5.5
OUT OF THE FURNACE Review
Release Date: December 6, 2013
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Scott Cooper
Film Pulse Score: 5.5/10
Out of the Furnace, the newest film from director Scott Cooper (Crazy
Posted by: Kevin Rakestraw
5.5
6
WHITE REINDEER Review
Release Date: December 6th, 2013 (Limited and On-Demand Platforms)
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Zach Clark
Film Pulse Score: 6/10
It’s Christmastime in the bizarre, slightly depressing world of American
Posted by: Kevin Rakestraw
1
THE UPPER FOOTAGE Review
Release Date: November 21, 2013 (Online)
Director: Justin Cole
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 1/10
At best, Justin Cole’s The Upper Footage can be looked at as a marketing marvel.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
2
BELA KISS: PROLOGUE Review
Release Date: December 3, 2013 (VOD Platforms)
Director: Lucien Förstner
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 2/10
The scariest thing about Lucien Förstner’s Bela Kiss: Prologue is the fact that there’s the promise of a
Posted by: Adam Patterson
8
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Review
Release Date: December 6, 2013 (Limited)
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
Regardless of what decade it is there is one constant in the
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
2.5
RISE OF THE FELLOWSHIP Review
December 3, 2013 (VOD Platforms)
Director: Ron Newcomb
MPAA Rating: NR
Review: 2.5/10
Only those who have seen Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy – and especially the first of the series, The
Posted by: Todd Willcox
7
BET RAISE FOLD Review
Release Date: December 1, 2013 (VOD Platforms)
Director: Ryan Firpo
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 7/10
Bet Raise Fold tells the story of online poker’s rise and fall through the eyes of three
Posted by: Todd Willcox
6.5
PHILOMENA Review
Release Date: November 27, 2013
Director: Stephen Frears
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Review: 6.5/10
Philomena is a film I truly wanted to enjoy and expected to rate higher than I did. Despite a terrific performance
Posted by: Todd Willcox
6.5
DIAMOND ON VINYL Review
Release Date: December 7, 2013 (Limited)
Available on VOD platforms December 1, 2013
Director: J.R. Hughto
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
J.R. Hughto’s Diamond on Vinyl plays out like a psychological
Posted by: Adam Patterson
8
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB Review
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
Although not unfamiliar with the general fight to get AIDS drugs quickly approved by the Food and Drug Administration
Posted by: Todd Willcox
7.5
THE PUNK SINGER Review
Release Date: November 29, 2013 (Limited and VOD)
Director: Sini Anderson
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10
Combining great interviews with intimate Cinéma vérité-style footage, Sini Anderson’s The Punk Singer provides a poignant
Posted by: Adam Patterson
1
PHANTOM Review
Release Date: TBA (Currently Available via Amazon.fr)
Director: Jonathan Soler
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 1/10
Although not the norm, some important and truly great films have been made as “two-handers”
Posted by: Todd Willcox
6.5
AFI Fest 2013: MANAKAMANA Review
DIRECTED by: Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
The Manakamana temple is situated in the mountains of Nepal. It is believed that Goddess Bhagwati grants the wishes of all those
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
7.5
OLDBOY Review
Release Date: November 27, 2013
Director: Spike Lee
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10
Remakes, reboots, a reimagining. No matter how you spin it whenever a remake is brought up a collective groan
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
8
AFI Fest 2013: THE SELFISH GIANT Review
DIRECTED by: Clio Barnard Film Pulse Score: 8/10
Life is tough when you’re living in the impoverished part of town. What are your prospects? Looking around what does life really have to offer? If
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
6.5
AFI Fest 2013: MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Review
Release Date: November 29, 2013 (Limited)
Director: Justin Chadwick
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
What drives a man to fight for what he believes in? Just how much is he willing to
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
