White Colour Black (15) Director: Joseph A. Adesunloye Runtime: 85 minutes Cast: Dudley O’Shaughnessy, Yrsa Daley-ward, Alassane Sy, Wale Ojo, Damola Adelaja Synopsis: London based photographer Leke has it all. He is successful, has no responsibility and women fall at his feet. When a message from Senegal calls him to return ‘home’, he reluctantly leaves […]
March
01
Bad Tales (Favolacce)
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Bad Tales (Favolacce) Director: Damiano D’Innocenzo, Fabio D’Innocenzo (as Fratelli D’Innocenzo) Runtime: 100 minutes Cast: Elio Germano, Barbara Chichiarelli, Lino Musella, Gabriel Montesi,Amelio Guerrini, Ileana D’Ambra,Max Malatesta,Pietro Rosa,Giulia Galiani, Max Tortora, Cristina Pellegrino, Justin Korovkin Synopsis: Once upon a time there was a dark tale set in a small community somewhere in the world. A […]
February
28
Stump The Guesser
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Stump The Guesser Director: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson Runtime: 19 minutes, Short, Silent Cast: Adam Brooks, Brent Neale, Stephanie Berrington Synopsis: A vaudevillian showman works at the fairground as “Stump the Guesser”, who can guess anything for a fee. But suddenly his tricks stop working. Then, he falls in love with his sister […]
February
21
PVT Chat (18)
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PVT Chat (18) Director: Ben Hozie Runtime: 86 minutes Cast: Julia Fox, Peter Vack, Buddy Duress, Keith Poulson Synopsis: Jack is an internet gambler living in NYC who becomes fixated on Scarlet – a cam girl from San Francisco. His obsession reaches a boiling point when fantasy materializes in reality and Jack sees Scarlet […]
February
19
I CARE A LOT (15)
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I CARE A LOT (15) Director: J Blakeson Runtime: 118 minutes Cast: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Macon Blair, Alicia Witt, Nicholas Logan, Damian Young, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Dianne Wiest Synopsis: A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to […]
February
15
Slalom (18)
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Slalom (18) Director: Charlène Favier Runtime: 92 minutes Cast: Noée Abita, Jérémie Renier, Axel Auriant, Muriel Combeau, Marie Denarnaud Synopsis: 15-year-old Lyz is the rising star of the French skiing scene. She will likely make the national Olympics team. And her passion to win is matched by the dedication of her coach Fred. His inspiration […]
February
14
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (15)
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Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (15) Director: Josh Greenbaum Runtime: 106 minutes Cast: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Michael Hitchcock, Kwame Patterson, Reyn Doi, Wendy McLendon-Covey Synopsis: Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town […]
February
13
MEETING THE MAN: JAMES BALDWIN IN PARIS
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MEETING THE MAN: JAMES BALDWIN IN PARIS Directed by Terence Dixon Runtime: 27 minutes Documentary short, United Kingdom, France, 1970 Cast: James Baldwin Synopsis: A documentary portrait of James Baldwin, one of the towering figures of 20th-century American literature, Black culture and political thought, filmed in Paris. The iconic writer is captured in many symbolic […]
February
11
Simple Passion (18)
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Simple Passion (18) Director: Danielle Arbid Runtime: 99 minutes Cast: Laetitia Dosch, Sergei Polunin, Lou-Teymour Thion Synopsis: A mother falls into an addictive relationship with a Russian diplomat, with whom she has nothing in common. URL: https://youtu.be/wVgtakJvX3A Lebanese/French film director, Danielle Arbid [In the Battlefields (2004), Un Homme Perdu (2007), Parisienne (2015)] has adapted French […]
January
29
Assassins (12)
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Assassins (12) Director: Ryan White Runtime: 1h 44m Cast: Siti Aisyah, Hadi Azmi, Anna Fifield, Doan Thi Huong Synopsis: In 2017, Kim Jong-nam—the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un—was assassinated in the bustling departures hall of Malaysia’s international airport. The spectacularly brazen murder happened in broad daylight, filmed entirely by security cameras. Footage showed […]
