a military extraction point. REVIEW: Imagine INVASION U.S.A if its...
PLOT: A young man (Timothée Chalamet) spending the summer with his parents in Italy circa 1983, find his sexuality awakened when a visiting academic (Armie Hammer) moves in to help his father (Michael Stuhlbarg) with an archaeological project. REVIEW: Up...
PLOT: A dog lives several different lifetimes, with several different owners, bringing a measure of happiness to each of them. But what is its true purpose in this world? REVIEW: "A Dog's Purpose" is, evidently, to kick your heart into...
PLOT: A misanthropic, middle-aged man (Woody Harrelson) re-connects with his ex-wife (Laura Dern) and discovers he has a long-lost daughter. REVIEW: As exciting as it is to discover new voices at Sundance, there’s also a tradition of the sophomore stumble....
PLOT: A Pakistani-American comedian (Kumail Nanjiani) finds himself torn between the demands of his traditional family and those of his girlfriend (Zoe Kazan) when her life is threatened by a mysterious illness. REVIEW: Judd Apatow’s listing as a producer for...
PLOT: Two sisters (Jenny Slate & Abby Quinn) living in 1995-NYC struggle with the revelation that one of their parents is having an affair. REVIEW: LANDLINE is the sophomore feature from writer-director Gillian Robespierre, whose debut, THE OBVIOUS CHILD, was...
PLOT: Two young soldiers, Bartle (Alden Ehrenreich) and Murph (Tye Sheridan) try to survive a violent tour of duty in the Iraq War under the supervision of a battle-hardened sergeant (Jack Huston). When Bartle eventually returns home, he discovers that his...
David Robert Mitchell has made one of the best Amblin-esque films in years, with the film having much in common with classics like Poltergeist and Arachnophobia.
