821. Kwaidan
Year of Release: 1965
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Actors: Rentaro Mikuni, Katsuo Nakamura, Kanemon Nakamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Keiko Kishi
Plot: Four Japanese tales revolving around the supernatural: A poor samurai disowns his wife in order to marry for money only to regret the decision and return home, but something has changed; a woodcutter is rescued from a snowstrom by an ice spirit who saves him on condition he never tell anyone about her - 10 years later he breaks the promise; a blind musician in a monastery is commissioned by a ghostly host to sing their ballad, but as his lifeforce is drained the monks rush to save him; finally, a writer recounts the story of man who keeps seeing a mysterious face in his cup of tea.
822. Children of Heaven ( Bacheha-Ye aseman )
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Majid Majidi
Actors: Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Mohammad Amir Naji, Bahare Seddiqi, Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi, Fereshte Sarabandi, Kamal Mirkarimi
Plot: Ali has lost his younger sister's shoes at the market. He comes up with a solution until he can somehow find a new pair: they will share his shoes.
823. Fast Five
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Justin Lin
Actors: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Elsa Pataky
Plot: Ex cop Brian O'Conner and ex-con Dominic Toretto along with Mia Toretto have managed to keep one step ahead of their pursuers, finally ending up Rio de Janeiro where they are faced with only one choice: confront the man who wants them dead and end things once and for all. They gather an elite team of racers, but they will have to elude a hard-nosed Agent Hobbs to pull off their daring plan.
824. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul ( Angst essen Seele auf )
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Actors: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann, Karl Scheydt, Marquard Bohm
Plot: An aging woman falls for a Berber man ten years her junior - and all those around her oppose the relationship, especially when they decide to marry. Yet even as the date draws closer, each has their own personal doubts about how to continue.
825. The Breadwinner
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nora Twomey
Actors: Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Ali Badshah, Noorin Gulamgaus, Kawa Ada
826. Apocalypto
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mel Gibson
Actors: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Báez, Amilcar Ramírez
Plot: The Mayan kingdom is failing, so they enslave the people who live in the
forest to sacrifice them to the gods. One hunter, Jaguar Paw, is captured
but needs to get back to his family and fulfill the omen.
827. Senna
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Asif Kapadia
Actors: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva
Plot: A documentary/biography of Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, who became a
global sensation, and a revered man in his native Brazil, before meeting a
sudden, tragic end at only 34 years of age.
828. That Obscure Object of Desire ( Cet obscur objet du désir )
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Luis Buñuel
Actors: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Julien Bertheau, André Weber, Ellen Bahl
Plot: An aging man finds himself in love with an infuriating but captivating
younger woman, played interchangeably by two actresses, one a cool, icy
Frenchwoman, the other a fiery Spaniard.
829. Ip Man ( Yip Man )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wilson Yip
Actors: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka Tung Lam, Yu Xing, You-Nam Wong
Plot: An occupying Japanese general challenges Chinese men to duels so he can prove the superiority of the Japanese. Ip Man refuses to fight, but can resist for only so long.
830. Paterson
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Actors: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Chasten Harmon, William Jackson Harper, Frank Harts, Barry Shabaka Henley
Plot: Paterson the bus driver lives and works in the city of Paterson, New Jersey. He adheres to a simple schedule but has a hidden passion for poetry. While his life is rote, by contrast his wife, Laura, lives in an ever-changing world with a different project popping up seemingly each day. He supports her ambition while she does the same for his hidden poetry. The city, the man, one week in the life of both and how each affects the other.
