Last Movie Watched: December 2014

Boyhood (Richard Linklater, USA, 2014)

SYNOPSIS: Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's Boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, Boyhood charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before and is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. (SOURCE: Metacritic)

WRITER: Richard Linklater

STARS: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke

RATING: 4/5

The Aswang Phenomenon (Jordan Clark, Canada, 2011)

SYNOPSIS: What would happen if a country of 97 million people were taught at a young age that the boogie man was real. In the Philippines for the last 400 years, the 'aswang' has been used as propoganda and social control by Spanish Colonizers, the Catholic Church, the Philippine Administration, and even the CIA. (SOURCE: IMDB)

WRITER: Jordan Clark

STARS: Jordan Clark, Peque Gallaga, Maricel Soriano

RATING: 3/5

 

Synechdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, USA, 2008)

SYNOPSIS: A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play. (SOURCE: IMDB)

WRITER: Charlie Kaufman

STARS: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Adele Lack

RATING: 4/5

Kick-Ass 2 (Jeff Wadlow, USA/UK, 2013)

SYNOPSIS: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.

WRITER: Jeff Wadlow

STARS: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

RATING: 2.5/5

 

Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, USA, 2012)

SYNOPSIS: Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. (SOURCE: Rotten Tomatoes)

WRITER: Roman Coppola, Wes Anderson

STARS: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis

RATING: 4/5

The Interview (Evan Goldberg/Seth Rogen, USA, 2014)

SYNOPSIS: Dave Skylark and producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight." When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission. (SOURCE: IMDB)

WRITER: Dan Sterling

STARS: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Randall Park

RATING: 1.5/5

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (Seiji Mizushima, Japan, 2005)

SYNOPSIS: Edward Elric, an alchemist from an alternate world, races to prevent the Thule Society from harnessing alchemy to wage war on his home. (SOURCE: IMDB)

WRITER: Hiromu Arakawa (characters), Shô Aikawa (script)

STARS: Romi Pak, Rie Kugimiya, Shun Oguri

RATING: 2.5/5

Rupan Sansei vs Meitantei Conan (TV Movie) (Hajime Kamegaki, Japan, 2009)

SYNOPSIS: When a queen and prince in a hunting accident, it's up to Conan to solve the case, while in the meantime Lupin's got his eyes on the Queen's Crown. (SOURCE: IMDB)

WRITER: Monkey Punch (characters), Gôshô Aoyama (characters), Atsushi Maekawa (script)

VOICE ACTORS: Kan'ichi Kurita, Minami Takayama

RATING: 2/5

Lupin 3 Sei Tai Meitantei Conan: The Movie (Hajime Kamegaki, Japan, 2013)

SYNOPSIS: It is a cross over between the series Lupin III and Case Closed and takes place after the television special Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan, additionally incorporating various elements from its predecessor in its plot. The plot follows Conan Edogawa who sets out to apprehend Arsene Lupin III, the suspect of stealing a jewel called Cherry Sapphire. (SOURCE: IMDB)

WRITER: Monkey Punch (characters), Gôshô Aoyama (characters), Atsushi Maekawa (script)

VOICE ACTORS: Kan'ichi Kurita, Minami Takayama

RATING: 2.5/5

Garapal (Pong Mercado, Philippines, 2000)

SYNOPSIS: A man betrays by his own best friend and his girlfriend after they steal the plate that can be use to make fake money. He was shot and left bloody. With the help of his new female companion, he will have his revenge and take the things that he owns.

WRITER: Glenn Mercado (story)

STARS: Gary Estrada, Lara Fabregas, Tonton Guttierez, Samantha Lopez

RATING: 4/5