Heaven is for Real (USA; 99 min.) directed by: Randall Wallace starring: Greg Kinnear; Kelly Reilly; Thomas Hayden Church; Margo Martindale; Connor Corum; Thom says: “I probably will be damned as a terrible cynic for my reaction to this film.
Read the review...Hardkor Disko (2014)
Hardkor Disco (Poland; 85 min.) directed by: Krzysztof Skonieczny starring: Marcin Kowalczyk; Jasmina Polak; Janusz Chabior; Angieszka Wosinska Jason says: “Krzysztof Skonieczny seems to want the audience to assume the worst in HARDKOR DISCO, although he and co-writer Robert Bolesto
Read the review...Happy New Year (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.9 cats
Director: Farah Khan
Starring: Angeli Bayani | Koh Jia Ler | Tian Wen Chen | Yann Yann Yep
Jason says: “If you’ve read my reviews of Bollywood movies over the past couple of years, you’ll find a couple of patterns: Just because I enjoy them as a change of pace from the usual Hollywood fare doesn’t necessarily mean
Read the review...Han Gong-Ju (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Su-Jin Lee
Jason says: “It is almost never difficult to figure out where HAN GONG-JU is heading, and that’s okay. It may, in fact, be part of the point. Surprise is not the only way a movie can punch the audience in
Read the review...Hanadama (2014)
Hana-Dama (The Origins) (Japan; 108 min.) directed by: Hisayasu Satostarring: Rina Sakuragi; Taro Suwa; Kei Fuikiwara; Maika Shimamura; Syun Asada Jason says: “Have you ever felt yourself gradually turn on a movie? It’s something that can often be sense in
Read the review...Hal (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ryotaro Makihara
Starring: Shinpachi Tsuji | Tamio Oki | Yoko Hikasa | Yoshimasa Hosoya
Jason says: “I know some folks who will dismiss HAL because it’s animated (and from Japan – the characters even have big eyes!) but might otherwise seek out the humanistic flavor of science fiction it represents. It’s a nifty little
Read the review...The Guest (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Adam Wingard
Starring: Brendan Meyer | Dan Stevens | Lance Reddick | Leland Orser | Maika Monroe | Sheila Kelly
Jason says: “Initially, THE GUEST almost seemed like a step back for the team of writer Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard. It introduced pleasant enough cast and set up a kind of familiar ‘stranger in the house is more
Read the review...Haemoo (2014)
Haemoo (South Korea; 111 min.) directed by: Sung-bo Shimstarring: Yun-seok Kim; Yoo-chun Park; Ye-ri Han Jason says: “This one has received a lot of notice in part because of Bong Joon-ho’s involvement as a producer and co-writer for long-time collaborator
Read the review...Guardian (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Helfi C. H. Kardit
Starring: Belinda Camesi | Dominique Agisca Diyose | Sarah Sanguin Carter | Tio Pakusodewo
Jason says: “Keep your eyes on Dominique Agisca Diyose, action fans of the world. She’s a looker from Indonesia, a good enough actress for the sort of material she’s given here, and she certainly looks like she can throw down
Read the review...Miss Granny (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Dong-hyuk Hwang
Starring: Dong-il Song | Eun-kyung Shim | In-hwan Park | Jin-wook Lee | Mun-hee Na
Jason says: “Sitting down for MISS GRANNY, I had a horrible fear – what if this was 200 POUNDS BEAUTY again? The template, right down to the newly-cute protagonist becoming a singer, was sort of the same, and it certainly
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