Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 82% (Critics) / 37% (Audience)
Directed By: Chad Crawford Kinkle
Written By: Chad Crawford Kinkle
Starring: Sean Bridgers, Lauren Ashley Carter, Kaitlin Cullum and Sean Young
Studio: Modern Distributors
Synopsis: Jug Face tells the story of a pregnant teen trying to escape a backwoods community when she discovers that she may be sacrificed to a creature in a pit. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 38% (Audience)
Directed By: Danielle Harris
Written By: Alyssa Lobit
Starring: Alyssa Lobit, Jennifer Blanc, AJ Bowen, Christopher Backus and Kane Hodder
Studio: Grindstone Entertainment
Synopsis: Scream queen Danielle Harris steps behind the camera to direct this horror comedy about a group of young friends who are drawn together for a murder mystery party that quickly becomes a bloodbath. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 59% (Critics) / 75% (Audience)
Directed By: David Twohy
Written By: David Twohy
Starring: Vin Diesel, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista and Karl Urban
Studio: Universal
Synopsis: Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick’s past. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 50% (Critics) / 36% (Audience)
Directed By: Jonathan Levine
Written By: Jacob Forman
Starring: Amber Heard, Edwin Hodge, Whitney Able, Luke Grimes and Anson Mount
Studio: Radius-TWC
Synopsis: Starring Amber Heard and Anson Mount, ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE is about a group of high-schoolers who invite Mandy Lane, “a good girl” who becomes the object of everyone’s affection after returning from summer break, to a weekend party on a secluded ranch. While the festivities rage on, the number of revelers begins to mysteriously drop one at a time. – (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 58% (Critics) / 52% (Audience)
Directed By: Scott Walker
Written By: Scott Walker
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, Dean Norris, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and John Cusack
Studio: Lionsgate
Synopsis: THE FROZEN GROUND is inspired by the incredible true story that follows Alaskan State Trooper Jack Halcombe (Nicolas Cage) as he sets out to end the murderous rampage of Robert Hansen (John Cusack), a serial killer who has gone unnoticed for 13 years. As the bodies of street girls start to pile up in Anchorage, fear strikes a chord with the public. Risking his life, Halcombe goes on a personal manhunt to find the killer before the next body surfaces. When a seventeen year old escapee (Vanessa Hudgens) reveals key information about the case, Halcombe is finally on the trail of the killer. But will he catch him in time to save the next victim? – (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 69% (Critics) / 64% (Audience)
Directed By: Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson
Written By: Jason Lapeyre
Starring: Siam Yu, Kolton Stewart, Gage Munroe
Studio: Drafthouse Films
Synopsis: Armed with nothing more than twigs, their imaginations and a simple set of rules, a group of 12-year-olds engaged in a lively game of Capture the Flag in the neighborhood woods start dangerously blurring the lines between make-believe and reality. Rocks = Grenades. Trees = Control towers. Sticks = Submachine guns. The youthful innocence of the game gradually takes on a different tone as the quest for victory pushes the boundaries of friendship. The would-be warriors get a searing glimpse of humanity’s dark side as their combat scenario takes them beyond the rules of the game and into an adventure where fantasy combat clashes with the real world. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 74% (Critics) / 65% (Audience)
Directed By: Kar Wai Wong
Written By: Jingzhi Zou, Jingzhi Zou and Kar Wai Wong
Starring: Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Synopsis: Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, THE GRANDMASTER is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Filmed in a range of stunning locations that include the snow-swept landscapes of Northeast China and the subtropical South, THE GRANDMASTER features virtuoso performances by some of the greatest stars of contemporary Asian cinema, including Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 65% (Critics) / 61% (Audience)
Directed By: Kevin and Michael Goetz
Written By: Kyle Killen
Starring: Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler, Miracle Laurie
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
Synopsis: Tensions rise between lifelong friends Mitchell and Carter after their truck breaks down on an isolated desert road as they start to attack each other’s life decisions with unwavering brutality.
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 11% (Critics) / 43% (Audience)
Directed By: Robert Schwentke
Written By: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi and David Dobkin
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker and Kevin Bacon
Studio: Universal Pictures
Synopsis: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92% (Critics) / 77% (Audience)
Directed By: Adam Wingard
Written By: Simon Barrett
Starring: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen and Barbara Crampton
Studio: Lionsgate
Synopsis: When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back. – (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92% (Critics) / 77% (Audience)
Directed By: Edgar Wright
Written By: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman and Pierce Brosnan
Studio: Focus Features
Synopsis: The third installment of director Edgar Wright’s trilogy of comedies starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, following the successes “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) and “Hot Fuzz” (2007). In “The World’s End,” 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub – The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 43% (Audience)
Directed By: Larry Fessenden
Written By: Tony Daniel and Brian D. Smith
Starring: Daniel Zovatto, Bonnie Dennison, Chris Conroy and Jonny Orsini
Studio: Chiller Films
Synopsis: Six high school seniors celebrating with day’s excursion find themselves on rowboat attacked by man-eating fish and must decide who must be sacrificed as they fight their way back to shore. – (Source)
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