As Masao Matsuyoshi’s (Steve Iwamoto) health continues to disintegrate under the strain of cancer coursing through his body, his family gathers around to celebrate his life and see the patriarch for possibly the last time. The doctors, nurses, and family-turned caretakers are not the only visitors the dying man has, though, as ghosts from his…
Category: Contemporary
The Batman
Nearing the eve of the mayoral election, Gotham City’s politics are upended when incumbent candidate Don Mitchell Jr (Rupert Penry-Jones) is found dead in his home. He will be the first victim in a string of serial murders of many of Gotham’s public figures by the mysterious Riddler (Paul Dano). Each inventive and gruesome scene…
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Margot (Emily Bader) was abandoned at the hospital as an infant. She meets Sam (Henry Ayres-Brown) online, and they discover that they are related. Margot decides to meet Sam in-person and make a documentary about the experience with cameraman Chris (Roland Buck III) and sound tech Dale (Dan Lippert). When the crew arrives at the…
Barb and Star go to Vista del Mar
After being laid off due to their store closing, Barb (Annie Mumolo) and Star (Kristen Wiig) decide to go on a vacation far from their midwestern town to beautiful Vista del Mar. While vacationing at the beach resort, they meet the handsome Edgar (Jamie Dornan) who does little in the way of resisting their advances. …
Memoria
Jessica (Tilda Swinton), travels to Columbia to meet her sister Karen (Agnes Brekke) who has fallen ill. One morning, Jessica is jolted awake by a loud, singular bang that rattles through her body, yet only she can hear. She meets with Hernán (Juan Pablo Urrego), a sound technician, who helps recreate the sound. Her journey towards discovery…
No Exit
When a snowstorm shuts down the road, a group of strangers find themselves shut-in at a highway rest stop. Cabin fever quickly sets in as tensions flare, complicated even more when a young girl, Jay (Mila Harris) is discovered, bound, in the back of one of the vans in the parking lot. With no one…
Censor
Enid (Niamh Algar) works at a film censorship office, editing out the blood and gore from new wave horror films of the 1980’s to make them more acceptable for public audiences. One of the films that she is assigned to, however, feels different. The images, the plot, and the actress in the lead all bring…
Three Months
One the eve of his high school graduation, Caleb (Troye Sivan) is contacted by a previous partner informing the teen that he recently tested positive for HIV. The news quickly derails what plans he had for the summer as he awaits the test results. By his side is his best friend Dara (Brianne Tju), but…
Paper Tiger
Edward (Alan Trong) is a troubled and struggling teen. He has trouble fitting in at school, and at home, his father has recently passed away and his mother, Lily (Lydia Look), has only months left to live before cancer takes her, too. As Edward’s behavior grows more and more erratic, Lily begins to fear that…
The Marquee Topic 