简介：When a young woman finds herself living life on the streets she learns the art of picking up men to put a roof over her head. But when she meets the guy of her dreams her secret threatens to ruin their perfect relationship.
简介：Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder. “Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much. The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.
简介：When a deep space fishing vessel is robbed by a gang of pirates, the Captain makes a daring decision to go after a rare and nearly extinct species. On the hunt, his obsession propels them further into space and danger as the crew spins into a downward spiral of mutiny and betrayal.
简介：夫妻档亚伦·泰勒-约翰逊与萨姆·泰勒-约翰逊又要合作了，他们将把“臭名昭著”的畅销书、讲述吸毒“瘾君子”的《百万碎片》(A Million Little Pieces)拍成电影，计划丈夫出演、妻子导演。两人曾这样合作电影《无处的男孩》(并因此相恋)。《百万碎片》项目也很狗血：原作是James Frey写的书，卖得非常好，03年推出后就是各大电影公司争夺的目标，并在当年由华纳取得改编权，布拉德·皮特和詹妮弗·安妮斯顿、布拉德·格雷任制片人。然而电影还没拍好，2006年Frey被曝出丑闻，这本市面上被归类为“自传”的书夹杂了很多不实信息，Frey对他的经历进行了修饰润色。此后Frey被批为“大骗子”，选这本书进入她创办的“奥普拉读书俱乐部”的主持人奥普拉·温弗瑞也称受到欺骗，电影项目也成了烫手山芋，几经波折。但故事本身确实很引人入胜，讲述男主角在一架飞往芝加哥的飞机上醒来，随后开始进行康复治疗。书中对挣扎在吸毒、酗酒、犯罪中的人、绝望的人的展现和剖析让人震撼。