A grad student becomes mixed up with an internet gambling tycoon in Costa Rica, and is soon over his head dealing with thugs and the FBI.
Rush
Ron Howard tells the story of the rivalry between Formula 3 race car drivers John Hunt and Niki Lauda, contrasting their live styles and choices along the way.
In a World
In Lake Bell’s film Carol wants to become a voice over talent “in a world” in which men rule almost exclusively. Her father, a talented voice over talent is against her, and in her struggle she almost overlooks love. A delightful comedy with a serious, feminist theme.
The Patience Stone
This film set in a Middle Eastern nation during a civil war is a feminist story of liberation from patriarchal oppression.
Captain Phillips
The bio film Captain Phillips is a superior thriller in that much of it is a battle of wits between the Somali pirate leader who has taken the American hostage and hopes to reach Somali before the Navy SEALSs can act.
Captain Phillips (2013)
When Somali pirates hijack an American container ship, the captain engages in a battle of wits with the pirate leader to save his crew and himself.
Enough Said
A divorced man and woman enjoy one another’s company until the woman becomes friends with the man’s ex-wife. When she does not tell either, she begins to view her lover through the negative eyes of the ex-wife, with results that she should have foreseen.
Salinger
Through interviews with writers and those who knew Salinger, this film explores the life of America’s most reclusive writer. His novel Catcher in the Rye made him both famous and publicity shy.
Short Term 12
Grace, a compassionate caregiver at a facility for troubled youth bonds with a newcomer who has suffered from an abusive father, just as she had. As a wounded healer Grace also needs help so she can move on and open herself up to the man she loves.
Gravity (2013)
When their space shuttle is destroyed two US astronauts must figure out how they can get back to eareth before their oxygen supply runs out.