Saturday, November 11, 2017
Break the Chain (PDXFF 2017) - Documentary Review
The Movie: Break the Chain
The Directors: Laura E. Swanson and Kirk Mason
The Story: The film chronicles two survivors of Human Trafficking - providing a detailed look at how trafficking goes unnoticed within our backyards. Kwami, a child survivor of Labor Trafficking, was enslaved for nearly five years with three other children in Ypsilanti, Michigan before anyone noticed. Debbie, a survivor of Sex Trafficking, takes us through her experience of being sold for sex around the Detroit-Area between the ages of 13 and 18. - BreakTheChainFilm.com
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Thursday, November 9, 2017
Secret Santa (PDXFF 2017) - Movie Review
The Movie: Secret Santa
The Director: Adam Marcus
The Cast: A Leslie Kies, Michael Rady, Michelle Renee Allaire, Pat Destro, Drew Lynch, Curtis Fortier, John Gilbert, Nathan Hedrick, Megan Helbing, Petra Areskoug, Ryan Leigh Seaton, Debra Sullivan, Michelle Allair, Freddy John James, Eddie Jordan III
The Story: A dysfunctional Christmas party turns deadly when an unexpected gift brings out the evil in everyone and turns the yuletide festivities into a fight for survival.
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017
The Hollow Child (PDXFF 2017) - Movie Review
The Movie: The Hollow Child
The Director: Jeremy Lutter
The Cast: Jessica McLeod, Hannah Cheramy, John Emmet Tracy, Jana Mitsoula, Genevieve Buechner, Connor Stanhope, Johannah Newmarch
The Story: A troubled foster teen, Samantha, works to expose a dangerous supernatural impostor in her new family and rescue her foster sister.
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok - Movie Review
The Movie: Thor: Ragnarok
The Director: Taika Waititi
The Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Mark Ruffalo, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tadanobu Asano, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi
The Story: This is what Thor and Hulk were doing during Civil War.
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Blue (HIFF 2017) - Documentary Review
The Documentary: Blue
The Director: Karina Holden
The Story: Blue is a provocative journey into the ocean realm, witnessing this critical moment in time when the marine world is on a precipice.
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Brown's Canyon (PDXFF 2017) - Movie Review
The Movie: Brown's Canyon
The Director: John Helde
The Cast: Lisa Every, Eric Jordan, Carter Rodriquez, Jenn Ruzumna, Sara Rucker Thiessen
The Story: Two self-help gurus plan to resuscitate their careers by co-hosting a women’s mindfulness retreat in the Utah wilderness. When surprise guests, a mudslide and a bowl of spoiled chili thwart their plans, their own lives unravel over one awkward weekend.
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Thursday, November 2, 2017
The VelociPastor (PDXFF 2017) - Movie Review
The Movie: The VelociPastor
The Director: Brendan Steere
The Cast: Gregory James Cohan, Alyssa Kempinski, Fernando Pacheco De Castro, Jesse Turits, Daniel Steere,
The Story: After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a hooker convinces him to use it to fight crime. And ninjas.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Wol-ha: Very Bad Moon Rising (PDXFF 2017) - Movie Review
The Movie: Wol-ha: Very Bad Moon Rising
The Director: Oh In-chun
The Story: Commissioned by a mysterious international collector with a large sum of money, a party makes an expedition to find “the tomb of Kisaeng Wolhyang”.
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Sunday, October 29, 2017
Thank You for Your Service - Movie Review
The Movie: Thank You for Your Service
Director: Jason Hall
The Cast: Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Beaulah Koale, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Amy Schumer, Erin Darke, Scott Haze, Omar J. Dorsey, Brad Beyer
The Story: A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
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Only the Brave - Movie Review
The Movie: Only the Brave
The Director: Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion)
The Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly,
The Story: Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
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