8
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Director: Francis Lawrence
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
When Francis Lawrence took over directing duties for the second entry in the massively popular Hunger Games series, there
8
Release Date: February 21, 2014 (Limited); February 28, 2014 (Wide)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
For nearly thirty years director Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli have given audiences some
7
Release Date: October 18, 2013 (Limited)
Director: Dan Eberle
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 7/10
Dan Eberle’s Cut to Black plays out like the neo-noir flick I’ve been yearning for for years but haven’t
3.5
DIRECTED by: Eli Roth Film Pulse Score: 3.5/10
With Cabin Fever and Hostel, writer-director Eli Roth made an auspicious debut and left an indelible mark on the horror genre. His films had
9
Release Date: TBD
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 9/10
Why 3D? Predator, another film released in 1987, would be a more understandable candidate for a 3D conversion. Thanks to the
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Release Date: TBD
Directors: Robert Berger, Patrick Daniels, Karlyn Michelson
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
When one sees a movie version of a successful
7.5
Release Date: December 25, 2013
Director: John Wells
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10
What defines a family? The fact that you’re related by blood? The unconditional love? The unwavering support? Knowing that
4.5
Release Date: November 8, 2013 (Limited)
Director: John Sayles
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 4.5/10
John Sayles is truly one of the “fathers” of independent cinema. Unlike some of his colleagues in this
5.5
Release Date: TBD
Director: Shane Ryan
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 5.5/10
Director Shane Ryan’s My Name is A by Anonymous, was a film that crawled under my skin and rattled me to
8
Release Date: October 25, 2013 (Limited)
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
Maurice Pialat’s 1983 masterpiece A Nous Amour may be an universally under recognized film today, but its highly
6.5
Release Date: November 8, 2013
Director: Alan Taylor
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
With Marvel Studios’ “Phase 2” lineup in full swing, director Alan Taylor’s Thor: The Dark World is next to bat,
5
Release Date: November 8, 2013 (Limited)
Director: Chris Nelson
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 5/10
Kate and Chloe have been best friends forever. They live in a studio apartment in the city. They
5
Release Date: November 8, 2013 (Limited and VOD)
Director: Edgar Marie
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 5/10
While Edgar Marie’s Paris Countdown may ooze with the same style as Traffic, Only God Forgives, or Sleepless Night,
6
Release Date: November 8, 2013 (Limited)
Director: Junya Sakino
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 6/10
Junya Sakino’s Sake-Bomb plays out like a typical buddy flick, but there’s a surprising amount of substance behind
7.5
Release Date: November 1, 2013 (Limited)
Director: Jaco Van Dormael
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10
Mr. Nobody has existed under most movie-goers radar because its 2009 release only happened in European countries
