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Director Mike Flanagan has crafted a taunt little short, which features a tour de force performance from Scott Graham. By encapsulating the action in one stark white room, Flanagan forces Graham to carry their entire crux of the film on his shoulders. Graham takes the role in stride and provides an extremely naturalistic portrayal in what could have easily been a montage nightmare of scenery scarfing. The concept of an evil entity is nothing new, but Flanagan imbrues his film with a wonderful “less is more” aesthetic, by only glimpsing the mirror in brief flashes and focusing the bulk of the story on the terrible history of the object....

As the same time, Eden Sullivan (Kristen Martha Brown) is beginning to have strange dreams that seem to be connected to the murders. As she follows the path her dreams are setting out for her, it takes her to the house of Castile (David Cascadden), a chess aficionado with a very strange chess set, that may be the key to solving the murders. My main criticism of David Eblen’s feature film, Ravana’s Game, is that it tosses an awful lot at you, confusing an overabundance of plot with quality....

Each of these women embed their roles with visceral emotion and heartbreaking anguish, especially Sharon Warren. In one astonishing sequence, she breaks down over the coffin of a younger son who was drowned in a freak accident. Warren throws her body and soul into the moment, shattering the environment with a depth and scope which goes far beyond mere acting — it is a moment of genuine pain which will devastate anyone who witnesses this....

Plot Summary The novel is set in mid-19th century colonial Australia and England, and follows the story of Oscar Hopkins, a timid Anglican minister, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a wealthy and unconventional glassmaker. The two meet on a voyage to Australia and fall in love despite their different social backgrounds. The novel explores their complicated and tragic love story, as well as their shared addiction to gambling. Oscar and Lucinda embark on a joint venture to transport a glass church, which they believe is their divine mission, across the Australian Outback to a remote settlement....

ROMI follows the 23-year-old Maddi (Alexa Barajas), an aimless young woman whose parents’ political connections are enabling her going-nowhere life. After fleeing the scene of a hit-and-run, Maddie is forced to hide from the authorities in an isolated smart home powered by a state-of-the-art AI named Romi. But it is only upon Maddie’s arrival at the house that she realizes Romi isn’t working as intended. The film is confined almost entirely to the inside of the smart house, creating a tangible sense of not just claustrophobia but cyclical imprisonment....

Writer, director and co-star Rory Uphold’s short film, Safety, is a melancholy experience wrapped in the comedy of uncomfortable. At first you’re laughing a bit at the scenario; are these two really going to have sex, when it’s painfully clear that there is no chemistry between them at all? By the end, however, it all turns depressing as the reality dawns that no one is going to get what they really want out of this....

After a successful performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the actors gather to discuss their next production. Newcomer to the group, Clarence Maclin, urges the group to do a comedy. As ideas are thrown out about what kind of comedy to perform (western, time travel, horror, etc.), Buell decides to write a comedy that incorporates all their ideas as one giant mash-up. Being more classically trained in the outside world, John is not exactly thrilled with the choice but goes along with it....

Jack (Ethan McDowell) is a pilot who doesn’t just fly; he soars. His daring maneuver to save a disabled ship from crashing is a testament to his skills and bravery. His heroic act not only saves the lives of Vonn Odara (Mira Furlan) and her daughter Jelena (Jelena Mrdja), but also earns him a promotion to captain and command of his own starship, a true inspiration for us all. Meanwhile, Yousef (Robert Picardo) finds an android, or “synthetic,” who has been damaged....

They’re working well into having a one-night stand when their hip-thrusting stops. No, the condom didn’t break. It disappeared. The man puts his clothes back on and is almost out the door, but the woman won’t let him leave until the latex has been located. When the man suspects that the missing condom didn’t slip off and fall onto the bed or the floor, the film puts a new spin on “casual sex....

Like the best supernatural tales, one is left with a certain level of the ambiguity. Does the tormenting Aki actually exist as an external threat to Miki, or is Miki’s own internalized guilt starting to act out on her? Perhaps what we’re witnessing is the decline of Miki’s sanity moreso than a malevolent spirit. Or if it is a spirit, perhaps not so malevolent after all. Shane Ryan’s Tag is a quality, disturbing horror short that plays on a number of genre conventions, including the idea that a naked, dead Asian woman is just inherently more frightening onscreen than most....

The intestinal fortitude it takes to be a rower and one that is in an eight-man boat is to be in incredible condition. The main character, Joe Rantz (Callum Turner), along with Roger Morris (Sam Strike) and others, are driven to survive with innate ability. Without a safety net, Joe, on his own since 14, does what he can to study and live to earn an education. The 1936 Depression-era life in Seattle, Washington, is a backdrop to this brutal existence, which, in parallel with rowing, seems to fit the desire to survive....

Whether you’ve noticed it or not, virtual reality is constantly developing. VR hardware and software have made great strides in recent years, and countless businesses stand to gain from these innovations. For example, a plumber can soon use a VR headset to view the data for each boiler component, or a student surgeon can practice a mock operation in a virtual reality setting. Real online casino places are one sector that has already used virtual reality....

But beyond that concept is a deep, provocative and often disturbing drama which poses questions of love, art, mortality and grief with the grace and majesty of Rilke’s work. The poet himself figures in the film via flashbacks which recreate the physical and emotional circumstances behind “Requiem for a Friend.” Rilke’s situation was one of great tragedy. His dear friend, the artist Paula Modersohn-Becker, died during childbirth. Rilke’s devastation over her passing was scarred by his inability to reconcile the manner in which she died – it was as if she threw away the iconoclastic triumphs of her work (which was not common in the early 20th century) to embrace the rigid traditions of motherhood....

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“The Troubles We’ve Seen: A History of Journalism in Wartime” was made in 1994 (its American release was held up for years due to a long-simmering dispute which is mercifully settled). In a way, it is clearly dated (it is doubtful anyone eleven years ago would have predicted the rise of jingoistic news networks not only in America, but in the Arab world and even in the level of European coverage)....

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The story is a simple one yet devastating as the film follows Jack (Joey Collins), a successful photographer whose life takes a turn after an encounter with a presence. Jack is a the top of his game in many ways except his loveless marriage in which his wife Carol (Ena O Rourke) lives with him after he had a dalliance with a photography model. Dismissing the ghostly dark figure as a hallucination brought about by a celebratory night after getting large contact with his friend David (Marcellus Bassman Shepard) and tequila....

Writer/director Griffin hits the ground running as mother of two Wendy (Camille Calvin), is waiting on news from her doctor about a potentially life-threatening situation…cancer. Knowing that life could possibly change, Wendy is determined to bring her disjointed family together for a pasta dinner to tell them the news. The only people who know about Wendy’s situation are her sister and mother, Ellen (Michelle Harvey). Getting the family together isn’t going to be easy....

“Hellboy 2: The Golden Army picks up after the events of the first film – Hellboy and his fiery girlfriend Liz are trying to make a go of living together, but there’s a lot of tension. Aquatic Abe Sapien still lives in a water tank, but he has a new and updated breathing gear for when he’s walking around. And Agent Tom Manning, the liason for Hellboy and the team at the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Development is still trying to deal with Hellboy’s antics, where he is more and more being noticed and photographed....

Rhona (Natalie Burn) is a single mom trapped in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles. When her escape plan fails, criminal mastermind Vladik (Dolph Lundgren) seizes the opportunity to use Rhona to take down his enemies. He forces her to do his dirty work by kidnapping her son. But as the bodies pile up, the sinister overlord of crime, Kane (Sean Patrick Flanery), notices and realizes he’s the primary target....