82% (3)  Love & Friendship  90 min,  PG,  [Comedy, Drama, Romance]  [Whit Stillman]  [03 Jun 2016]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 64%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 97%,   Metacritic: 87%,   External Reviews
Awards:  7 wins & 46 nominations.
Actors:  Chloë Sevigny, Jenn Murray, Kate Beckinsale, Morfydd Clark, Tom Bennett, Xavier Samuel
Writer:  Whit Stillman, Jane Austen (based on her novella "Lady Susan")
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English, French    Country:  Ireland, France, Netherlands
Plot:  Set in the 1790s, Love and Friendship centers on beautiful widow Lady Susan Vernon, who has come to the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and her rather reluctant debutante daughter, Frederica.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Beautiful young widow Lady Susan Vernon visits to the estate of her in-laws to wait out the colourful rumours about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst ensconced there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and a future for her eligible but reluctant daughter, Frederica. In doing so she attracts the simultaneous attentions of the young, handsome Reginald DeCourcy, the rich and silly Sir James Martin and the divinely handsome, but married, Lord Manwaring, complicating matters severely.
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52% (3)  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse  124 min,  PG-13,  [Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance]  [David Slade]  [30 Jun 2010]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 50%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 48%,   Metacritic: 58%,   External Reviews
Awards:  22 wins & 34 nominations.
Actors:  Billy Burke, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Xavier Samuel
Writer:  Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay), Stephenie Meyer (novel)
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob -- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.
Rotten Tomatoes:   The third film in the Twilight series explores a love triangle between Bella (Kristen Stewart), Edward (Robert Pattinson), and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) as the werewolf pack and the Cullen clan join together to fight a new breed of vampires. Melissa Rosenberg provides the screenplay for the Summit Entertainment adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novel, with director David Slade calling the shots behind the camera. Bryce Dallas Howard joins the cast as Victoria, the role originally played by Rachelle Lefevre in the first film. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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45% (3)  Mr. Church  104 min,  PG-13,  [Comedy, Drama]  [Bruce Beresford]  [11 Nov 2016]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 77%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 24%,   Metacritic: 37%,   External Reviews
Awards:  3 nominations.
Actors:  Britt Robertson, Eddie Murphy, Natascha McElhone, Xavier Samuel
Writer:  Susan McMartin
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  "Mr. Church" tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans into fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Set 1965 Los Angeles, Mr. Church begins with a stranger arriving on the doorstep of 10-year-old CHARLOTTE "CHARLIE" BRODY and her single mother MARIE BRODY (40), who is battling breast cancer. They soon learn that the quiet man, HENRY CHURCH (40), has been hired by Marie's recently deceased former lover to cook for them and help maintain the household. As Mr. Church's time with the Brodys extends from months into years, he becomes a father figure for Charlie during her formative years, nurturing her love of literature and making a lasting impact on her life. Even as Mr. Church tries to keep his own life separate from the Brodys, he eventually learns that the connection he feels to Charlie is what family is all about.
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43% (3)  Adore  112 min,  R,  [Drama, Romance]  [Anne Fontaine]  [03 Apr 2013]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 62%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 32%,   Metacritic: 37%,   External Reviews
Awards:  1 win & 4 nominations.
Actors:  James Frecheville, Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel
Writer:  Anne Fontaine (screenplay), Doris Lessing (book), Christopher Hampton (adaptation), Anne Fontaine (adaptation), Christopher Hampton (dialogue)
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  Australia, France
Plot:  Lil (Naomi Watts) and Roz (Robin Wright) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Set in an Australian seaside town of otherworldly beauty and shot in lush 35mm Cinemascope, ADORE establishes an aura of fable as it follows two women's plunge into uncharted waters. Watts and Wright fearlessly engage with both the physical and psychological components of the story, capturing the complex emotions and powerful desires driving their characters. Strong performances from relative newcomers Xavier Samuel (THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE) and James Frecheville (ANIMAL KINGDOM) complement Watts and Wright's and add another layer of intricacy to the story. Under the precise gaze of Fontaine's camera, ADORE radiates with intoxicating sensuality while exploring the intricacies of love, family, morality and passion.
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49% (2)  Bait  93 min,  R,  [Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller]  [Kimble Rendall]  [20 Sep 2012]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 52%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 47%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Chris Betts, Richard Brancatisano, Sharni Vinson, Xavier Samuel
Writer:  Shayne Armstrong (additional writing by), Duncan Kennedy (additional writing by), John Kim, S.P. Krause (additional writing by), Justin Monjo (additional writing by), Russell Mulcahy
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  Australia, Singapore, China
Plot:  This movie is about a group of people who get trapped in a Supermarket after a Tsunami hits the coast of Queensland, Australia. But they soon find out that they have more to worry about than being in a flooded grocery store, there's 12 foot sharks swimming around them, and it's hungry.
Rotten Tomatoes:   When a monstrous freak tsunami hits a sleepy beach community, a group of survivors from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a submerged grocery store. As they try to escape to safety, they soon discover that there is a predator among them more deadly than the threat of drowning-vicious great white sharks lurking in the water, starved hungry for fresh meat. As the bloodthirsty sharks begin to pick the survivors off one by one, the group realizes that they must work together to find a way out without being eaten alive. -- (C) Official Site
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