SIDNEY KIMMEL

INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES (2022)
Starring Sophia Ali, Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Deepti Gupta, Rish Shah and Ved Sapru. Directed by Geeta Malik.

Alia Kapur returns to her family’s posh suburban New Jersey home after a year away at college and upends their well-ordered life with her newfound independence. Befriending Varun, the handsome son of the new owners of the local Indian grocery, she invites his family to a weekly dinner gathering with her parents’ wealthy friends. She is shocked to learn that her perfectionist mother Sheila has a previous connection to Varun’s mother Bhairavi. Alia’s surprise turns to indignation when she uncovers secrets about both her parents that push her toward a daring and transformative confrontation.

REVIEWS India Sweets and Spices - Crazy rich Indians

GRETA (2019)
Starring Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore, Stephen Rea, Zawe Ashton, Parker Sawyers, Jessica Claire Preddy, Jane Perry and Angela Thompson Georgas. Directed by Neil Jordan.

A sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) doesn’t think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is Greta (Isabelle Huppert), an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. Having recently lost her mother, Frances quickly grows closer to widowed Greta. The two become fast friends — but Greta’s maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing in Greta’s life is what it seems.

REVIEWS Greta - Isabelle Huppert: horror icon?!

BRAD'S STATUS (2017)
Starring Ben Stiller, Michael Sheen, Jenna Fischer, Luke Wilson, Austin Abrams, Jemaine Clement, Shazi Raja, Luisa Lee, Mike White and Adam Capriolo. Directed by Mike White.

A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life's choices.

HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016)
Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham. Directed by David MacKenzie.

Two brothers, an ex-con and a divorced father, face the foreclosure of their family’s farm and decide to team up for a string of adrenaline-filled heists. A seasoned lawman (Jeff Bridges) tracks their bankrobbing spree and is determined to take them down.

REVIEWS Hell or High Water - Good people doing bad things

SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (2015)
Starring Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Adam Scott, Jason Mantzoukas, Natasha Lyonne, Adam Brody, Amanda Peet, Katherine Waterston, Marc Blucas and Margarita Levieva. Directed by Leslye Headland.

Years after impulsively losing their virginity to each other in college, Lainey and Jake meet at a support group in New York (“What’s a nice girl like you doing at a sex addicts meeting?”). A spark resurfaces, but they’ve walked this road before. Abject failures in romance who lead lives of serial infidelity and self-sabotage, they agree to a platonic friendship to mutually support their recovery - and what’s more supportive than teaching your friend proper self-stimulation? Can love bloom while you’re sleeping with other people?

REVIEWS Sleeping With Other People - Abstaining from sex in the city

THE AGE OF ADALINE (2015)
Starring Blake Lively, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn, Kathy Baker and Michiel Huisman. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger.

A romantic drama which tells of the miraculous life of Adaline Bowman, who remains 29 years old for almost eight decades following a near death experience. Over the course of the 20th century, Adaline leads a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist Ellis Jones reignites her passion for life and romance. When a weekend with his parents threatens to uncover the truth, Adaline makes a decision that will change her life forever.

REVIEWS The Age of Adaline - Promising premise falls short

THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (2013)
Starring Ryan Gosling - Luke, Bradley Cooper - Avery Cross, Rose Byrne - Jennifer, Eva Mendes - Romina, Ray Liotta - Deluca and Ben Mendelsohn - Robin Van Der Zee. Directed by Derek Cianfrance.

Luke is in constant motion, a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels from town to town with the carnival. Passing through Schenectady in upstate New York, he tries to reconnect with a former lover, Romina, only to learn that she has in his absence given birth to their son Jason. Luke resolves to forsake life on the road and to provide for his newfound family, taking a job as car mechanic with Robin. Robin soon discovers Luke’s special talents, and proposes to partner with him in a string of spectacular bank robberies. But it is only a matter of time before Luke will run up against the law – which comes in the form of Avery Cross.

REVIEWS The Place Beyond The Pines - On Blu-ray
The Place Beyond the Pines - Just shy of great

WALK OF SHAME
Starring Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs and Sarah Wright. Directed by Steven Brill.

Meghan Miles, reporter with a dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A without a phone, car, ID or money – and only eight hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life...

PARKER
Starring Jason Statham - Parker, Jennifer Lopez - Leslie, Nick Nolte and Michael Chiklis - Melander. Directed by Taylor Hackford.

PARKER follows a tough thief who lives by a code. Though at times he is forced into violence, he lives by a code of honour that includes never stealing money from people who need it. His word is his bond and if he is crossed he will strike back