POUYA SHAHBAZIAN

AMERICAN HONEY (2016)
Starring Sasha Lane and Shia Labeouf. Directed by Andrea Arnold.

Star, a teenage girl from a troubled home, runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling magazine subscriptions door to door. Finding her feet in this gang of teenagers, one of whom is Jake, she soon gets into the group's lifestyle of hard-partying nights, law-bending days, and young love.

REVIEWS American Honey - America through a new lens

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT PART 1 (2016)
Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jeff Daniels and Bill Skarsgard. Directed by Robert Schwentke.

After Tris opened the box at the end of 'The Divergent Series: Insurgent', releasing the message from the Founders of the city, life within Chicago has devolved into chaos, with Evelyn and Johanna at odds over who should assume control. Tris, Four and their band of comrades must fight their way out of the city to discover what the world outside holds. There they encounter a whole new society, with a new set of rules, controlled by a brillant scientist names David. Tris is embraced by David and the leadership, causing friction in her relationship with Four. Ultimately, they must figure out how to set aside their differences to stop the violence that is overtaking Chicago, and confront an even greater threat.

REVIEWS The Divergent Series: Allegiant Part 1

DIVERGENT (2014)
Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Zoe Kravitz, Maggie Q and Ashley Judd. Directed by Neil Burger.

A gripping action thriller set in a futuristic world where society has been divided into five factions. As each person approaches adulthood, he or she must choose a faction and commit to it for the rest of their life. Tris Prior chooses Dauntless — the daring risk-takers who pursue bravery above all else. During the Dauntless initiation Tris completes death-defying stunts and faces her inmost fears in spectacular simulations. When she discovers she is "Divergent", someone who will never be able to fit into just one faction, she is warned that she must conceal this secret or risk her life. As Tris uncovers a looming war which threatens her family and the life of the mysterious Dauntless leader whom she has come to love, Tris must face her greatest test yet - deciding whether revealing she is a Divergent will save her world - or destroy it.

REVIEWS Divergent - Only a beginning