A mid-30s bank employee bored with his life and how humdrum things have been for him as of late becomes involved with a bank robber as a hostage at first and subsequently as a more and more willing participant.
Author Archives: Emilie Black
A Double Life (2016) [New York Asian Film Festival 2017]
A philosophy master student is pondering life and what her master thesis should be. With the help of her teacher, she finds a subject and starts following perfect strangers to find the meaning of life. As she does this, she lets her subject become an obsession and discovers a few things about herself.
Battle of Memories (Ji yi da shi) (2017) [New York Asian Film Festival 2017]
Following a procedure to store away a part of his memories and changing his mind, he ends up with memories of murders he may or may not have committed.
Man in the Camo Jacket (2017)
This documentary shows the rise to fame of The Alarm member Mike Peters, the slowdown of his career, his fight with cancer, and how he turned all it around by helping the cancer cause and getting back into performing.
Darkness Rising (2017)
A young woman feels a need to go visit the house where her mother seemingly lost her mind and killed her family. Once there, things start going bump in the night.
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Beatriz is a healer, a holistic health practitioner, whose car breaks down at a wealthy client’s house after she gave her a massage. The client invites her to stay for a celebratory dinner party her husband and herself are hosting that night. Like a fish out of water, Beatriz has dinner with three extremely wealthy couples with whom she has little to nothing in common.
Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
Steve is the only licensed detective in Venice a place he calls home and where he belongs heart and soul. When his dog gets taken during a robbery, he goes all out to him back.