HIGH TENSION (HAUTE TENSION) (2003)

 




















Directed by: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Cecile de France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon, Andrei Finti, Oana Pellea, Franck Khalfoun, Marco Claudiu

95 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, violence, gore)
Country of origin: France

PLOT:
In high hopes of spending a peaceful weekend, French college students and best friends Marie and Alexia head to Alexia's parents' secluded cottage to study. Unbeknownst to them, a deranged, sadistic killer is prowling the area, slashing innocent victims for his perverse pleasure. Before long, the mysterious murderer breaks into the dark farmhouse in the dead of night, and a brutal massacre ensues, where no one is spared, ensues. Now, with helpless Alexia as the madman's hostage, Marie finds herself trapped in a sinister cat-and-mouse game, doing everything in her power to save her friend; however, is this the end of the nightmare?

THE PHANTOM EMPIRE (1988)

 

Directed by: Fred Olen Ray

Starring: Sybil Danning, Ross Hagen, Jeffrey Combs, Russ Tamblyn, Dawn Wildsmith, Robert Quarry, Susan Stokey, Michelle Bauer

85 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, gore, nudity)

PLOT:

When a man-eating cave creature appears with a fortune in uncut diamonds around his neck, Dr. Chambers' daughter Denae hires a salvage company to find the underground source of the gems. Accompanied by archaeological intern Andrew Paris, mineralogist Professor Strock, and the salvage company's Cort Eastman and Eddy Colchilde, Denae's hopes of emerging from her famous father's shadow become as remote as getting out of the caves alive!

BETTER LUCK TOMORROW (2002)

 




















Directed by: Justin Lin
Starring: Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, Karin Anna Cheung, John Cho, Aaron Takahashi, Darian Weiss, Alden Ray, Ryan Cadiz, Jessie S. Marion, A.J. Green, Beverly Sotelo, Jerry Mathers

95 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, drug use)

PLOT:
A group of over-achieving East Asian American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extracurricular criminal activities. 

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SUPERSTAR (1999)

 




















Directed by: Bruce McCulloch
Produced by: Lorne Michaels
Starring: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams, Mark McKinney, Glynis Johns, Jason Blicker, Gerry Bamman, Emmy Laybourne, Jennifer Irwin, Rob Stefaniuk, Natalie Radford, Karyn Dwyer, Tom Green, Chuck Campbell, Robert Clark

81 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, rude sexual humor)

PLOT:
Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream to kiss Sky, the most popular boy in school. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her fantasies and her conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom. Her big chance is a school talent contest. Her main competition is Evian, the prettiest girl in school, who is dancing with Sky. Mary Katherine gets some talent-show help from her fellow special education students, her grandma and Jesus, and inspiration from secrets in her past. Watching are Sky, Evian and a silent classmate.

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THE MAZE RUNNER (2014)

 




















Directed by: Wes Ball
Based on the novel by: James Dashner
Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter, Patricia Clarkson, Blake Cooper, Ki Hong Lee, Dexter Darden, Jacob Latimore, Chris Sheffield, Joe Adler, Randall D. Cunningham, Alexander Flores, Don McManus

113 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:
A teen with no memory of the outside world awakens in a gigantic maze guarded by deadly creatures, and plots a daring escape.

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SEND HELP (2026)

 




















Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien, Edyll Ismail, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang, Dennis Haysbert, Thaneth Warakulnukroh, Emma Raimi, Kristy Best

113 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, nudity, gore)

PLOT:
An overworked analyst and her arrogant nepo-baby boss survive a plane crash near Thailand and must cooperate to stay alive on a remote jungle island while their workplace power dynamic collapses around them.

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SONNY BOY (1989)

 

Directed by: Robert Martin Carroll

Starring: David Carradine, Michael Boston, Brad Dourif, Paul L. Smith, Conrad Janis, Sydney Lassick, Alexandra Powers, Steve Carlisle, Savina Gersak, Steve Ingrassia, Stephen Lee Davis, Robert Broyles, Jeff Bergquist, Dalene Young, Christopher Bradley

96 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:

In 1970, Harmony, a small town in New Mexico, is run by a small-time crime boss named Slue, who accepts the delivery of a Lincoln Continental car stolen by his henchmen Weasel, who brings it after killing a couple who was travelling with their child. When the crime boss finds the couple's baby in the backseat he wants to kill him, but he is stopped by his transvestite “wife”, Pearl. Slue decides to keep the baby - which Pearl names “Sonny Boy” - but he cuts out the boy’s tongue and raises him as a mute accomplice in their crimes, training and treating him like a wild dog, and sending Sonny Boy to kill anyone who wants to steal from or opposes Slue's grip over the town. When the grown Sonny Boy escapes and tries to make contact with the outside world, the attention he draws to his warped family results in darkly-humored mayhem.