Thursday, May 18, 2017

The Age of Shadows (2016)

Japanese agents close in as members of the Korean resistance plan an attack in 1920's Seoul.

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them. A talented Korean-born Japanese police officer, who was previously in the independence movement himself, is thrown into a dilemma between the demands of his reality and the instinct to support a greater cause.

Equity (2016)

Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop is threatened by a financial scandal and must untangle a web of corruption.

Naomi Bishop is an investment banker determined to overcome a previous stain to her professional reputation, which is a challenge in the male dominated financial sector she works in. As Naomi in that spirit makes her move managing a burgeoning new tech IPO, she has to endure not only the condescension of her colleagues, but also her imperious client even as troubling new developments cloud the venture's future. Against that, the probing of a college friend turned Federal investment law prosecutor and the conniving of her double-dealing boyfriend seem to be manageable complications, until a betrayal by a trusted colleague threatens to ruin everything.

Apprentice (2016)

Inevitably, a transfer to a maximum security prison will eventually challenge the integrity and ethics of a young correctional officer on his way to become a chief executioner.

The Dreamers (2003)

A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.

A Dog's Purpose (2017)

A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.

Savage Dog (2017)

A story set in Indochina in 1959, a land beyond rule and a time without mercy, and the birth of a legend.


Éternité (2016)

The story of the women and relationships that define a family across a century.