Tuesday, May 31, 2016

I Can See Ghost - [Thai] (2016)


Synopsis

A group of young men arrive at the Japanese countryside, in the middle of a white winter, to shoot a music video. But the house they've rented is haunted by at least two ghosts, or maybe three, or four, or 10… The main ghosts are a white-faced mother and child, while there's also a mysterious Thai woman, our Buppha, who floats around in a mix of sadness and yearning, neither alive nor dead…..

"If you're naked, you will see GHOST..."

A working trip to Japan turned into a scary ghostly encounter for these young men. Will they escape alive?





Monday, May 30, 2016

Demolition (2016)


Synopsis

A sympathetic woman and her rebellious son form a strong bond with an investment banker whose life begins to unravel following the death of his wife.

Davis Mitchell, a successful investment banker, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father in law, Phil, to pull it together, Davis continues to unravel. What starts as a complaint letter to a vending machine company turns into a series of letters revealing startling personal admissions. Davis' letters catch the attention of customer service rep, Karen Mareno and amidst emotional and financial burdens of her own, the two form an unlikely connection. With the help of Karen and her son, Chris, Davis starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew.

Karen’s barely pubescent son, a cross-dressing tear away played by Judah Lewis, forms a more significant relationship with Davis than she does, and becomes an accomplice in the latter’s relentless coping strategy (if that’s what it is) of dismantling every appliance and mechanism, from fridges to office computers, he can get his hands on.

As an investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash, his increasingly confessional series of letters to a vending machine company catch the attention of a customer service rep with whom he forms an unlikely connection.

"Demolition" brings the story of Davis Mitchell (played by Jake Gyllenhaal). As the movie opens, we see Davis, a successful investment banker, chatting in the car with his wife Julie, when out of nowhere the car is hit sideways. Julia dies in the accident, while Davis doesn't have as much as a scratch. At the hospital, Davis tries to buy peanut M&Ms from a vending machine, which eats his money. Davis tries to write to the vendor's customer department. Meanwhile, it's clear that mentally, Davis can't seem to process it all, and he starts withdrawing. To tell you more would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.






Sunday, May 29, 2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)


Synopsis

After the events of the first movie, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return for yet another mission in New York City, but this time with a new vigilante in their midst, Casey Jones, who is played by Stephen Amell.

Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael return to theaters this summer to battle bigger, badder villains, alongside April O'Neil, Vern Fenwick, and a newcomer: the hockey-masked vigilante Casey Jones. After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" is the sequel to the 2014 hit film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." The film is based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman and is directed by David Green ("Earth to Echo"). Michael Bay (the "Transformers" franchise) returns to produce alongside his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"), with Galen Walker and Scott Mednick ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles") also producing.

The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan. 






Saturday, May 28, 2016

High Strung (2016)


Synopsis

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives for.

Ruby Adams is a dancer from the Midwest on scholarship, living her first day in New York City. Johnny Blackwell is a British musician, playing for money in the subway tunnels. Ruby's world is classical and disciplined; Johnnie's is improvisational and street smart. When a hip-hop battle gone wrong throws these two artists together, they immediately clash but can't deny it when sparks begin to fly. Their lives quickly get entangled in the pitfalls that come with competing in New York City. With the help of a dynamic dance crew called The SwitchSteps, Ruby and Johnnie must find a way to save Ruby's scholarship and keep Johnnie from being deported. In an action-packed extravaganza combining cutting edge hip-hop with contemporary and classical dance, the two must navigate their opposing worlds and prepare for a competition where winning or losing will change their lives forever. HIGH STRUNG is elevated by standout supporting performances from veteran actors Jane Seymour, Paul Freeman and Maia Morgenstern and features an original soundtrack of boundary-breaking commercial tracks blending styles of music in a way that already has the dance industry and social media talking. 

The film's original take on familiar musical genres sets it apart from prior dance franchises: Step Up and Street Dance. It's brought to viewers by Broadway stars Michael and Janeen Damian and top choreographer Dave Scott (Step Up 3D; Stomp the Yard; resident choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance; guest choreographer on Dancing with the Stars) and introduces the breathtakingly talented Keenan Kampa (Russia's Mariinsky Ballet's first American dancer) and Nicholas Galitzine (The Beat Beneath My Feet) alongside 62 of some of the World's most exciting and original dancers from London, Paris, L.A. and New York.

Ruby is a dancer who goes to a Performing Arts School in Manhattan. She meets a violinist named Johnnie who performs in the subway. When his attention is distracted his violin is taken. She tries to help him and she learns he is an illegal alien. She learns that there's competition wherein a dancer performs with a string musician and the winner gets scholarship which can get him a student visa. He initially balks at it but later decides to give it a try and he brings in a dance crew he knows to help them.






Friday, May 27, 2016

Captain America: Civil War (2016)


Synopsis

After the events seen in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" Steve Rogers aka. Captain America faces a new obstacle. As the government seeks to regulate all superhuman activity, two sides emerge; to either side with the Captain, or Iron Man who both have opposing views on the matter. This brings about an epic civil war between the former allies.

Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps-one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark's surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.

With many people fearing the actions of super heroes, the government decides to push for the Hero Registration Act, a law that limits a hero's actions. This results in a division in The Avengers. Iron Man stands with this Act, claiming that their actions must be kept in check otherwise cities will continue to be destroyed, but Captain America feels that saving the world is daring enough and that they cannot rely on the government to protect the world. This escalates into an all-out war between Team Iron Man (Iron Man, Black Panther, Vision, Black Widow, War Machine, and Spiderman) and Team Captain America (Captain America, Bucky Barnes, Falcon, Sharon Carter, Scarlett Witch, Hawkeye, and Ant Man) while a new villain emerges.







Thursday, May 26, 2016

Bangkok 13 - Thai (2016)


Synopsis

Pia is a girl with a sixth sense. Her ability to see ghosts leads her to become the key to unlock 13 haunted secrets in Bangkok. She joins a paranormal TV show in hopes of finding out the truth behind her strange gift. The decision brings her to realised dark secrets of 13 locations, which are all connected to her in some ways. Could she find a way out of this mess, or even what’s setting everything in motion? Is it a gift or determination that brings upon her strange talent? Is this just one big game being dealt by fate’s hand?

Pia has a sixth sense which enables her to see the supernatural. She joins a paranormal TV show to know more about her "gift" and the team works with her to unlock the 13 haunted secrets in Bangkok.






Wednesday, May 25, 2016

JUDI-JUDI KING BOSS (2016)


Synopsis

Ah Boon and his friends are trying to find some extra money for themselves, so Ah Boon proposes to start an illegal gambling business. Hesitant at first, his friends eventually decide to join him. Ah Boon takes the money from his girlfriend Skye, who thought that he wanted to open a restaurant business for her, but instead he uses it to launch his gambling house. When Skye finds out about it, she gets mad, and he has to find a way for her to forgive him. Meanwhile, at the same area, there is another illegal gambling house. Problems occur when the rival gang`s boss, Kong Aik, warns Ah Boon to shut down his place as he has trespassed their territory but Ah Boon refuses to.

Finding it tough to penetrate the local box-office market with English-language Malaysian films, director Julian Cheah decided to make a truly Malaysian film. His latest, Judi-Judi King Boss does not only feature English, but five other languages spoken in our country – Bahasa Malaysia, Hokkien, Mandarin, Tamil and Punjabi.

The film has six dialects popularly used in Malaysia as well as a multi-racial ensemble cast.





Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Bad Neighbours 2 (2016)


Synopsis

Life is good for Mac Radner (Seth Rogen) and pregnant wife Kelly (Rose Byrne), until the unruly sisters of Kappa Nu move in next door. As loud parties continuously disrupt the peace, the couple turns to former neighbor and onetime enemy Teddy Sanders (Zac Efron) for help. Now united with the fraternity stud, the trio devises schemes to get the wild sorority off the block. Unfortunately, the rebellious young women refuse to go down without a fight.

After a sorority moves in next door, which is even more debaucherous than the fraternity before it, Mac and Kelly have to ask for help from their former enemy, Teddy.
Bad Neighbours 2 is incredibly funny from start to finish - producing wall to wall jokes that hit more often than not. That being said - there are some jokes that don't fly, but this would be applicable to most modern comedies.

There's a surprisingly progressive bent to the story that looks at just how messed up the Greek system is in American colleges. In fact, the opening scene informs us that only male fraternities are allowed throw parties and the ones shown in the film are just awful; signs reading NO MEANS YES and neon phallus pointing towards the bedroom. 

Mac and Kelly Radner are expecting their second child when the sorority sisters of Kappa Nu move in to their neighbouring house. The husband and wife turn to their former enemy and former neighbour, Teddy, for help with the problems caused by their new bad neighbours.






Monday, May 23, 2016

The Phone - Korean Movie (2015)


Synopsis

A magnetic field anomaly allows a man to phone back into the past to his wife, who was murdered years ago. But to save her, he must identify the killer now and warn her until the anomaly disappears.

Since his wife has been murdered, Dong-ho has lost the light in his life. The successful businessman is broken and falls into depression, though he tries to continue with his life. But as long the killer is still out there, Dong-ho can't come clean with his loss. Then one day he gets a call and can't believe his eyes: he is talking to his dead wife! First he believes this must be a bad joke, but the woman knows things only his wife can know. Dong-ho can't believe his luck, because now he has the chance to save her life, but he has to be as quick as possible. He thinks a magnetic field anomaly allows him to talk to his wife. This means that he has to identify the killer and warn his wife before the anomaly disappears again. 




Sunday, May 22, 2016

My New Sassy Girl (엽기적인 두번째 그녀) (2016)


Synopsis

Gyun-Woo (Cha Tae-Hyun), who can't forget the sassy girl, meet his first love (Victoria). He fell in love with her when they were in elementary school. At the time, other kids teased her because she wasn't very good with Korean. Despite the opposition of others, Gyun-Woo and his first love marry. What awaits for Gyun-Woo goes beyond his imagination.

Gyun-woo falls in love with his elementary school classmate, a sassy girl from China who is always teased as she is not fluent in the Korean language. Several years later, the two meet again as adults. They get married to each other despite going against both their families' approval. But things turn rather tricky for Gyun-woo when he is having a hard time dealing with his new married life.

The narrative of the movie is one that is rather predictable and lacks depth. The development of the story was hasty, and it did not help that the onscreen chemistry between Tae-hyun and Victoria is nearly zero. Albeit Gyun-woo still aced as the comedic, happy-to-go guy. But because of the shallow plot, even the element of ‘romantic-comedy’ was also absent.

This movie is a joint Korea-China production and aims for a simultaneous theater release in both countries sometime next year.







Saturday, May 21, 2016

My Stupid Boss (2016)


Synopsis

My Stupid Boss recounts the story of an absurd boss and his employees. Bossman is an Indonesian who owns a company in Kuala Lumpur. A large but disorganized company. The culprit for the disarray in the organization is the bossman himself. His first principle of management is that Bossman Is Always Right. Which means whatever the Bossman fancies, he'll get it done. And that is his following principle: Impossible We Do Miracle We Try. In the midst of this is Diana, the Bossman's secretary, who has to juggle at every turn with the odds that never seem to add up in the company. Diana's daily confronted with her boss's antics and her patience and good sense are all put to the test.





Friday, May 20, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)


Synopsis

A new enemy like never before has arisen for the X-Men. A super villain by the name of Apocalypse, an ancient and powerful mutant whose roots trace back to old Egypt, wants to take over the world.

Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto, to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven with the help of Professor X must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.

Now that the existence of mutants has been exposed to the world, they wind up getting a mixed reaction – with some believing that they are holy figures. It’s this belief that winds up in worshipers reawakening Apocalypse, an immortal mutant from ancient Egypt who basically has the powers of a god.

Worshiped as a god since the dawn of time, the original mutant En Sabah Nur becomes immortal as he gathers the powers of other mutants and awakens after thousands of years in the 1980s. Unimpressed with the state of the world, he gathers a new Four Horsemen (characters of Angel, Magneto, Psylocke, and Storm) to cleanse the world of the weak and lead it. It’s up to the surviving First Class of X-Men and new recruits, led by Raven and Professor X, to save mankind from Apocalypse. 






Thursday, May 19, 2016

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)


Synopsis

Flightless birds lead a mostly happy existence, except for Red (Jason Sudeikis), who just can't get past the daily annoyances of life. His temperament leads him to anger management class, where he meets fellow misfits Chuck (Josh Gad) and Bomb. Red becomes even more agitated when his feathered brethren welcome green pigs to their island paradise. As the swine begin to get under his skin, Red joins forces with Chuck and Bomb to investigate the real reason behind their mysterious arrival.

In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we'll finally find out why the birds are so angry. The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds--or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.

A film about flightless birds attacked by country music loving pigs who steal their eggs, only for the birds to steal them back by catapulting over Piggy Island, seems a stretch.
The film begins on a tropical island populated entirely by happy bird-creatures -- well, almost entirely. Our short-tempered hero, Red, has been sentenced to anger management, where he meets a speed-demon fowl named Chuck and a volatile bomb. But when a boatload of green pigs show up and drop anchor on Red's home, he and his buddies take it upon themselves to figure out what these mysterious porkers are up to.

The movie takes place on Bird Island, an untouched paradise habited by birds who are naive and innocent, who know nothing of the outside world. They treasure eggs, and are all carefree and easygoing, except for few.

Red, the lead of the film, had lost his temper quite a few times and had gone to court and had been sentenced to anger management courses, led by Matilda. who has also had anger issues before but turns it all into a hippie and zen-like lifestyle. Another angry bird is Chuck, who moves fast and talks fast. Bomb, another main character, frequently blows up due to his disorder IED, Intermittent Explosions Disorder. Bomb lives in a bomb shelter.

The birds are visited by pigs, who are dumb but funny. The birds and pigs befriend each other and have a party, but Red does not trust the pigs at all.






Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Summer Camp (2016)


Synopsis

Four American counselors at a European summer camp must deal with the outbreak of a rage-inducing plague among the children they are supervising.

The four young Americans sign up to work as counsellors in a remote Spanish camp, but visions of a fun-filled summer quickly fade when one of them suddenly snaps and attacks the others. Before the groups even realize what's happening, a rage-inducing virus begins to take hold, spreading rapidly among the counsellors who must turn on one another if they have any hope of surviving the night.

The movie follows four American summer camp instructors who have come over to Spain for work experience. The two males of the group have worked together previously, but the girls are new to the guys as well as each other. Sadly for them their summer of fun looks come to an abrupt end when a mysterious infection hits them and turns them into mindless rage-induced crazy people who just want to kill.






Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Precious Cargo (2016)


Synopsis

Based on the 2008 short, set in a world of double crossing professional thieves, Bruce Willis plays Eddie, a crime boss trying to score the profits from another thief`s heist.

A crime boss tries to make off with loot that belongs to another thief.

After a botched heist, Eddie (Bruce Willis), a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen (Claire Forlani) who failed him. In order to win back Eddie's trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) to steal a cargo of rare precious gems. But when the job goes down, allegiances are betrayed and lines are crossed as Jack, Karen, and Eddie face off in a fateful showdown.

Set on the gulf coast of Mississippi, it is an American crime thriller mashed into a romantic comedy. Writer-director Max Adams’ creation does little to please in either of his overlapping genres.






Monday, May 16, 2016

Mother’s Day (2016)


Synopsis

 “Mother’s Day” is the latest star studded ensemble comedy from director Garry Marshall (“Pretty Woman”, “Valentine’s Day”). Bringing together Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, and Julia Roberts along with Jason Sudeikis, it’s a celebration of mothers everywhere. This big-hearted comedy invites us all to enjoy the laughter, tears and love as three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother’s Day.

Follows the lives of different mothers on Mother’s Day. Sandy is happily divorced, until she finds out her ex-husband eloped with a much younger woman. Now she must learn to deal with big changes in her life as her two boys now have a step-mom. Sisters Jesse and Gabi get an unexpected surprise from their mother, who is not happy to find out Gabi is a lesbian and Jesse is married to a man of color. Miranda doesn't have any kids and is focusing on her career. Kristin is enjoying life as a new mother but is feeling pressure from her boyfriend to get married. Bradley is trying hard to be the best parent for his two girls since their mom passed away last year; however his idea of Mother’s Day is pretending it doesn't exist at all.

Several women come to terms with their relationships with their mothers as Mother's Day draws near. Sandy is a divorced mother of two boys whose ex-husband has remarried a younger woman named Tina. Miranda, an accomplished writer, gave up her only child, Kristin, for adoption at birth. Now a grown-up Kristin is encouraged by her friend, Jesse, to find her birth mother. Jesse is meanwhile surprised by her parents when they suddenly come to visit.






Sunday, May 15, 2016

The Bodyguard (2016)


Synopsis

18 years since his last directorial movie in Jet Li’s Once Upon A Time In China and America, Sammo Hung makes a comeback as Director and Cast in ‘The Bodyguard’. A retired bodyguard (Sammo Hung), who has left behind his former life to settle in the corner of the world on the border where China, Russia and North Korea meet. The former bodyguard is befriended a young girl whose life is threatened when her father (Andy Lau), who is addicted to gambling, falls afoul of the local crime underworld. Things take a turn for the worse, and the girl and her father disappear forcing the bodyguard to call on his long lost skills to find and protect them.

A retired bodyguard who is suffering from early dementia meets a young girl and befriends her. When the girl is threatened by a local crime lord due to her father's connection, the bodyguard must recall his long-forgotten skills in order to save the young girl.






Saturday, May 14, 2016

10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2016)


Synopsis

In this sequel to 2008's Cloverfield, a young woman awakes after a car accident to find herself locked in a comfortable, but isolated bunker with two men, allegedly protecting them from something terrible outside.

A young woman wakes up after a terrible accident to find that she's locked in a cellar with a doomsday prepper, who insists that he saved her life and that the world outside is uninhabitable following an apocalyptic catastrophe. Uncertain what to believe, the woman soon determines that she must escape at any cost.






Friday, May 13, 2016

《樹大招風》- 正式版預告片 Trivisa


Synopsis

A trio of notorious thieves crosses from Mainland China to Hong Kong to lay low after a bank heist.

Johnnie To produced crime thriller Trivisa will soon premiere as part of the Berlin International Film Festival and the first teaser for what promises to be one slick piece of classically inspired Hong Kong cinema has arrived online.

Set in Hong Kong before its handover to China in 1997, the city's booming economy inadvertently attracts three infamous criminals from Mainland China to cross the border and make their fortune in Hong Kong. Trivisa is Sanskrit for "Three Poisons" of greed, hatred and bewilderment - which according to Buddhist teachings are the primary causes of all suffering. Each criminal is the epitome of one of these poisons, which in turn is the root of his ultimate downfall.






Thursday, May 12, 2016

Before I Wake (2016)


Synopsis

This horror film tells the story of an orphaned child, who, when fast asleep, will dream of horrific things and he finds that whatever is conjured up in his dreaming state will manifest physically as he sleeps.

The child's dream becomes their nightmare.

In this intense and heart pounding supernatural thriller, Jessie and Mark decide to take in a sweet and loving 8-year-old boy, Cody. Unbeknownst to them, Cody is terrified of falling asleep. At first, they assume his previous unstable homes caused his aversion to sleep, but soon discover why Cody's dreams manifest in reality as he sleeps. In one moment they experience the incredible wonder of Cody's imagination, and in the next, the horrific nature of his night terrors. To save their new family, Jessie and Mark embark on a dangerous hunt to uncover the truth behind Cody's nightmares.






Tuesday, May 10, 2016

選老頂 The Mobfathers (2016)


Synopsis

Chapman To and Herman Yau carry on their successful collaboration from Sara with this dark comedy set in the seedy Hong Kong underground world. Every three years, the five leading gangs elect a representative to stand for election to be the mobfather of the underworld. Each of the candidates has his strength and his weaknesses, and there is understandably a decided lack of trust amongst the gangs. With each fighting for his gang’s own vested interests, what will be the outcome?

After spending 5 years in prison, Chuck, the leader of Metal Gang triad, is released but immediately gets caught in an assassination attempt which he narrowly escapes. Chuck realizes that his sudden assassination attempt is related to the three-yearly Dragon Head elections, where the five leading gangs of the underworld would each elect a representative for the election to be the next mobfather.






Monday, May 9, 2016

The Jungle Book (2016)


Synopsis

Mowgli, a young boy, is raised by wolves whose friends include a bear named Baloo and a panther by the name of Bagheera. The boy also faces adversaries and has to fight Shere Khan, a mean tiger. Directed by Jon Favreau, this movie stars Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong`o and Idris Elba.

The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan. Guided by Bagheera the panther and the bear Baloo, Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery, though he also meets creatures who don't have his best interests at heart.

Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), based on Rudyard Kipling's timeless stories and inspired by Disney's classic animated film, The Jungle Book is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he's ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery, guided by panther-turned-stern mentor Bagheera (voice of Ben Kingsley), and the free-spirited bear Baloo (voice of Bill Murray). Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don't exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa (voice of Scarlett Johansson), a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie (voice of Christopher Walken), who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly red flower.







Sunday, May 8, 2016

Mr. Right (2016)


Synopsis

Martha (Anna Kendrick) discovers that her new beau, Francis (Sam Rockwell), is a professional assassin… with a cause. He kills the people ordering the hits. As the bodies pile up, Martha must decide whether to flee or join her man in the mayhem.

A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.

Hyperactive at the best of times, Martha has gone full-on manic since her latest breakup. She babbles, parties like a monster, cooks everything in sight - and is looking to do something terrible when she meets Francis. To anyone else, Francis's approach would come across as creepy, but Martha can't help but be intrigued. They seem a perfect match: she's bananas; he's bananas... except he's a deadly sort of bananas. He's a professional assassin. Francis is a hitman with a cause: he unexpectedly kills the people ordering the hits. Just as Martha begins to realize her new beau wasn't joking when he said he had to step out for a moment to shoot someone, things start heating up for Francis. His services are solicited by a dubious client who's being sought by an equally dubious FBI agent. As the bodies pile up, Martha needs to decide whether to flee or join in the mayhem.






Saturday, May 7, 2016

The Huntsman Winter’s War (2016)


Synopsis

The sequel to the 2012 film, "Snow White and The Huntsman" sees the Huntsman taking on a more prominent role with more detail on his tortured backstory and with new characters introduced.

Long before the evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya (Emily Blunt), suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen—including Eric (Chris Hemsworth) and warrior Sara (Jessica Chastain)—only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love. When Freya learns of her sister’s demise, she summons her remaining soldiers to bring the Magic Mirror home to the only sorceress left who can harness its power. But once she discovers Ravenna can be resurrected from its golden depths, the wicked sisters threaten this enchanted land with twice the darkest force it’s ever seen. Now, their amassing army shall prove undefeatable…unless the banished huntsmen who broke their queen’s cardinal rule can fight their way back to one another.

Freya the Ice Queen (Emily Blunt) brings her sister Ravenna (Charlize Theron) back to life, and the powerful evil siblings plan to conquer the Enchanted Forest. Only the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and his secret lover Sara (Jessica Chastain) can stop them in this sequel continuing the inventive twist on the Snow White fable.






Friday, May 6, 2016

The Hateful Eight (2015)


Synopsis

Set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive Daisy Domergue, race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in these parts as "The Hangman," will bring Domergue to justice. Along the road, they encounter two strangers: Major Marquis Warren, a black former union soldier turned infamous bounty hunter, and Chris Mannix, a southern renegade who claims to be the town's new Sheriff. Losing their lead on the blizzard, Ruth, Domergue, Warren and Mannix seek refuge at Minnie's Haberdashery, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie's, they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. Bob, who's taking care of Minnie's while she's visiting her mother, is holed up with Oswaldo Mobray, the hangman of Red Rock, cow-puncher Joe Gage (Madsen), and Confederate General Sanford Smithers. As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our eight travelers come to learn they may not make it to Red Rock after all...






Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Revenant (2015)


Synopsis

Inspired by true events, THE REVENANT is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man's epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption.





Monday, May 2, 2016

The Danish Girl (2015)


Synopsis

The film begins with a montage of landscapes. Then we see a painting, which looks just as realistic as the cinematography we have just seen. The artwork is observed by Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander). It is revealed that she is an art show when a patron comments that Gerda's work is not as exquisite as her husbands, the artist of the painting Gerda was admiring. The gallery owner declares Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) to be part of the one percent of gifted Danish talents.

In the final scene, Hans and Gerda go walking through Denmark and stop at a set of five trees, the ones Einar had been painting early in the film. The scarf that Gerda is wearing blows away in the wind. Hans goes to retrieve it but she tells him to leave it alone. The piece of women's clothing floats in the sky, above the beautiful landscapes that Einar once painted, symbolizing that Lili was finally free.