Monday, March 27, 2017

The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

The Edge of Seventeen (2016)


IMDB Rating : 7.5/10 ( as on 27.03.2017)

Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld), who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian (Blake Jenner) starts dating her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson). All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of a thoughtful boy (Hayden Szeto) gives her a glimmer of hope that things just might not be so terrible after all.
Director: Kelly Fremon Craig
Writer: Kelly Fremon Craig
Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner
R | 1h 44min | Comedy, Drama
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Sunday, March 26, 2017

The Shack (2017)

The Shack (2017)


IMDB Rating : 6.6/10 (as on 26.03.2017)

After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression that causes him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa. Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever.
Initial release: 3 March 2017 (USA)
Director: Stuart Hazeldine
Adapted from: The Shack
Writers: John Fusco (screenplay), Andrew Lanham (screenplay)
Stars: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw
Music director: Aaron Zigman
Producers: Gil Netter, Brad Cummings
PG-13 | 2h 12min | Drama, Fantasy
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I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)


IMDB Rating : 7.0/10(as on 26.03.2017)

When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
Director: Macon Blair
Writer: Macon Blair
Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Chris Doubek, Marilyn Faith Hickey
1h 33min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Burning Sands (2017)

Burning Sands (2017)


IMDB Rating : 6.2/10 (as on 26.03.2017)

Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
Director: Gerard McMurray
Writers: Christine Berg, Gerard McMurray
Stars: Segun Akande, Sidney Alexandria, Malik Bazille
1h 36min | Drama
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CHIPS (2017)

CHIPS (2017)


IMDB Rating 5.5/10 (as on 26.03.2017)

A rookie officer is teamed with a hardened pro at the California Highway Patrol, though the newbie soon learns his partner is really an undercover Fed investigating a heist that may involved some crooked cops.
Director: Dax Shepard
Writer: Dax Shepard
Stars: Michael Peña, Dax Shepard, Jessica McNamee
R | 1h 40min | Action, Comedy, Crime
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Friday, March 24, 2017

Personal Shopper (2017)

Personal Shopper (2017)


IMDB Rating 6.7/10 (as on 24.03.2017)

Revolves around a ghost story that takes place in the fashion underworld of Paris.
Director: Olivier Assayas
Writers: Olivier Assayas (dialogue), Olivier Assayas (screenplay)
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrid Bouaziz
R | 1h 45min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Ghost in the Shell (2017)


IMDB Rating : 7.2/10 (as on 24.03.2017)  

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Director: Rupert Sanders
Writers: Masamune Shirow (based on the comic 'The Ghost in the Shell' by), Jamie Moss (screenplay) Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano
PG-13 | 2h | Action, Crime, Drama
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Thursday, March 23, 2017

T2 Trainspotting (2017)

T2 Trainspotting (2017)


IMDB Rating : 7.7/10 (as on 23.03.2017)

First there was an opportunity......then there was a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they are all lined up to welcome him, ready to join the dance

Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: John Hodge, Irvine Welsh (novels)
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller
R | 1h 57min | Drama
IMDB link Here

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Life (2017)

Life (2017)


IMDB Rating 8.3/10

Six astronauts aboard the space station study a sample collected from Mars that could provide evidence for extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet. The crew determines that the sample contains a large, single-celled organism - the first example of life beyond Earth. But..things aren't always what they seem. As the crew begins to conduct research, and their methods end up having unintended consequences, the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds
R | 1h 43min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
 
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Power Rangers (2017)

Power Rangers (2017)


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High school outcasts stumble upon an old alien ship, where they acquire superpowers and are dubbed the Power Rangers. Learning that an old enemy of the previous generation has returned to exact vegenance, the group must harness their powers and use them to work together and save the world.
Director: Dean Israelite
Writers: John Gatins (screenplay), Matt Sazama (story by)
Stars: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler
PG-13 | 2h 4min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Friday, March 17, 2017

Get Out (2017)

Get Out (2017)


IMDB Rating : 8.3/10

A young black man visits his white girlfriend's family estate where he learns that many of its residents, who are black, have gone missing, and he soon learns the horrible truth when a fellow black man on the estate warns him to "get out". He soon learns this is easier said than done.
Director: Jordan Peele
Writer: Jordan Peele
Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford
R | 1h 44min | Horror, Mystery
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Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Beauty and the Beast (2017)


IMDB Rating : 7.1/10

Disney's animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enchanted.
Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Stephen Chbosky (screenplay), Evan Spiliotopoulos (screenplay)
Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans
PG | 2h 9min | Family, Fantasy, Musical

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

The Last Word (2017)

The Last Word (2017)


IMDB rating 6.8/10

Harriet (Shirley MacLaine) is a successful, retired businesswoman who wants to control everything around her until the bitter end. To make sure her life story is told her way, she pays off her local newspaper to have her obituary written in advance under her watchful eye. But Anne (Amanda Seyfried), the young journalist assigned to the task, refuses to follow the script and instead insists on finding out the true facts about Harriett's life, resulting in a life-altering friendship
 Director: Mark Pellington
Writer: Stuart Ross Fink
Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, AnnJewel Lee Dixon
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Sunday, March 5, 2017

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Kong: Skull Island (2017)


IMBD Rating 8.4/10

A team of explorers and soldiers travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific, unaware that they are crossing into the domain of monsters, including the mythic Kong.
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Writers: Dan Gilroy (screenplay), Max Borenstein (screenplay) | 2 more credits »
Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson
PG-13 | 2h | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

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Donald Cried (2016)

Donald Cried (2016)

IMDB rating 7.1/10  

 Peter Latang left working-class Warwick, R.I., to reinvent himself as a slick Wall Street mover and shaker. Fifteen years later, when he's forced to return home to bury his Grandmother, he loses his wallet on the trip. Stranded, the only person he can think of to help him out is his neighbor and former childhood friend Donald Treebeck. Donald hasn't changed a bit, and what starts as a simple favor turns into a long van ride into the past.

Director: Kris Avedisian (as Kristopher Avedisian)
Writers: Kris Avedisian (as Kristopher Avedisian), Kris Avedisian (screenplay)
Stars: Jesse Wakeman, Kris Avedisian, Louisa Krause
1h 25min | Comedy, Drama | 12 March 2016
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