- DIRECTOR: Lee Yong-ju
- WRITERS: Yeom Gyu-hun, Lee Jae-min, Jeo Min-suk, Lee Yong-ju
- CAST: Gong Yoo, Park Bo-gum, Jo Woo-jin, Park Byung-eun, Jang Young-nam
A former secret service agent who is struggling with a deadly brain tumour is put in charge of the most extraordinary scientific breakthrough of all times: a clone who never dies.
The film evolves around themes of political power struggles to mankind's eternal quest for youth and immortality. Perhaps some of the questions are asked from a more contemporary perspective since the conclusion is discussed as to whether immortality would actually be good for life.
The film is very pleasant to look at; the characters are endearing enough; there are some elegant special effects that illustrate the power that make Seabok an immortal. It is poetic instead of pragmatic in its ending.
- DIRECTOR: Richard Bates, Jr.
- WRITER: Richard Bates, Jr.
- CAST: Barbara Crampton, Matthew Gray Gubler, Andy Milonakis, Johnny Pemberton, Angela Sarafyan, Ray Wise, Kate Comer, Emily Chang, Josh Fadem, Swati Kapila, Shane Brady
I love this modern look at Wicca with a dash of humour! I love the members of the coven that are quirky and cute.
Basically, it is a film about owning your true self, in our contemporary world, as we are linked together by the internet and social media. For example, Thorn, Matthew Gray Gubler, earns a living by selling bird baths via his webpage. One day, his past is revealed and the coven is shocked by who he was and doubt his truthfulness in the present. True to the California location of the story, we see the Castanedean influence when Thorn experiences alternate dimensions after unwittingly ingesting ayahuasca, a concoction made from hallucinogenic
- DIRECTOR: Theodore Schaefer
- WRITER: Patrick Lawler, Theodore Schaefer
- CAST: Gus Birney, Annie Parisse, Paul Sparksa
Annie Parisse plays Diana, a mom who discovers her bank account has been emptied by an identity thief. She is blindsided when she finds out her son Teddy, played by Kelly Van Dilla, informs the family that his pregnant girlfriend will move in the family home. Her husband is disappointed in his job and whines as Diana's anxiety escalates. Finally it is Marlene, Teddy's pregnant girlfriend played by Gus Birney, that will assist her in trying to solve the mystery of her stolen identity.
A soft toned movie where imagery from surrealist art are evoked but not replicated. The man with a scarf over his face evokes Magritte while Diana sitting with herself evokes the famous Frida Kahlo painting The Two Fridas.
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