The Elephant Man Rating: 8.2/198592 Plot Summary:John Merrick (whose real name was Joseph, as this is based on a true story) is an intelligent and friendly man, but he is hated by his Victorian-era English society because he is severely deformed. Once he is discovered by a doctor, however, he is saved from his life … Read more
Turnabout Rating: 7.0/1596 Plot Summary:A troubled man survives a suicide attempt. He calls an old friend to rescue him in the middle of the night. Their journey is just beginning, and by daybreak, a tragedy will surface. Director: E Running time: 1h 30min Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller Release date: 2016 (USA) Cast: George Katt, Waylon … Read more
Star Kid Rating: 5.4/2233 Plot Summary:Shy seventh-grader Spencer Griffith's life changes when a meteor falls into a local junkyard and he finds a Cybersuit – an exoskeleton with AI from another galaxy. Spencer puts on the Cybersuit and becomes a different kind of person. Director: Manny Coto Running time: 1h 41min Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi … Read more
Warm Bodies Rating: 6.9/207547 Plot Summary:With much of the world's population now an undead horde, R is a young and oddly introspective zombie. While fighting with and feeding on a human scavenger party, R meets Julie and feels an urge to protect her. What happens next is the beginning of a strangely warm relationship that … Read more
U-571 Rating: 6.6/72285 Plot Summary:In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazis have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. That is, until a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, and the Allies realize this is their chance to seize the … Read more
White Rabbit Project Rating: 7.0/1340 Plot Summary:Scientists investigate unusual events from pop culture, science and history. Director: Running time: 48min Genre: Release date: TV Series (2016) Cast: Tory Belleci, Kari Byron
Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom Rating: 6.1/1901 Plot Summary:Young Howard Lovecraft begins his adventure by going to the Butler Sanitarium with his mother to visit his father Winfield Lovecraft, a patient there who has been driven mad by something he's done. Howard's father goes into a spasm of paranoia and fear, begging his son … Read more
Frat Star Rating: 3.6/406 Plot Summary:"Frat Star" explores the alluring, superficial, manipulative, and dark world of Ivy League fraternity culture. An insecure, poor, and broken-hearted Nick enters freshman year with no interest in fraternities. This all changes when his old money roommate Billy convinces him to pledge. Director: Grant S Running time: 1h 25min Genre: … Read more
Sick of it All Rating: 4.0/41 Plot Summary:Sick of it All, a black and white noir style comedy which speaks to the child in all of us. The dark comedy is at once a memorable adult fable about one's lost youth, while in essence paying respect to the wisdom contained within the mind of a … Read more
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Rating: 8.2/976 Plot Summary:A filmed production of the musical 'Miss Saigon' for its 25th anniversary, performed live at London's Prince Edward Theatre, in London's West End. Including the 2hr 20minute production and a bonus 35-minute "25th Anniversary Gala" which included stars of the original cast, Jonathan Pryce, Lea Salonga and Simon … Read more
Operation Avalanche Rating: 6.0/5740 Plot Summary:1967: the height of the Cold War. The CIA suspects there is a Russian mole inside of NASA, sabotaging the Apollo program. They send two young agents on a mission to go undercover, posing as documentary filmmakers to capture NASA's race to the moon. The real mission – use their … Read more
Onus Rating: 2.8/106 Plot Summary:A boy wakes up below a cliff, bloodied, with a gun in his hand, and chained to a man who lies beside him… He stresses hard to remember what happened, and soon the puzzle of the days events come back to him. The story begins. Director: George Clarke Running time: 1h … Read more
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage Rating: 5.2/9315 Plot Summary:The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks. Director: Mario Van … Read more
I Am Gangster Rating: 4.5/136 Plot Summary:David is an idealistic rookie officer able to maintain a decent urban lifestyle for him and his family until his moral code is challenged. At the same time up-and-coming gang member Lito steps into dangerous territory when he defies matriarch Tia in seeking more power and wealth on his … Read more
Gran Torino Rating: 8.1/664532 Plot Summary:Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession … Read more
Amityville Exorcism Rating: 5.6/1883 Plot Summary:A family must put faith in a mysterious priest when an demonic force, connected to a decades-old murders in their home, possesses their daughter. Director: Mark Polonia Running time: 1h 17min Genre: Release date: 3 January 2017 (USA) Cast: Marie DeLorenzo, Jeff Kirkendall, James Carolus, Austin Dragovich, Steve Diasparra, Kathryn … Read more
The Girl on the Train Rating: 6.5/148683 Plot Summary:The Girl on the Train is the story of Rachel Watson's life post-divorce. Every day, she takes the train in to work in New York, and every day the train passes by her old house. The house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, … Read more
FirstBorn Rating: 4.9/1481 Plot Summary:When Charlie finds that she is pregnant, her boyfriend James moves in together with her to raise the baby. Thea is born and soon Charlie is haunted at home by some evil force. They contact Charlie's estranged father Alistair, who is an occultist, and he visits his son and his daughter-in-law. … Read more
The Dreamers Rating: 7.2/99772 Plot Summary:Paris, spring 1968. While most students take the lead in the May 'revolution', a French poet's twin son Theo and daughter Isabelle enjoy the good life in his grand Paris home. As film buffs they meet and 'adopt' modest, conservatively educated Californian student Matthew. With their parents away for a … Read more
The Demons Rating: 5.4/535 Plot Summary:As the scarlet flames lick her pale and desperate face while the feeble body is eager to succumb, a vindictive unrepentant witch doomed by the Grand Inquisitor Jeffries and Lady de Winter to die at the stake vomits her last malignant and sulphurous curse to all those guilty of her … Read more
The Demoniacs Rating: 5.3/970 Plot Summary:Le Capitaine, le Bosco and two other sailors are dangerous ship wreckers. This time, they have done even worse mischief than usual, for not content to have lured a ship into coastal rocks and plundered it, they have also brutally raped and left for dead the two girls who have … Read more
Play Motel Rating: 5.2/289 Plot Summary:Patrizia and Roberto, theatrical actors and spouses, after having stayed at the Play Motel, accidentally find a body in the trunk of their car. They leave the car at the scene and go to call the police, and when they arrive, they discover with amazement the removal of the body, … Read more
Once Were Warriors Rating: 7.9/29133 Plot Summary:Set in urban Auckland (New Zealand) this movie tells the story of the Heke family. Jake Heke is a violent man who beats his wife frequently when drunk, and yet obviously loves both her and his family. The movie follows a period of several weeks in the family's life … Read more
Eraserhead Rating: 7.4/89394 Plot Summary:A film that defies conventional logic and storytelling, fueled by its dark nightmarish atmosphere and compellingly disturbing visuals. Henry Spencer is a hapless factory worker on his vacation when he finds out he's the father of a hideously deformed baby. Now living with his unhappy, malcontent girlfriend, the child cries day … Read more