Review 120min Genre:       Drama, Thriller Director:     Edward Berger Cast:         Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow…and more Writers:     Peter Straughan and Robert Harris -Synopsis- After the unexpected death of the Catholic church’s leader, a respected cardinal is charged with leading the Conclave in its secretive effort to select a new Pope only to be drawn […]

Review 136min Genre:       Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama Director:     Jeymes Samuel Cast:         LaKeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Omar Sy…and more Writers:     Jeymes Samuel -Synopsis- In Jerusalem of 33 AD an aimless highfalutin hustler sees an opportunity in the rise of Jesus Christ where others see salvation, as he carves out a piece of the worship and adulation […]

Review 103min Genre:       Drama, Mystery, Thriller Director:     Sebastián Lelio Cast:         Florence Pugh, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Tom Burke…and more Writers:     Emma Donoghue, Sebastián Lelio and Alice Birch -Synopsis- A pragmatic English nurse with a painful past is sent to an Irish village in the mid-1800s tasked with observation of a special patient, which soon turns into […]

Review 116min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Thriller Director:     Ali Abbasi Cast:         Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani…and more Writers:     Ali Abbasi and Afshin Kamran Bahrami -Synopsis- In the streets of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad, a dogged female journalist plunges into the dark underbelly of society to track down an elusive serial killer preying on […]

Review 115min Genre:       Drama Director:     Lee Isaac Chung Cast:         Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim…and more Writers:     Lee Isaac Chung -Synopsis- In 1980s rural Arkansas, a young Korean immigrant family toils to make a living in their isolated farmstead and carve out their place in a strange land, while the young son and daughter […]

Review 138min Genre:     Crime, Drama, Thriller Director:   Antonio Campos Cast:       Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgård…and more Writers:   Antonio Campos, Paulo Campos and Donald Ray Pollock -Synopsis- In the churches and backwoods of god-fearing, post-war small town Ohio and West Virginia, the lives and ill deeds of corrupt and nefarious locals intersect with a […]

Review 174min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama, Romance, War Director:  Terrence Malick Cast:      August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Karl Markovics…and more Writers:   Terrence Malick -Synopsis- In the picturesque valleys and mountains of wartime Austria, a devout Christian farmer and conscientious objector has a crisis of conscience when drafted to serve in the German Wehrmacht, refusing to fight for […]

Review 125min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama Director:  Fernando Meirelles Cast:       Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín…and more Writer:    Anthony McCarten -Synopsis- At the start of the new century, the dogmatic conservative Pope Benedict XVI clashes with Argentinean liberal reformist cardinal Jorge Bergoglio and future Pope Francis, tussling over the direction of the Catholic church as they […]

Review 116min Genre:     Action, Adventure Director:  Otto Bathurst Cast:       Taron Egerton, Eve Hewson, Jamie Foxx…and more Writers:   Ben Chandler and David James Kelly -Synopsis- Moonlighting as a talented and notorious outlaw, a young nobleman and veteran of the crusades forms a rag-tag crew and infiltrates the inner sanctum of the powerful Sheriff of Nottingham, fostering […]

Review 121min Genre:     Action , Horror , Thriller Director:  Panos Cosmatos Cast:       Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache…and more Writers:   Panos Cosmatos and Aaron Stewart-Ahn -Synopsis- Broken by loss and hell bent on revenge, a man seeks bloody vengeance on the sinister cult and charismatic leader who took from him the love of his life, […]

Review 113min Genre:       Drama, Thriller Director:    Paul Schrader Cast:         Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer… Writer:       Paul Schrader -Synopsis- Dealing with his own personal tragedy, existential concerns and the demons of his flock, a small town New York priest struggles with a crisis of conscience in a world he no longer understands, in this […]

Review 121min Genre:     Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Director:  Darren Aronofsky Cast:       Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris…and more Writer:    Darren Aronofsky -Synopsis- A married couple’s idyllic and quiet rural life is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of a couple of mysterious uninvited house guests, causing an existential shift in the husband while leaving the […]

In an ongoing effort to help aspiring filmmakers and promote independent films, particularly those struggling with distribution and releases, we periodically feature films in our ‘Indie Spotlight’ series for your consideration. The White Room (2017) (English & Spanish Language) 87min Genre:      Drama, Thriller Director:   James Erskine Cast:        Óscar Jaenada, Kae Alexander, Velibor Topic…and more […]

Review 94min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama Director:    Nick Hamm Cast:         Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Freddie Highmore…and more Writer:      Colin Bateman -Synopsis- A road trip drama account of the historical 2006 meeting between the two intractable figures who came to define the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland; Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Féin politico […]

Review 139min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama, War Director:    Mel Gibson Cast:         Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer…more Writers:     Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight -Synopsis- Mel Gibson returns to the director’s chair after a 10 year absence for a biographical drama about Desmond Doss; a World War II hero, Seventh-day Adventist and combat medic who refused to […]

Review 115min Genre:       Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:    Justin Kurzel Cast:         Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons…and more Writers:     Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage -Synopsis- Michael Fassbender stars as dangerous criminal “Callum Lynch”; co-opted by a powerful and advanced organisation to unlock the memories of his deadly ancient Assassin ancestors, becoming an unwitting player […]

Review 161min Genre:       Drama Director:    Martin Scorsese Cast:         Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson…and more Writers:     Shûsaku Endô, Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese -Synopsis- When two 17th century Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan on mission to determine the fate of their fallen mentor and spread the faith, they encounter open hostility and face persecution […]

Review 110min Genre:       Drama, Romance Director:    James Schamus Cast:         Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts…and more Writer:      Philip Roth and James Schamus -Synopsis- An American 1950s period drama adaptation of the Philip Roth novel set during the Korean War; following a Jewish teenager and his existential struggles with the world around him and the consequences […]

110min Genre:      Drama Director:   Mijke de Jong Cast:        Nora El Koussour, Ilias Addab…and more Writers:    Jan Eilander and Mijke de Jong -Synopsis- Living in modern-day Amsterdam, “Layla” is a smart and stubborn but angry and resentful Dutch-born Muslim teenager, whose devotion to Islam puts her on a path towards radicalisation; only for her ideals to […]

148min Genre:       Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western Director:    Martin Koolhoven Cast:         Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Carice van Houten…and more Writer:      Martin Koolhoven -Synopsis- Dakota Fanning stars in the 19th century American frontier tale of a young mute mother, whose life is thrown into turmoil by the appearance of a commanding and sinister reverend in her small […]

120min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama Director:   Nate Parker Cast:        Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King…and more Writers:    Nate Parker and Jean McGianni Celestin -Synopsis- Nate Parker writes, directs and stars in a biographical drama about the life of Nat Turner; an early 19th century slave and preacher in the antebellum south, who led a violent […]

90min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:    Abe Forsythe Cast:         Lincoln Younes, Rahel Romahn, Alexander England…more Writer:      Abe Forsythe -Synopsis- In the aftermath of the 2005 race riots in the “Cronulla” suburb of Sydney; fuelled by fear and hatred, a misfit group of vengeful Lebanese-Australians are on a collision course with a motley crew of white working-class […]

Review 123min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Drama Director:  Timur Bekmambetov Cast:       Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman…and more Writers:   Lew Wallace, Keith R. Clarke and John Ridley -Synopsis- In 1st century Jerusalem, a Jewish prince is made a slave after his family are betrayed by their adoptive Roman brother; but festering hatred sends him on a […]

In an ongoing effort to help aspiring filmmakers and promote independent films, particularly those struggling with distribution and releases, we periodically feature films in our “Indie Spotlight” series for your consideration. God Forgive Us (2014) (English Language) 90min Country:   USA Genre:      Drama Director:   Michael Bachochin Cast:        Lindsay Rathert, Matthew Urban, James R. Doherty…more Writer:     Michael […]

Review 89min Genre:      Animation, Comedy Director:   Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon Cast:        Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill…and more Writers:    Kyle Hunter, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg -Synopsis- The team of Rogen & Goldberg bring us a comedy animation where food comes alive… literally; an outrageous and distinctly adult look at what our food gets up […]

Review 112min Genre:      Sci-fi, Drama, Mystery Director:   Jeff Nichols Cast:        Jaeden Lieberher, Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton…and more Writer:     Jeff Nichols -Synopsis- In a desperate attempt to protect his son who possesses mysterious supernatural powers; a man goes on the run from religious zealots and government forces with the help of his companions, on a mission […]

Review 93min Genre:       Horror, Drama, Mystery Director:    Robert Eggers Cast:         Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie…and more Writer:      Robert Eggers -Synopsis- In the search for a more pious existence, a family of 17th century puritanical English settlers leave their plantation for the isolation of rural New England, but dark forces in the woods will […]

Review 129min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama Director:   Tom McCarthy Cast:        Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams…and more Writers:    Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy -Synopsis- An all-star cast features in writer/director Tom McCarthy’s journalistic drama chronicling the true story of the Boston Globe’s uncovering of a local priest child abuse scandal which rocked the Catholic church to […]

Review 104min Genre:      Fact-based, Comedy, Drama Director:   Nicholas Hytner Cast:        Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent…and more Writer:     Alan Bennett -Synopsis- British film adaptation of the autobiographical play by Alan Bennett, starring Maggie Smith as an eccentric and ornery transient elderly lady who lived in a battered van on his driveway and with whom he […]

Review 103min Genre:    Documentary Director: Joshua Oppenheimer Writer:   Joshua Oppenheimer Award-winning US director Joshua Oppenheimer heads a Danish documentary production chronicling an Indonesian man’s efforts to make sense of the Indonesian political “killings” (or genocide) of 1965-66 which brutally claimed the lives of between 500 thousand and 1 million people, one of which happened to […]

Review 97min Genre:    Drama Director: Abderrahmane Sissako Cast:      Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki…and more Writers : Abderrahmane Sissako & Kessen Tall On the West-African sands and plains of Mali, a small family of cattle-herders and an entire town struggle to cope with the Islamic fundamentalists that have brought so-called “Jihad” to their doorstep, as […]

Review 102min Genre:    Drama, Mystery, Comedy Director: John Michael McDonagh Cast:      Brendan Gleeson, Kelly Reilly, Chris O’Dowd …and more Writer:   John Michael McDonagh The life of a good small-town Catholic priest on the rural coast of Ireland is thrown into turmoil when his life is threatened anonymously during confession, as the day of his impending […]

150min Genre:    Drama, Action, Adventure Director: Ridley Scott Cast:      Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul …and more Writers:  Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Steven Zaillian … and more Legendary director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien) brings to the big screen his version of the Biblical story of Moses’ odyssey from Egyptian nobleman to outcast to the liberator […]