Tag: John DeSando (Critic)
Bully (2011)
A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.
Coriolanus (2011)
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Four Lovers (2010)
What are adult love affairs? Two couples meet and fall in love, lose sight of each other in the confusion and end up pulling through.
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Touchback (2011)
A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.
American Reunion (2012)
Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
The Forgiveness of Blood (2011)
An Albanian family is torn apart by a murder, resulting in a blood feud that makes eldest son Nik a prime target and forces his sister, eldest daughter Rudina, to leave school in order to take over the family business.
In Darkness (2011)
A dramatization of one man’s rescue of Jewish refugees in the German-occupied Polish city of Lvov.
Norwegian Wood (2010)
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki’s girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
The Hunger Games (2012)
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister’s place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
21 Jump Street (2012)
A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
Chico and Rita (2010)
Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero – brings heartache and torment.
Friends with Kids (2011)
Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic, so they can avoid the toll kids can take on romantic relationships.
John Carter (2012)
Transported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior.
Silent House (2011)
A girl is trapped inside her family’s lakeside retreat and becomes unable to contact the outside world as supernatural forces haunt the house with mysterious energy and consequences.
The Whale (2011)
The true story of Luna, a young, wild killer whale who tries to befriend people on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island.
A Separation (2011)
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer’s disease.