Category Archives: Drama
The Pirates of Somalia
Release 2017
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Director: Bryan Buckley
Writers: Jay Bahadur, Bryan Buckley
Stars: Al Pacino, Evan Peters, Melanie Griffith, Barkhad Abdi, Russell Posner
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5126922/
In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia...
Avenge the Crows
Release 2017
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Director: Nathan Gabaeff
Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Danny Trejo, Steven Bauer, Bianca A. Santos, Danay Garcia
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5898630/
On the streets of LA, old wounds ignite revenge for an ex gang member and her young cousin.
Stronger
Release 2017
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Director: David Gordon Green
Writers: John Pollono, Jeff Bauman, Bret Witter
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Richard Lane Jr., Nate Richman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3881784/
Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Mother!
Release 2017
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Director: Darren Aronofsky
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5109784/
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Dunkirk
Release 2017
Genre Action, Drama, Thriller, War
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard, Lee Armstrong, James Bloor
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5013056/
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
Kickboxer: Retaliation
Release 2017
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Director: Dimitri Logothetis
Stars: Alain Moussi, Christopher Lambert, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mike Tyson, Sara Malakul Lane
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5208950/
One year after the events of "Kickboxer: Vengeance", Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. However, while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and forced back into Thailand, this time in prison. He is there because the ones responsible want him to face a 6'8" 400 lbs. beast named Mongkut and in return for the fight, Kurt will get two million dollars and his freedom back. Kurt at first refuses, in which a bounty is placed on his head as a way to force him to face Mongkut. Kurt soon learns he will have no other choice and will undergo his most rigorous training yet under some unexpected mentors in order to face Mongkut in hopes to regain his freedom.
Madame
Release 2017
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Director: Amanda Sthers
Stars: Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Rossy de Palma, Michael Smiley, Tom Hughes
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6045466/
Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess discovers there are 13 guests. Panic-stricken, Anne insists her loyal maid Maria disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noble woman to even out the numbers. But a little too much wine and some playful chat lead Maria to accidentally endear herself to a dandy British art broker. Their budding romance will have Anne chasing her maid around Paris and finally plotting to destroy this most unexpected and joyous love affair.
Gangster Land
Release 2017
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Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.
Writers: Ian Patrick Williams
Stars: Sean Faris, Milo Gibson, Jason Patric, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Peter Facinelli
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7241654/
The story of America's most famous mobsters and their rise to power, GANGSTER LAND examines Al Capone's ascension through the eyes of his second in command, "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn. Once an amateur boxer, McGurn is lured into the Italian mafia after the murder of his stepfather. Upon joining, he rises swiftly through the ranks along with friend and eventual boss, Capone. As the Italian mob becomes the most lucrative criminal organization in the country, tensions build with "Bugs" Moran and the Irish mob which ignites a brutal gang war culminating with the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
The Party
Release 2017
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Director: Sally Potter
Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5814592/
Janet hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive it becomes clear that not everything is going to go down as smoothly as the red wine.
The Foreigner
Release 2017
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: David Marconi, Stephen Leather
Stars: Katie Leung, Jackie Chan, Rufus Jones, Mark Tandy, John Cronin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615160/
A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.