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MAGGIE (2015)

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Directed By: Henry Hobson
Written By: John Scott 3
Cinematography By: Lukas Ettlin
Editor: Jane Rizzo 


Cast: Arnold Schwartzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson, Douglas M. Griffin, Jodie Moore

After a couple of weeks seeking out his teenage daughter Maggie, Wade finds her in the quarantine wing of a hospital. Maggie has been infected by a lethal outbreak that transforms the victim into a zombie. Wade’s friend Dr. Vern Kaplan releases Maggie to spend her last days with Wade and her family. Her stepmother Caroline asks Wade to take their little kids to her sister’s house to keep them safe. While Maggie is slowly transformed, Wade stays with her protecting Maggie. But Dr. Vern warns him that the moment that he will have to take an ultimate decision is closer.

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JOY (2015)

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joy1Directed By: David O. Russell
Written By: David O. Russell & Annie Mumolo
Cinematography By: Linus Sandgren
Editor: Jay Cassidy, Sam Cross, Christopher Tellefsen & Alan Baumgarten 


Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Robert DeNiro, Virigina Madsen, Elizabeth Rohm, Diane Ladd, Isabella Rosellini, Dascha Polanco, Susan Lucci, Donna Mills, Melissa Rivers, Drena DeNiro 

*Please note that some trivia and facts have been republished from imdb among other sources In this review*

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THE OVERNIGHT (2015)

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Written & Directed By: Patrick Brice
Cinematography By: John Guleserian
Editor: Christopher Donlon 


Cast: Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Judith Godreche, Jason Schwartzman

Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “play date” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.

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BY THE SEA (2016)

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Written & Directed By: Angelina Jolie Pitt
Cinematography By: Christian Berger
Editor: Martin Pensa & Patricia Rommel 

Cast: Angelina Jolie Pitt, Brad Pitt, Melaine Laurent, Melvil Poupaud, Niels Arestrup, Richard Bohringer 


Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner.

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FANTASTIC FOUR (2015)

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THE FANTASTIC FOUR

Directed By: Josh Trank
Written By: Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg & Josh Trank
Based on the original Marvel Comic Book By: Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Cinematography: Matthew Jensen
Editor: Elliot Greenberg & Stephen Rivkin
Music By: Marco Beltrami & Philip Glass 


Cast: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Reg E Cathey, Toby Kebbell, Tim Blake Nelson, Dan Castellaneta, Chet Hanks, Tim Heidecker 


FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION (2015)

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Written & Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie
Story By: Christopher McQuarrie & Drew Pearce
Cinematography By: Robert Elswit
Editor: Eddie Hamilton 


Cast: Tom Crusie, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hollander, America Olivio

CIA chief Hunley convinces a Senate committee to disband the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), of which Ethan Hunt is a key member. Hunley argues that the IMF is too reckless. Now on his own, Hunt goes after a shadowy and deadly rogue organization called the Syndicate.

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SISTERS (2015)

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Directed By: Jason Moore
Written By: Paula Pell
Cinematography By: Barry Peterson
Editor: Lee Haxall 


Cast: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Samantha Bee, John Leguizamo, Bobby Moynihan, James Brolin, Diane Wiest, Greta Lee, Heather Matarazzo, Kate McKinnon, Jon Glaser, Chris Parnell, Paula Pell, Dan Byrd, John Lutz, Brian D’arcy James

Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.

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99 HOMES (2015)

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Edited & Directed By: Ramin Bahrini
Written By: Ramin Bahrini & Amir Naderi
Story By: Ramin Bahrini & Bahareh Azimi
Cinematography By: Bobby Bukowski 

Cast: Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, Tim Guinee, Clancy Brown

A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration. The film is based on a real life father who exposed a corrupted real estate agent.

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GIRLHOOD (2015)

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Written & Directed By: Celine Sciamma
Cinematography By: Crystel Fournier
Editor: Julien Lacheray 


Cast: Kardija Toure, Assa Syla, Lindsay Karamoh, Marietou Toure, Idrissa Diabate, Sima Soumare, Binta Diop, Djibril Gueye, Cyril Mendy,

Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of 3 free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom. reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.

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