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2.5

Killer Kate! – Q&A with Director Elliot Feld

Four friends. Two estranged sisters. One bachelorette party. One remote cabin. One violent night. Things get messy in Elliot Feld... READ MORE

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn - Interview with Director Jim Hosking

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn – Q&A with Director Jim Hosking

Director Jim Hosking ventures into a different kind of romantic comedy with the feature film, “An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn” which star... READ MORE

Ride – Q&A with Director Jeremy Ungar

Hitching a ride with Uber or Lyft is a second thought nowadays, but with his feature debut, Jeremy Ungar argues that our obsession and unque... READ MORE

Boarding School - Interview with Director Boaz Yakin

Boarding School – Q&A with Director Boaz Yakin

Beyond the Sky - Interview with Director Fulvio Sestito

Beyond The Sky – Q&A with Director Fulvio Sestito

With his feature debut, Director Fulvio Sestito sets out to find if alien abductions are false memories created by those who have experience... READ MORE

Arizona - Interview with Director Jonathan Watson

Arizona – Q&A with Director Jonathan Watson

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Ryan Reynolds and T.J Miller in the sequel to the first Deadpool.

3.5

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 is the follow up to the popular origin focused title of the same namesake.

Jordan Hinson in the UFO mystery sci-fi movie Beyond the Sky

2.5

A documentary filmmaker sets out to prove that alien abductees are merely suffering from False Memory Syndrome, but upon meeting a young woman with a mysterious past begins to discover something more.

3.0

The Devil’s Candy

The Devil’s Candy is the 2nd horror film from Director Sean Byrne after 2009’s The Loved Ones.

4.5

Skyfall

In the twenty-third installment of the James Bond series, Skyfall, tension surfaces between Agent 007 and M after a questionable decision out in the field.

2.5

Skyscraper

We follow former FBI agent Will Sawyer who is hired as a security consultant for a state of the art Hong Kong skyscraper called The Pearl.

3.0

Arizona

Arizona follows a down and out realtor who’s life gets even more complicated when she’s witness to an accidental murder.

5.0

Eighth Grade

Middle school is a time filled with awkward growing pains and moments of self-discovery, though many may try to repress those memories. Comedian-turned-director Bo Burnham encapsulates the essence of early adolescence in his debut feature film, Eighth Grade.

4.5

The Beguiled

You lie underneath a sunken tree injured from the bloodshed of a war you were barely able to escape from. A startled young girl stumbles upon you and, out of the kindness of her heart, assists you back to a school exclusively for young ladies.

4.0

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a historical drama and romance based on the novel of the same name, which follows the separate stories of two women who have never met, but who are connected through an eccentric book club.

3.5

Ronin

A group of modern day Ronin is formed to steal a briefcase.

3.0

Siberia

Keanu Reeves stars as Lucas Hill, an American diamond trader who goes to Russia in search of his missing partner.

4.5

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War is what every comic nerd and science-fiction cinephile has been patiently waiting for over the last decade of build up.

3.0

American Animals

American Animals follows the true story of four college-aged friends who, in an attempt to inject excitement and purpose into their small-town lives, plan to commit a heist to obtain a set of extremely valuable books from the Transylvania University library.

4.0

Disobedience

Disobedience tells the tale of Ronit Krushka (Rachel Weisz) who returns to her childhood home upon hearing about the death of her estranged father.

3.5

Isle of Dogs

Megasaki. Japan. Twenty years in the future. ‘Snout Fever’ has infected dogs across the country forcing Mayor Kobayashi to ship all dogs onto a quarantined island which is known as Trash Island.