AMY Review - Javi's Take

Director: Asif Kapadia.

Cast: Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Blake Fielder-Civil, Pete Doherty. 

Opens at: Wide.

SELF/LESS Review: Javi's Take

SELF/LESS

Director: Tarsem Singh.

Writer: David Pastor and Alex Pastor.

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Sir Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode, Natalie Martinez, Victor Garber and Derek Luke.

DOPE Movie Review - Javi's Take

Director and Writer: Rick Famuyiwa.

Actors: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolorio, Kiersey Clemons, Zoe Kravitz, and A$AP Rocky.

Synopsis: A nerdy kid 

SPY Review - Javi's Take

SPY

Director: Paul Feig.

Writer: Paul Feig.

Actors: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law.

Synopsis: When an agent goes missing, a bookish CIA analyst must go undercover to stop a nuclear bomb.

WE ARE STILL HERE Review - Javi's Take

WE ARE STILL HERE

Director: Ted Geoghegan.

Writers: Ted Geoghegan, concept by Richard Griffin.

Actors: Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sensenig, Lisa Marie, Larry Fessenden, and Monte Markham.

Synopsis: A grieving couple moves into a house with a bloody past.

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS Review

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

Directed by: Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi.

Written by: Jermaine Clement, Taika Waititi.

Starring: Jermaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, Ben Fransham and Jackie Van Beek.
Synopsis: A documentary crew follows around a quartet of vampires and hilarity ensues.

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY Review- Javi's Take

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY 

Directed by: Peter Strickland

Written by: Peter Strickland

Starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D'Anna, and Monica Swinn

Synopsis: An intimate look at the peculiar romantic relationship between two women.

SOUTH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Review: X: PAST IS PRESENT - Javi's Take

X: PAST IS PRESENT

Directed by: Sudhish Kamath, Abhinav Shiv Tiwari, Anu Menon, Hemant Gaba, Nalan Kumarasamy, Pratim D. Gupta, Q, Raja Sen, Rajshree Ojha, Sandeep Mohan, and Suparn Verma.

Starring: Aditi Chengappa, Bidita Bag, Gabriella Schmidt, Huma Qureshi, Neha Mahajan, Parno Mitra, Pia Bajpai, Pooja Ruparel, Radhika Apte, Richa Shukla, Rii Sen and Swara Bhaskar with Anshuman Jha and Rajat Kapoo

Synopsis: A filmmaker remembers the various women of his life as he makes his way through a film festival after party.  

NIGHTCRAWLER Movie Review - Javi's Take

NIGHTCRAWLER

Directed by: Dan Gilroy

Written by: Dan Gilroy

Starring: Jake Gylenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed

Synopsis: A con-man discovers and thrives in the underworld crime news world in LA. 

Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: OPEN WINDOWS - Javi's Take

OPEN WINDOWS

Directed by: Nacho Vigalondo

Written by: Nacho Vigalondo

Starring: Elijah Wood and Sasha Grey

Synopsis: A disgruntled fan is blackmailed by an anonymous hacker to harass a famous actress. 

Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: NIGHTCRAWLER

NIGHTCRAWLER

Directed by: Dan Gilroy

Written by: Dan Gilroy

Starring: Jake Gylenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed

Synopsis: A con-man discovers and thrives in the underworld crime news world in LA. 

Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: BLIND - Javi's take

SPRING

Directed by: Eskil Vogt

Written by: Eskil Vogt

Starring: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Vera Vitali

Synopsis: A recently blinded woman retreats to her paranoid mind as she adjusts to her new life.

Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY - Javi's Take

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY 

Directed by: Peter Strickland

Written by: Peter Strickland

Starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D'Anna, and Monica Swinn

Synopsis: An intimate look at the romantic relationship between two women.

Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: SPRING - Javi's Take

SPRING

Directed by: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

Written by: Justin Benson

Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Vanessa Bednar and Jeremy Gardner

Synopsis: An American in Italy meets a beautiful young grad student who is hiding a terrible secret.

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH Review - Javi's Take

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH

Directed by: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard

Starring: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Ray Winstone, Kylie Minouge

Synopsis:  A look at musician Nick Cave's creative process  while he ramps up a performance at the Sydney Opera House.

IN SECRET Review: Javi's Take

IN SECRET

Directed by: Charlie Stratton

Written by:  Charlie Stratton, based on the novel "“Thérèse Raquin” by Emile Zola

Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton and Jessica Lange

Synopsis: A young woman forcibly married to her cousin engages in a steamy affair.

PACIFIC RIM Review - Javi's Take

PACIFIC RIM

Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro

Written by: Travis Beacham and Guillermo Del Toro

Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, and Ron Perlman

Synopsis: Monsters vs. Mechs. That's all you need to know.

OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL Review - Javi's Take

OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

Directed by: Sam Raimi

Written by: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire, based on a book by L. Frank Baum

Starring: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis and Zach Braff 

Synopsis: A travelling circus magician gets transported to a far away land where he learns to not be such an a-hole.