7 Minutes
- Actie, Thriller
- Beschikbaar voor VOD: 14 september 2015
- Regie: Jay Martin
- Cast: Jason Ritter (Parenthood), Kris Kristofferson (Blade, Blade II, Blade Trinity), Leven Rambin (The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters), Zane Holtz (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Vampires Suck), Luke Mitchell (Home and Away)
Om hun schulden in te lossen bij een psychopathische drugsbaron besluiten drie wanhopige jongemannen een gewaagde roofoverval op poten te zetten. Wat begint als een simpel plan – binnen en buiten in zeven minuten – ontaardt al snel in een levensgevaarlijke onderneming. Elke minuut die wegtikt, zorgt voor een nieuwe wending en verhoogt de inzet drastisch. Wanneer de zwangere vriendin van Sam ontvoerd wordt, bereikt de situatie een kookpunt. Zijn dit de laatste zeven minuten van hun leven?
Bloedstollende actiethriller met geloofwaardige acteerprestaties van onder meer Jason Ritter (Parenthood), Kris Kristofferson (Blade-saga), Leven Rambin (The Hunger Games), Zane Holtz (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) en Luke Mitchell (Home and Away).
Reviews- Hollywoodreporter.com: Veteran music video director Jay Martin makes a highly impressive feature debut with his engrossing crime drama about a trio of desperate young men committing an ill-fated robbery. Featuring intricate, non-linear storytelling and an uncommon emotional pungency, 7 Minutes is a taut, tightly controlled exercise that should spell bigger and better things for its tyro director/screenwriter. 7 Minutes is gripping from start to finish.
- Nytimes.com: 7 Minutes knows exactly what it is: a directorial calling card to the Quentin Tarantino school of blood-bath cinema. Colorful peripheral characters include Brandi (Mariel Neto), a promiscuous barfly who seduces Mike, and Jerome (Brandon Hardesty), a blubbery policeman who pines for her. In one of the movie's meanest touches, Jerome takes off his shirt, inspects his torso in a mirror, and screams in horrified despair. This film is a nasty piece of work.
- Pastemagazine.com: Martin's attention to visuals comes from his years as a storyboarder and music video director (Death Cab for Cutie, Nas, Colbie Caillat). He knows his strengths, and his derivative debut is crafted with the methodical finesse and sophisticated composition of someone who prays at the style altars of Derek Cianfrance and Cary Fukunaga. 7 Minutes is a slick ride through a sexy cultural wasteland.
- LATimes.com: Martin keeps the action, which includes bits of bone-crunching violence, moving apace with solid atmospherics and credible tough-guy dialogue and attitude.
Flyckeringmyth.com: A strong début feature from writer/director Martin, 7 Minutes goes beyond the conventional bank heist drama to provide a provocative and memorable visual experience. 4*. - Thestar.com: Writer-director Jay Martin's 7 Minutes puts an entertaining spin on the heist movie with a fast-moving drama that flits from past to present during a bank job. A solid score and tight camerawork shows Martin's background as a music video director translates well to big-screen work.
- Awardscircuit.com: A solid calling card for writer/director Jay Martin.
Wearemoviegeeks.com: From the moment the three amateur crooks come busting through the door wearing blank, white Halloween masks (which may or may not be a nod to Eyes Without a Face) waving guns they have no intention of using to the final showdown, 7 MINUTES is a remarkable piece of work. I am impressed; I have to give 7 MINUTES at least 4 stars out of 5. - Forcesofgeek.com: A surprisingly tight, entertaining heist film.
- Waytooindie.com: A fun romp for film fans who just can't get enough of watching bumbling criminals struggle to successfully commit a crime.
- Moviebuzzers.com: Regardless of what your feelings on the ending might be, the road to get there is thrilling and makes 7 Minutes definitely worth a watch. You might think you've seen all that can be done with a heist film already, but you haven't seen something quite like this yet.
- Shuffleonline.net: 7 Minutes is not so much a whodunnit as it is a "whydunnit." It is stylish, intelligent and entertaining.
There's Always Woodstock
- Komedie, Romantische komedie
- Beschikbaar voor VOD: 17 augustus 2015
- Regie: Rita Merson
- Cast: Ryan Guzman (Step Up 4 Miami Heat, Pretty Little Liars), Katey Sagal (Married With Children, Sons of Anarchy), Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect, John Tucker Must Die), Allison Miller (17 Again, Terra Nova), Jason Ritter (Parenthood), Rumer Willis (90210)
Catherine Brown (Allison Miller - 17 Again, Terra Nova) raakt op één dag tijd haar rotbaantje bij een New Yorks platenlabel kwijt en betrapt haar verloofde met een andere vrouw. Ze besluit haar verlovingsring te verkopen en naar haar ouderlijke huis in Woodstock te verkassen, om er tot rust te komen en aan haar eigen muzikale droom te werken. Maar haar terugkeer blijkt bitterzoet. Ze is sinds de dood van haar ouders, toen ze 4 was, niet meer terug geweest en al snel zit ze op alle vlakken muurvast. Pas na een gênante kennismaking met Noah, de charmante dorpsarts, begint ze weer open te bloeien. Maar dan komt haar ex roet in het eten gooien en begint haar oude label met lucratieve contracten te zwaaien. Maakt ze eindelijk de juiste keuzes?
Romantische komedie met een daverende soundtrack en puike vertolkingen van Ryan Guzman (Step Up 4), Katey Sagal (Married With Children, Sons of Anarchy), Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Jason Ritter (Parenthood) en Rumer Willis (90210).
Reviews- Village Voice: The rom-com elements don't always work, and the conclusion is a bit pat, but Always Woodstock is never less than charming and funny along the way.