Showing posts with label Commentary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Commentary. Show all posts
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
1h 52min - Comedy | Drama | Romance
IMDB: 7.6/10 (9,671 users) 47 reviews | Critics: 80 reviews
Metascore: 73/100 (based on 15 reviews from Metacritic.com)
A suicidal, obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to hide out with a pot-smoking Thai woman at her shabby beachside home.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Writers: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Prabda Yoon
Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak and Takashi Miike
Country: Thailand
Language: Thai with English subtitles
45 Years (2015)
1h 35min - Drama | Romance
IMDB: 7.1/10 (17,317 users) 101 reviews | 250 reviews
Metascore: 94/100 (based on 36 reviews from Metacritic.com)
A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.
Director: Andrew Haigh
Writers: David Constantine (short story 'In Another Country'), Andrew Haigh (adaptation)
Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James
Country: UK
Language: English
How to Survive a Plague (2012)
1h 50min - Documentary | History
IMDB: 7.6/10 (2,885 users) 19 reviews | Critics: 75 reviews
Metascore: 86/100 (based on 23 reviews from Metacritic.com)
The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
Director: David France
Writers: David France, Todd Woody Richman
Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long
Country: USA
Language: English
This Is England (2006)
1h 41min - Crime | Drama
IMDB: 7.7/10 (98,541 users) 190 reviews | Critic: 172 reviews
Metascore: 86/100 (based on 23 reviews from Metacritic.com)
A young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Friends soon become like family, and relationships will be pushed to the very limit.
Director: Shane Meadows
Writer: Shane Meadows
Stars: Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley
Country: UK
Language: English
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
4h 15min - Documentary
IMDB: 8.6/10 (3,590 users) 69 reviews | Critics: 45 reviews
Tomatometer: 97/100 (based on 17 reviews from Rottentomatoes.com)
Controversial filmmaker Spike Lee explores the U.S. government's response to the disaster wrought by Hurricane Katrina in this made-for-television documentary co-produced by HBO and Lee's own 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks.
Director: Spike Lee
Stars: Darleen Asevedo, Jay Asevedo, Shelton Shakespear Alexander
Country: USA
Language: English
In My Skin (2002)
1h 33min - Drama | Horror
IMDB: 6.3/10 (3,876 users) 38 reviews | Critics: 71 reviews
Metascore: 68/100 (based on 18 reviews from Metacritic.com)
A woman grows increasingly fascinated with her body after suffering a disfiguring accident.
Director: Marina de Van
Writer: Marina de Van
Stars: Marina de Van, Laurent Lucas and Léa Drucker
Country: France
Language: French with English subtitles
Stevie (2002)
2h 20min - Documentary
IMDB: 8.0/10 (2,022 users) 51 reviews | Critics: 39 reviews
Metascore: 72/100 (based on 23 reviews from Metacritic.com)
In 1995 Director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy he had been an 'Advocate Big Brother' to ten years earlier.
Director: Steve James
Stars: Steve James, Stephen Fielding and Tonya Gregory
Country: USA
Language: English
Dheepan (2015)
1h 55min - Crime | Drama
IMDB: 7.2/10 (5,570 users) 24 reviews | Critics: 170 reviews
Metascore: 76/100 (based on 24 reviews from Metacritic.com)
Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris.
Director: Jacques Audiard
Writers: Jacques Audiard (dialogue), Jacques Audiard (screenplay)
Stars: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby
Country: France
Language: English, French and Tamil with English subtitles
American Psycho (2000)
1h 42min - Drama
IMDB: 7.6/10 (351,314 users) 1,056 reviews | Critics: 286 reviews
Metascore: 64/100 (based on 35 reviews from Metacritic.com)
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Director: Mary Harron
Writers: Bret Easton Ellis (novel), Mary Harron (screenplay)
Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas
Country: USA
Language: English
Spider (2002)
Spider 2002 DVDRip x264 AC3-pirata001h 38min - Drama | Mystery | Thriller
IMDB: 6.8/10 (29,788 users) 212 reviews | Critics: 157 reviews
Metascore: 83/100 (based on 35 reviews from Metacritic.com)
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
Director: David Cronenberg
Writers: Patrick McGrath (novel), Patrick McGrath
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne
Country: Canada
Language: English
Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler 2014 576p BDRip x264 AC3-TBB1h 57min - Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB: 7.9/10 (281,894 users) 546 reviews | Critics: 529 reviews
Metascore: 76/100 (based on 45 reviews from Metacritic.com)
When Louis Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Director: Dan Gilroy
Writer: Dan Gilroy
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton
Country: USA
Language: English
Spring Breakers (2012)
Spring Breakers (2012) 576p BDRip x264 AC31h 34min - Crime | Drama
IMDB: 5.3/10 (106,638 users) 558 reviews | Critics: 441 reviews
Metascore: 63/100 (based on 40 reviews from Metacritic.com)
Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find themselves bailed out by a drug and arms dealer who wants them to do some dirty work.
Director: Harmony Korine
Writer: Harmony Korine (screenplay)
Stars: Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson
Country: USA
Language: English
Tim's Vermeer (2013)
1h 20min - Documentary | History
IMDB: 7.9/10 (5,862 users) 39 reviews | Critics: 83 reviews
Metascore: 76/100 (based on 32 reviews from Metacritic.com)
Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.
Director: Teller
Writers: Penn Jillette, Teller
Stars: Tim Jenison, Penn Jillette, Martin Mull
Country: USA
Language: English
Girlhood (2014)
1h 53min - Drama
IMDB: 6.9/10 (4,188 users) 17 reviews | Critics: 141 reviews
Metascore: 85/100 (based on 22 reviews from Metacritic.com)
A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.
Director: Céline Sciamma
Writer: Céline Sciamma (screenplay)
Stars: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh
Country: France
Language: French with English subtitles
Yi Yi (2000)
Yi Yi 2000 CC 576p BDRip x264 AC3-Q0S2h 53min - Drama | Romance
IMDB: 8.1/10 (12,393 users) 89 reviews | Critics: 111 reviews
Metascore: 92/100 (based on 23 reviews from Metacritic.com)
Each member of a middle class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.
Director: Edward Yang
Writer: Edward Yang
Stars: Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin, Issei Ogata
Country: Taiwan
Language: English and Min Nan with English subtitles
Oldboy (2003)
2h - Drama | Mystery | Thriller
IMDB: 8.4/10 (336,726 users) 798 reviews | 301 reviews
Metascore: 74/100 (based on 31 reviews from Metacritic.com)
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.
Director: Chan-wook Park
Writers: Garon Tsuchiya (story), Nobuaki Minegishi (comic)
Stars: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean with English subtitles
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
1h 38min - Animation | Adventure | Comedy
IMDB: 7.9/10 (33,182 users) 58 reviews | Critics: 68 reviews
Tomatometer: 87/100 (based on 15 reviews from Rottentomatoes.com)
A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Writers: Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel), Satoko Okudera (screenplay)
Stars: Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Mitsutaka Itakura
Country: Japan
Language: English & Japanese (dual audio) with English subtitles