Saturday, November 18, 2023

THE LADYKILLERS (2004)
























Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, Diane Delano, George Wallace, Stephen Root, Jason Weaver, Greg Grunberg, Blake Clark, Aldis Hodge, Jeremy Suarez, Bruce Campbell

104 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady.

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

KNOWING (2009)
























Directed by: Alex Proyas
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Ben Mendelsohn, Lara Robinson, D.G. Maloney, Nadia Townsend, Alan Hopgood, Adrienne Pickering, Danielle Carter, Alethea McGrath, Tamara Donnellan, Travis Waite, Liam Hemsworth, Joshua Long

121 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, scenes of disaster)

PLOT:
In the fall of 1959, students draw pictures of life as they imagine it will be in 50 years, for a time capsule. Lucinda, an odd child who hears voices, swiftly writes a long string of numbers. In 2009, the capsule is opened; student Caleb Koestler gets Lucinda's "drawing" and his father John, an astrophysicist and grieving widower, takes a look. He discovers dates of disasters over the past 50 years with the number who died. Three dates remain, all coming soon. He investigates, learns of Lucinda, and looks for her family. He fears for his son, who's started to hear voices and who is visited by a silent stranger who shows him a vision of fire and destruction. What's going on?

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

THE RUINS (2008)
























Directed by: Carter Smith
Based on the novel by: Scott Smith
Starring: Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson, Sergio Calderon, Jesse Ramirez, Balder Moreno, Dimitri Baveas, Patricio Almeida Rodriguez, Luis Antonio Ramos, Walter Quispe, Pauline Whyman, Chris Argirousis, Alexander Gregory, Michelle Atkinson, Bar Paly, Jordan Patrick Smith, Karen Strassman

90 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore)

PLOT:
A leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends and a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

GRUDGE MATCH (2013)
























Directed by: Peter Segal
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger, Jon Bernthal, LL Cool J, Anthony Anderson, Joey Diaz, Camden Gray, Jim Lampley, Steve Levy, John Buccigross, Mike Goldberg, Chael Sonnen, Larry Merchant, Roy Jones Jr, Michael Buffer, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Ireland Basinger Baldwin

113 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sports violence)

PLOT:
Henry "Razor" Sharp and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen are two boxers who thirty years ago were rivals. Just before a big match Razor decides to retire because Billy slept with his girlfriend, Sally Rose and got her pregnant. Today a promoter, Dante Slate wants to have them fight each other but Razor doesn't want to. But when he loses his job and learns he's broke, he has no choice. So, he trains under his old trainer. Billy while training, meets B.J., the son he had with Sally Rose, and he asks B.J. to train him. And Sally Rose tries to get Razor to forgive her, but he can't.

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Friday, November 10, 2023

TRAFFIK (2018)
























Directed by: Deon Taylor
Starring: Paula Patton, Omar Epps, Laz Alonso, Roselyn Sanchez, Luke Goss, William Fichtner, Missi Pyle, Dawn Olivieri

96 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, some drug use)

PLOT:
John, a mechanic who's built a '69 Chevelle hot rod for his girlfriend Brea's birthday present, is planning to propose to her at a romantic weekend at a cabin. Brea needs the holiday away as she just got fired as a newspaper journalist for being too thorough. The proposal is leaked at the birthday dinner with the couple lending them the cabin. What are friends for? At a gas station on the way there, they bump into some unpleasant bikers and a scared woman. The "cabin" turns out to be so much more than just a cabin as they have rich friends. The romantic weekend turns into hell when the bikers et al find them after Brea accidentally got some of their secrets.

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

THE ENTITY (1982)
























Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
Based on the novel by: Frank De Felitta
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, George Coe, Margaret Blye, Jacqueline Brookes, Michael Alldredge, Alex Rocco, Allan Rich, Richard Brestoff, Raymond Singer, Natasha Ryan, Melanie Gaffin

125 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, scenes of terror, nudity, rape)

PLOT:
As if struggling to make ends meet and trying to get her life back on track wasn't enough, Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother of three, finds herself with the back to the wall when faced with an inexplicable supernatural incident. Now, Carla is having a hard time telling the difference between fact and fantasy, unable to find logical explanations. For instance, how on earth has the unseen assailant managed to break into her secured, locked-up home? Nevertheless, the painful bruises in hard-to-reach parts of Carla's body don't lie. And--as all attempts with psychotherapy failed, and the late-night paranormal attacks become increasingly violent--desperate Carla has no other choice but to turn to a team of parapsychologists who offer, at least, hope for a resolution. However, is there an escape from abstract evil? Above all, can Carla beat the Entity?

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