Risky Business is a 1983 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman, making his directorial debut. It stars Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. The film launched Cruise to stardom. It covers themes including materialism, loss of innocence, coming of age and capitalism; when a Chicago teenager is looking for fun… Continue Reading
When a desperate Grace (Deborah Puette) walks into the Queen of Persia Gold Emporium, all she wants is to get in and out with some badly needed cash and a shred of her dignity intact. Things do not look promising… Continue Reading
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel of the same name. It employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian… Continue Reading
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened is a documentary film about Billy McFarland and the failed Fyre Festival of 2017, directed by Chris Smith. It was released on Netflix in Januray, 2019. The film was co-produced by Jerry Media, the social media agency responsible for promotion and covering up… Continue Reading
A brilliant analogy satire to life on Earth, Happiness tells the story of a rodent’s unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment. Cutts imagines humanity as a horde of rats, adored by the marketing god, bewitched by Black Friday or Cyber Monday.… Continue Reading
Dogman is a 2018 Italian drama film directed by Matteo Garrone. It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Marcello is a simple man, whose life revolves around his grooming salon for dogs and his daughter Sofia; Simone is a former… Continue Reading
Angelina is a 22 year old community college student, yearning to get out of her small town. However, her online persona, Lolz-ita, is anything but average. With a huge Instagram following, she gets thousands of likes on her feminist, sex-positive,… Continue Reading
Charlotte Regan’s docufiction short Drug Runner follows a young boy whose life is quickly spiralling out of control, dealing drugs and getting arrested; this is a real-life tale highlighting how easily a few bad turns in your childhood could lead to a… Continue Reading
La Huida (The runaway in the english version) from director Víctor Carrey, is one of those films that gives the viewer too many details right at the beginning. However, it does neatly tie everything up in the end, from the random passing… Continue Reading
Passion Gap by writer/director duo Matt Portman and Jason Donald is one of those rare films that make you realize that the human condition is more than a struggle for many and that life across the world isn’t as familiar as… Continue Reading
Tuff Turf is a 1985 American drama film directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring James Spader and Kim Richards. Morgan (Spader) is a troubled teenager from Connecticut who relocates to Los Angeles with his parents after his father’s business goes under. Morgan struggles to make friends, and trouble ensues… Continue Reading
Au revoir là-haut (See you up there in the english version) is a 2017 French drama film written, directed and starred by Albert Dupontel, adapted from the novel The Great Swindle (Au revoir là-haut in French) by Pierre Lemaitre. The film mixes high craft, surrealist humor… Continue Reading
Good Time is a 2017 American crime film directed by Ben and Josh Safdie. After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City’s underworld in an increasingly desperate-and dangerous-attempt to… Continue Reading
MGMT (pronounced “Management”) are a genre-bending psychedelic synth-pop duo, formed in 2002 at Wesleyan University. Originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia and RED Ink in 2006 and released their debut album Oracular Spectacular the next year. After the release of Oracular Spectacular, Congratulations was released on 2010. In 2011 they began work… Continue Reading
The War of the Roses is a 1989 American black comedy film based upon the 1981 novel of the same name by Warren Adler. The film follows a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center… Continue Reading
The 11 min short, written and directed by Celine Held and Logan George, is more than just a gross-out comedy. Fueled by coke, a desperate couple attempts to capitalize on an unlikely opportunity. Under the darkly comedic veil of repulsion lies… Continue Reading
Belle de Jour is a 1967 French drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, and Michel Piccoli. The film is about a young woman who spends her midweek afternoons as a high-class prostitute while her husband is at work. The title of the film… Continue Reading
A young husband, and soon-to-be father, works in a sleazy motel with his wife. When one of the night’s customers leaves behind an unexpected mess, the husband’s keen eye for opportunity and quick thinking may change their fortunes forever. Coming… Continue Reading
Disconnect is a 2012 American drama film directed by Henry Alex Rubin. It explores how people experience the negative sides of modern communication technology by following three interconnecting stories. An ambitious, up-and-coming reporter Nina Dunham has much success with her interview with underage video chat-room… Continue Reading
After hearing he has a terminal illness, he is bent on dying as extravagantly as money can buy. Which is to say: very extravagantly. Glenn Paton’s dark comedy short film explores the relationship of the 1% with their inevitable demise.… Continue Reading
True Romance is a 1993 American crime film with elements of black comedy and romance, directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino. The film stars Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette with a supporting cast featuring Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Walken. As a short synopsis, Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from… Continue Reading
10 is a 1979 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Blake Edwards; starring Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Robert Webber, and Bo Derek in her first major film appearance. Considered a trend-setting film at the time, and one of the year’s biggest box office hits, the film made superstars of… Continue Reading
Less Than Zero is a 1987 American drama film directed by Marek Kanievska, very loosely based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel of the same name. The film stars Andrew McCarthy as Clay, a college freshman returning home for Christmas to spend time with his ex-girlfriend Blair (Jami Gertz) and… Continue Reading
Wall Street is a 1987 American drama film, directed and co-written by Oliver Stone, which stars Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah and Martin Sheen. The film tells the story of Bud Fox (Sheen), a young stockbroker who becomes involved with Gordon Gekko (Douglas), a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider. Stone made the film… Continue Reading
Lola rennt (Run Lola run in the english version) is a 1998 German thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Franka Potente as Lola and Moritz Bleibtreu as Manni. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in twenty minutes to save her… Continue Reading
A short film by Rhys Wakefield and Sophie Lowe in which after an awkward exchange, two strangers realise that picking up can be a tricky business.
Alain Macklovitch, known by his stage name A-Trak, is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, record producer, and music label executive. He is the owner of the record label Fool’s Gold. His new video for “Push”, a house track with a vocal from Miike Snow singer Andrew Wyatt, is a… Continue Reading
The fifth feature of noted Spanish filmmaker Alex de la Iglesia, La Comunidad (Common Wealth in the english version), is a frenetic black comedy from 2000 set in a decrepit old house in the center of Madrid. One of the… Continue Reading
Based on a true story, Bus 44 takes place on the outskirts of a small town and tells the story of a bus driver (Gong) and her passengers’ encounter with highway robbers. The Short film was written & directed by Chinese-American filmmaker… Continue Reading
Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film follows the rise and fall of Lucchese… Continue Reading