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STORYLINE: An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favorite musicians to perform at his home. (IMDb)    If big blockbuster films are cinenatic entrées then independent films are the spices of cinema.  Indy films can range from  charming, sappy, horrifying, comedic,…

STORYLINE: When his supervisors at the CIA refuse to take action after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a decoder takes matters into his own hands. (IMDb)      I keep saying spy films are my favorite films to watch, because it is true. Give me an over the top plot like…

STORYLINE: In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote “Society’s Child” about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian’s career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting in death threats. The fallout plunged Ian into an emotional tailspin-and yet a few years later she emerged…

STORYLINE: Two of New York City’s most notorious organized crime bosses vie for control of the city’s streets. Once best friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals set them on a deadly collision course. (IMDb)      – Casino (1995) – Goodfellas (1990) – The Godfather part 2 (1974) – The Untouchables (1987). That…

STORYLINE: A princess joins forces with seven dwarfs to liberate her kingdom from her cruel stepmother the Evil Queen. A live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’. (IMDb)      Whistle while I write. I am going to whistle while I write. No I am not. It is…

STORYLINE: A writer travels to the compound of a pop icon who disappeared years ago. Surrounded by his cult of sycophants, as well as a group of fellow journalists, she soon discovers his twisted plans for the gathering. (IMDb)     Films about cults have a natural tendency to be made within the walls of…

STORYLINE: As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league teams face off for the last time. Tensions flare up and ceremonial laughs are shared as an era of camaraderie and escapism fades into an uncertain future. (IMDb).      I have noticed that baseball films…

STORYLINE: When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country. (IMDb)    Fair warning I am going to be bias but this is my blog and since this is my…

STORYLINE: A queen, desperate to find happiness in love, takes a daring step: she sends the powerful and feared witch Gray Alys (Milla Jovovich) to the “Lost Lands” to give her the magical gift of turning into a werewolf. With the mysterious hunter Boyce (Dave Bautista), who supports her in the fight against dark creatures…

STORYLINE: Adapted from the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, this stars Robert Pattinson as an “expendable” – a disposable crew member on a space mission, selected for dangerous tasks because he can be renewed if his body dies, with his memories largely intact. With one regeneration, though, things go very wrong. (IMDb)      Science…