The Tourist (2010)

The Tourist (2010)

Pure Old-Fashioned Hollywood Fantasy Like the Grant-Hepburn-Kelly films of the 1950’s and 1960’s Elise (Angelina Jolie) lives in Paris, where she has been “watched” for over a year. Scotland Yard, you see, under the direction of Inspectors Acheson (Paul Bettany) and Jones (Timothy Dalton), want money owed to the British government, by Elise’s boyfriend, Alexander….

Collective:Unconscious (2016)
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Collective: Unconscious (2016)

Five independent filmmakers make films of each other’s dreams! Collective unconscious, term introduced by psychiatrist Carl Jung to represent a form of the unconscious (that part of the mind containing memories and impulses of which the individual is not aware) common to mankind as a whole and originating in the inherited structure of the brain….

Warning Shot (2018)

Warning Shot (2018)

Well-made family drama based on a true story! Inheritance of a grandfather’s farmhouse seems to be a great starting point for a struggling single mother. But quiet farm life starts spiraling out of control when a reputable local family drops and eye on a water well. Director: Dustin Fairbanks Starring: James Earl Jones, David Spade,…

An American Affair (2008)

An American Affair (2008)

Teenager falls in love with beautiful mature neighbor lady! Teenager becomes obsessed with his new beautiful mature neighbor, a divorcée and free spirit. Despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become very close, but political intrigue surrounding…

The Messenger (2009)

The Messenger (2009)

Film for the writers – clean and precise! When your job is to walk up to the house of a total stranger, ring the bell and inform them that their child has been killed in combat, it is hard to stay cold and calm. The film develops the two messengers as they meet survivors, notably…

The Debt (2015)
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The Debt (2015)

Financial thriller turns to social drama! Capable businessman faces a dilemma – make his company get more land or help Peruvian poor kid get better. There is a sense of thought-provoking goal, the film is also dramatically solid and politically illuminating. This is not by any means the best financial drama film in history, but…

The Gold Retrievers (2009)
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Indiana Jones meets The Goonies -“The Gold Retrievers” (2009)

Hunt for lost treasure with a golden retriever! When a new shopping center threatens a small town’s economy, a 12-year-old boy tries to save his family’s home by hunting for lost treasure with his mischievous golden retriever. Despite its many flaws and its predictability, this movie is harmless but goofy fun. Billy Zane versus Steve…

A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
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Fight for One million dollars – “A Little Trip to Heaven” (2005)

Solid and Bold indie thriller A husband and wife tangle with an investigator over her dead brother’s million-dollar insurance policy. Visually, it’s so beautiful… and yet stark and haunting (apparently it was filmed in Iceland). But what I really found engaging was that it was a noir-esquire mystery but with a very realistic feel. When…