I just checked out my screener copy of Josh Trank’s Chronicle, starring Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell and Michael Kelly.
In Chronicle, it’s the story of three kids who find something under the ground in a cave and it gives them amazing telekinetic powers.
As the movie progresses, we follow their journey of self discovery as they learn the extent of their powers, including how much fun they can have, or how much trouble they can get into.
It’s a pretty good tale of teens with too much of a good thing and I recommend catching it on DVD or Blu-ray. You can check out my original movie review.
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This is a DVD & movie review of the 2011 movie, Martha Marcy May Marlene.
Martha Marcy May Marlene comes from Fox Searchlight Pictures and runs 102 minutes, and is rated R, and yes, it’s a heck of a title to try and remember!
It’s written and directed by Sean Dunkin (Afterschool) and stars Elizabeth Olsen (Silent House) as Martha, Sarah Paulson (The Spirit, Joss Whedon’s Serenity; on TV: Deadwood) as Martha’s sister, Lucy; Hugh Dancy (Confessions of a Shopaholic, Our Idiot Brother) as Lucy’s significant other, Ted & John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone; Eastbound & Down (TV series)) as cult leader Patrick.
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Martha Marcy May Marlene is a surprisingly dark and captivating drama that focuses on a young girl named Martha (Olsen), who escapes from a cult and goes to live with her sister, Lucy (Paulson) and husband Ted (Dancy). The trailers I’ve seen don’t quite do this dramatic piece justice, while the movie oozes this quiet, low-key tone of desperation for Martha.
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