Nerve (2016)

Title: Nerve
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Written by: Jessica Sharzer
Based on the novel by: Jeanne Ryan
Starring: Samira Wiley, Kimiko Glenn, Dave Franco and Emma Roberts
Release Date: 7/27/2016
Running Time: 96 minutes

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Industrious high school senior, Vee Delmonico (Emma Roberts), has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds herself caught up in the thrill of the adrenaline-fueled competition, the game begins to take a sinister turn with increasingly dangerous acts, leading her into a high stakes finale that will determine her entire future.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Note: The first part of the credits has some pretty interesting computer screens with funky 90s-style web sites and programs as layout for the primary credits.

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Purge: Election Year, The (2016)

Title: The Purge: Election Year
Rating: R
Directed by: James DeMonaco
Written by: James DeMonaco
Starring: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell and Mykelti Williamson
Release Date: 7/1/2016
Running Time: 105 minutes

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It’s been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn…or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

Title: Our Kind of Traitor
Rating: R
Directed by: Susanna White
Written by: Hossein Amini
Based on the novel by: John le Carré
Starring: Carlos Acosta, Radivoje Bukvic, Stellan Skarsgård, Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris
Release Date: 7/1/2016
Running Time: 107 minutes

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While on holiday in Marrakech, an ordinary English couple, Perry and Gail, befriend a flamboyant and charismatic Russian, Dima, who unbeknownst to them is a kingpin money launderer for the Russian mafia.

When Dima asks for their help to deliver classified information to the British Secret Services, Perry and Gail get caught in a dangerous world of international espionage and dirty politics.

The couple is propelled on a perilous journey through Paris and Bern, a safe house in the French Alps, to the murky corners of the City of London and an alliance with the British Government via a ruthless and determined MI6 agent.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Memoriam: In grateful memory of Simon Channing Williams

Shallows, The (2016)

Title: The Shallows
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by: Anthony Jaswinski
Starring: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada and Brett Cullen
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 87 minutes

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In the taut thriller The Shallows, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Millions of years of evolution have led the shark to do one thing: survive. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, getting there proves the ultimate test of wills.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Neon Demon, The (2016)

Title: The Neon Demon
Rating: R
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by: Nicolas Winding Refn, Mary Laws and Polly Stenham
Starring: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Abbey Lee and Jena Malone
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 117 minutes

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It’s the only thing.

Synopsis

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means necessary to get what she has in The Neon Demon.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Note: We see some nice desert shots during the credits, including one with Jesse walking in slow motion. There are also some stylish shots of sparks and glitter flying past a model’s head.

Dedication: For Liv

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)?

Title: Raman Raghav 2.0
Rating: NR
Directed by: Anurag Kashyap
Written by: Vasan Bala and Anurag Kashyap
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vicky Kaushal and Sobhita Dhulipala
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 133 minutes

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Set in present day Mumbai the story follows the life of a serial killer Ramanna who is inspired by an infamous serial killer from the 1960’s Raman Raghav. His strange obsession with Raghavan, a young cop keeps growing as he closely follows him without his knowledge and often creates situations where both of them come face to face.

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Careful What You Wish For (2015)

Title: Careful What You Wish For
Rating: R
Directed by: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Written by: Chris Frisina
Starring: Isabel Lucas, Dermot Mulroney and Nick Jonas
Release Date: 5/6/2015
Running Time: 91 minutes

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A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Now You See Me 2 (2016)

Title: Now You See Me 2
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jon M. Chu
Written by: Ed Solomon and Pete Chiarelli
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine
Release Date: 6/10/2016
Running Time: 129 minutes

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THE FOUR HORSEMEN [Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan] return for a second mind-bending adventure, elevating the limits of stage illusion to new heights and taking them around the globe. One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than WALTER MABRY [Daniel Radcliffe], a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Urge (2016)*

Title: Urge
Rating: R
Directed by: Aaron Kaufman
Written by: Guy Busick, Aaron Kaufman, Jerry Stahl and Jason Zumwalt
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Justin Chatwin and Danny Masterson
Release Date: 6/3/2016
Running Time: 89 minutes

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A weekend getaway takes a dangerous turn when a mysterious nightclub owner (Pierce Brosnan) introduces a group of friends to a new designer drug. Stripped of their inhibitions, they start living out their wildest fantasies – but what starts out as a fun night of partying quickly turns deadly, as the island paradise deteriorates into a tropical madhouse.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? Yes

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We see a mother and her son are in a grocery store. The son wanders off and eventually comes to an aisle where Urge-addicted people are eating and destroying things. The mother looks for her son and gradually realizes what’s about to happen.

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Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Wailing, The (2016)

Title: The Wailing (aka. Goksung)
Rating: NR
Directed by: Hong-jin Na
Written by: Hong-jin Na
Starring: Jun Kunimura, Jeong-min Hwang and Woo-hee Chun
Release Date: 6/3/2016
Running Time: 156 minutes

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In this unbelievably tense supernatural thriller, a foreigner’s mysterious appearance in a quiet, rural village causes suspicion among the locals – suspicion which quickly turns to hysteria as the townspeople begin killing each other in brutal outbursts for seemingly no reason. As the investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he agrees to consult a shaman for answers – unknowingly escalating the situation into something far more dangerous.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Tag: Thriller

Nerve (2016)

Purge: Election Year, The (2016)

Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

Shallows, The (2016)

Neon Demon, The (2016)

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)?

Careful What You Wish For (2015)

Now You See Me 2 (2016)

Urge (2016)*

Wailing, The (2016)

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