Rick Blaine, an exiled American, and former freedom fighter, runs the most famous nightclub in Casablanca during World War II. Blaine, a pessimistic lone wolf, gets his hands on two important letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, sycophantic police Captain Renault does all he can to appease him, including detaining Laszlo, … Read more
McMurphy, a man with a string of assault convictions behind him, is back in prison. When it turns out that his girlfriend had lied about being eighteen and was, in truth, fifteen, the crime is statutory rape (or, as McMurphy puts it, “fifteen going on thirty-five”). Rather than serving his time in prison, he persuades … Read more
Marion Crane, a Phoenix office worker, is fed up with how life has handled her. She has to visit her lover Sam during lunch breaks, and they can’t marry because Sam has to pay alimony for the majority of his earnings. Marion is entrusted by her boss to bank forty thousand dollars on Friday. Marion … Read more
About ten years have passed since The Terminator attempted to murder Sarah Connor and her unborn son, John. The man who will lead the human resistance to Robots in the future is now a healthy young child. The supercomputer Skynet, on the other side, sends another Terminator, the T-1000, back in time. This new Terminator … Read more
It’s the year 1939. Guido, the exuberant, jovial newcomer, arrives in town. He serves as a waiter under the supervision of his uncle, a distinguished Jew. Guido has a crush on Dora, a schoolteacher whom he refers to as “princess” and who he courts by turning up at inconvenient times. She rejects her fiancé in … Read more
Cal and Emily have been together for more than two decades. Cal, on the other hand, gets out after learning of Emily’s affair. He’d then go to a bar and complain about what had happened. When Jacob, a regular at the bar, hears about his problems, he offers to help him. By giving him a … Read more
Adverse is a gritty, well-crafted drama with scenes that pack a punch to keep your attention, as well as a few unexpected twists. ADVERSE is a slow-burning film that begins with us learning about Ethan and how his life isn’t exactly what he’d hoped for. Things start to turn when he picks up Kaden (Rourke) … Read more
“Wrong Turn” is an independently produced horror film about a group of five teenagers on a hiking trip in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. It is a throwback to 1970s horror films like “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “The Hills Have Eyes.”Chris Flynn is driving through West Virginia’s backwoods on his way to an … Read more
After his father is killed, Massimo Torricelli, a young and attractive boss of a Sicilian Mafia family, has no choice but to take over. Laura works as a sales assistant in a posh Warsaw hotel. Her professional life is successful, but her personal life is uninteresting. She’s giving it her all to save her relationship. … Read more
This film is about the beginning of the victory of the human spirit, and it speaks to those who, like Edee and Miguel, have endured utter despair. The emotionally heavy material is broken up by occasional comedy (the song “Rule the World”) and beautiful scenery. It’s exciting to see a film in which men and … Read more