JUSTIN NAPPI

99 HOMES (2015)
Starring Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, Michael Shannon, Tim Guinee, J.d. Evermore, Noah Lomax, Clancy Brown, Nicole Barré, Cullen Moss and Wayne Pére. Directed by Ramin Bahrani.

In this timely thriller, when single father Dennis Nash is evicted from his home, his only chance to win it back is to go to work for Rick Carver, the charismatic and ruthless businessman who evicted him in the first place. It’s a deal with the devil that provides security for his family; but as Nash falls deeper into Carver’s web, he finds his situation grows more brutal and dangerous than he ever imagined.

REVIEWS 99 Homes - A harsh reality

ALL IS LOST (2014)
Starring Robert Redford. Directed by J.c. Chandor.

Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, an unnamed man wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water after a collision with a shipping container left floating on the high seas. With his navigation equipment and radio disabled, the man sails unknowingly into the path of a violent storm. Despite his success in patching the breached hull, his mariner’s intuition and a strength that belies his age, the man barely survives the tempest.

Using only a sextant and nautical maps to chart his progress, he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face.

REVIEWS All Is Lost - There is no story - there is only survival

ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING? (2014)
Starring Zac Efron, Imogen Poots, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, MacKenzie Davis and Jessica Lucas. Directed by Tom Gormican.

Three Manhattan bachelors vow to have as much fun as possible whilst they are single.

REVIEWS Are We Officially Dating? - New bromantics