Title: My Cousin Rachel
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Roger Michell
Written by: Roger Michell
Based on the novel by: Daphne Du Maurier
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger, Iain Glen, and Pierfrancesco Favino
Release Date: 6/9/2017
Running Time: 106 minutes
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The story of a young Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious and beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. His feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling helplessly and obsessively in love with her.
Urban Hymn – What starts as a gritty look at the life of two street kids in London turns into a movie-of-the-week with a violent twist.
As the movie begins, we follow best friends Jamie and Leanne (Letitia Wright and Isabella Laughland) as they loot several stores during the London riots in August of 2011. They’re both street-wise kids who know how to flip stolen merchandise into cash. They both live in a group home managed by social workers, but the place has the feel of an institution where the inmates run the asylum. Into this home comes Kate (Shirley Henderson), a new social worker. Jamie is assigned to her and we quickly learn how little respect Jamie and Leanne have for authority. The two friends only care for each other it’s clear that as long as they’re together, they’ll be in a destructive downward spiral.
All that changes when Leanne misses a meeting with her parole officer and gets sent back to jail. Without Leanne’s interference, Jamie and Kate start to talk and Jamie soon takes an interest in Kate’s choir. Jamie turns out to be a talented singer, and she joins the choir. Singing gives her life a purpose, and Jamie starts turning her life around. But just as things start looking up, Jamie is arrested for her activities during the riots and is sentenced to a six month term in jail. What follows is a back-and-forth struggle for Jamie as she tries to move forward with her life through music, but at the same time tries to be loyal to Leanne who’s always protected her. Leanne’s desperate to keep hold of Jamie and sees Kate as someone who’s trying to separate them. A final confrontation is looming, and it will be rough for Jamie, Leanne, and Kate.
This flick gets off to a strong start but starts to coast about midway through when Jamie joins the choir. At that point it turns into a generic rebellious teenager redemption story and coasts until the surprise twist at the very end of the movie. Both Wright and Laughland give strong performances and they’re very convincing as troubled teens, one looking at a promising future while the other is resigned to a life of crime and prison. The only thing that really bugged me was Jamie’s performance that ends the movie. She plays a guitar and sings at a student concert. It’s a nice piece with a small band and a chorus backing her, but for the entire duration of the song she plays the same chord on the guitar. Her fingers never move on the fretboard. Yeah, I know it’s a tiny point but it annoys me when music scenes look so fake on the big screen. Jamie does have a very nice voice, so that makes up for the guitar shortcoming. Give it a watch and stick with it to the end.
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A comedic and heartfelt tale about a father and son coming to terms with love, loss and everything in between. Dean (Martin) is an illustrator whose unwillingness to deal with the recent death of his mother means escaping his hometown of New York for an interview with an ad agency in Los Angeles. His retired engineer dad Robert (Kline) takes a more regimented approach to grief, including putting the family home up for sale. Both father and son set out on their own paths to find a new normal as unexpected circumstances and potential new love interests threaten to thwart all plans.
Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes
during the credits
Some of Dean’s drawings are shown alongside the start of the credits.
Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No
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Title: Past Life
Rating: NR
Directed by: Avi Nesher
Written by: Avi Nesher
Starring: Nelly Tagar, Joy Rieger, and Doron Tavory
Release Date: 6/2/2017
Running Time: 109 minutes
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Past Life tracks the daring late 1970s odyssey of two sisters – an introverted classical musician and a rambunctious scandal sheet journalist – as they unravel a shocking wartime mystery that has cast a dark shadow on their entire lives.
Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Unknown
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Title: Vincent N Roxxy
Rating: R
Directed by: Gary Michael Schultz
Written by: Keith Kjarval, and Gary Michael Schultz
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Zoë Kravitz, and Zoey Deutch
Release Date: 6/2/2017
Running Time: 110 minutes
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A small town loner and a rebellious punk rocker unexpectedly fall in love as they are forced on the run and soon discover violence follows them everywhere.
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Based on the true life story of a young Marine Corporal (Kate Mara) whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED explosion injures them, putting their fate in jeopardy.
Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No
Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No
Memoriam: In Loving Memory of Rex April 1999 – December 2012 Dedication: This film is dedicated to the many service men, women, & military working dogs who have sacrificed their lives defending our nation.
Title: 96 Souls
Rating: NR
Directed by: Stanley Jacobs
Written by: Stanley Jacobs
Starring: Grinnell Morris, Sid Veda, Paul Statman, Toyin Moses, Rob Locke, ShaiFali,
Kevin Rock, and Jewel Greenberg
Release Date: 5/26/2017
Running Time: 112 minutes
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A university research scientist, about to lose funding and status, has a lab accident and discovers he can see people’s true intentions — making his situation even worse.
Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No
Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No
Dedication/Memoriam: This Motion Picture Is Dedicated To The Loving Memory of
Maryann Fago & William Samuel Jacobs
(L-R) Jon Bass plays Ronnie, Alex Daddario plays Summer, Zac Efron plays Matt Brody, Dwayne Johnson plays Mitch Buchannon, Kelly Rohrbach plays CJ Parker, and Ilfenesh Hadera plays Stephanie Holden in BAYWATCH; the film by Paramount Pictures
Title: Baywatch
Rating: R
Directed by: Seth Gordon
Written by: Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Damian Shannon, and Mark Swift
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Jon Bass, Kelly Rohrbach, and Ilfenesh Hadera
Release Date: 5/25/2017
Running Time: 116 minutes
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Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Johnson) butts heads with a brash new recruit (Efron). Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes
during the credits
Bloopers and outtakes are shown. There is also an extra bit with Dwayne Johnson and David Hasselhoff sitting on the beach talking about playing the same character and whether Hasselhoff will be in the sequel. It ends with Hasselhoff asking if he looks like “a tiny little asshole” next to Johnson.
Title: My Life as a Zucchini
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Claude Barras
Written by: Céline Sciamma, Germano Zullo, Claude Barras, and Morgan Navarro
Based on the novel by: Gilles Paris
Starring: Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, and Amy Sedaris
Release Date: 2/24/2017
Running Time: 70 minutes
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After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes
during the credits
We see an animated version of Paulin Jaccoud’s casting interview with Jaccoud playing Zucchini (he’s actually Simon in the movie).
Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No
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Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson as she personifies the wit, intellectual independence and pathos of the poet whose genius only came to be recognized after her death. Acclaimed British director Terence Davies (House of Mirth, The Deep Blue Sea) exquisitely evokes Dickinson’s deep attachment to her close knit family along with the manners, mores and spiritual convictions of her time that she struggled with and transcended in her poetry.
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