GASMAN (1998)

Directed by: Lynne Ramsay

Starring: James Ramsay, Lynne Ramsay Jr, Jackie Quinn, Martin Anderson, Denise Flannagan, Lisa Taylor, Robert McEwan

16 minutes

(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:

It's the Christmas season. With her mom's help, Lynne, a girl of perhaps eight, dresses up; her younger brother Steven plays with a toy car. The children leave with their dad, who's affectionate with them. They walk down a railroad track where an unkempt woman waits with two children, about the same age as Lynne and Steven. The children go with them. They're all headed to a holiday party at a pub. Lynne notices that the girl acts all too familiar with her dad. What's going on?

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (2000)

 

Directed by: Robert Lee King

Based on the stage play by: Charles Busch

Starring: Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Nicholas Brendon, Kimberley Davies, Matt Keeslar, Charles Busch, Beth Broderick, Amy Adams, Kathleen Robertson, Nick Cornish, Andrew Levitas, Channon Roe, Jenica Bergere, Danni Wheeler, Nathan Bexton, Buddy Quaid, Nicholas D'Agosto

95 minutes

(NR - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, violence)

PLOT:

Impossibly perky Florence doesn't quite fit in at her thoroughly square high school in her seaside Southern California town -- that is, until she happens upon a band of ultra-hip surfer dudes. Renaming herself "Chicklet," she tries her gosh-darnedest to be the sole girl riding the waves with the group led by suave Kanaka. While adopting her surfer alter ego, Florence soon discovers that other less pleasant personalities emerge when confronted with the sight of polka dots. One called Anne Bowman is a tough, "experienced" older lady, while the other, Tylene, is a stereotypical sassy black woman. Blacking out whenever these other personalities take over, Florence becomes increasingly worried that she is responsible for a series of grisly murders. Of course, she is far from the only suspicious character in her oceanside community -- there's B-movie star Bettina Barnes, Swedish exchange student Lars, and Florence's own unnervingly perfect mom.

SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS (1981)

 




















Directed by: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Based on the novel "Psychic School Wars" by: Taku Mayumura
Starring: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Masami Hasegawa, Toru Minegishi, Miyoko Akaza, Fumi Dan, Hajime Hana, Haruki Kadokawa, Tsugunobu Kotani, Chiharu Kuri, Ai Matsubara, Taku Mayumura, Koichi Miura, Kaori Mizushima, Tadashi Naito, Katsuhiko Nakagawa, Chigumi Obayashi, Goro Oishi, Yusuke Okada, Nobuyo Oyama, Noriko Sengoku, Hiromitsu Suzuki, Yoichi Takabayashi, Yasuhiro Tanogashira, Macoto Tezuka, Koichi Yamamoto, Shingo Yanagisawa, Yuji Yasuda

90 minutes
(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)
Country of origin: Japan

PLOT:
Yuka is a shy middle-schooler with psychic powers. When a new student with similar abilities begins to show off her skills by stealing a class election, Yuka and her friends vow to stop her.

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STUBER (2019)

 

Directed by: Michael Dowse

Starring: Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Iko Uwais, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Jimmy Tatro, Mira Sorvino, Karen Gillan, Steve Howey, Amin Joseph, Scott Lawrence, Aaron Sheridan, Rene Moran, Julia Vasi, Melody Peng, Victoria Anastasi, Malachi Malik, Patricia French, Jay D. Kacho

93 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, brief graphic nudity)

PLOT:

A mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu picks up a grizzled detective who is hot on the trail of a sadistic, bloodthirsty terrorist and finds himself thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, himself unharmed, and work with his passenger while maintaining his high-class rating.

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INSPECTOR GADGET SAVES CHRISTMAS (1992)

 

Directed by: Chuck Patton

Starring: (voices) Don Adams, Frank Welker, Maurice LaMarche, Erica Horn

22 minutes

(TV-G - suitable for all ages)

PLOT:

Inspector Gadget is off to the North Pole to stop Dr. Claw from taking over Santa's elves and workshop.

MYSTERY TEAM (2009)

 

Directed by: Dan Eckman

Starring: Donald Glover, DC Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Dan Eckman, Meggie McFadden, Aubrey Plaza, Ellie Kemper, Neil Casey, Ben Schwartz, Bobby Moynihan, Glenn Kalison, Peter Saati, Matt Walsh, Daphne Ciccarelle, John Lutz, Jon Daly

97 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, some violence, nudity, drug references)

PLOT:

Three clueless high school nerds, best friends for years, call themselves the "Mystery Team" and solve neighborhood crimes - such as who poked a finger in a pie cooling on a window ledge - cute at seven but foolish at 18. Then, one morning, a young girl pays them a dime to find out who murdered her parents the night before and took her grandmother's ring. Using inept methods, the team lucks onto the trail of the bad guys. Can they bumble to success and a renewed reputation? And what about coming of age?

THE BEYOND (1981)

 

Directed by: Lucio Fulci

Starring: Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale, Antoine Saint-John, Giovanni De Nava, Veronica Lazar, Larry Ray, Al Cliver, Michele Mirabella, Gianpaolo Saccarola, Maria Pia Marsala, Laura De Marchi, Tonino Pulci, Lucio Fulci

87 minutes

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

Country of origin: Italy

PLOT:

The cellar of an old hotel is built on top of the door to the beyond. Bloody zombies roam there. A young woman who is the heir of the hotel wants to restore it. She is confronted with strange events: a painter has a lethal fall, the plumber vanishes, and her friend breaks his neck. When she escapes to the hospital of a friendly doctor, she doesn't know that a nightmare is waiting there.