*MOVIES

21 Grams

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Clea DuVall, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Danny Huston, Benicio Del Toro, Eddie Marsan, Sean Penn, Denis O'Hare

21 Grams (2003), directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is a drama about grief, guilt, love, and connections. The story follows three people whose lives become intertwined after a tragic accident. Paul Rivers is a mathematics professor whose health is deteriorating while he waits for a heart transplant. His wife, Mary, hopes that Paul will survive. Cristina Peck is a loving mother who has a family life with her husband Michael and their two daughters. Jack Jordan is a former criminal who has found a new sense of purpose through his Christian faith and devotion to his family. Although the characters initially have no connection, an event changes their lives permanently and forever.

21

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21, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Sam Golzari

21 (2008) is a crime drama directed by Robert Luketic and based on the book Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich. The film follows Ben Campbell, a brilliant but financially struggling student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who dreams of attending Harvard Medical School. Unable to afford the expensive tuition, Ben is recruited by his unconventional mathematics professor, Micky Rosa, to join a secret group of students who use mathematical skills and card-counting techniques to win large amounts of money at casinos in Las Vegas. At first, Ben is fascinated by the excitement, wealth, and glamorous lifestyle that comes with the group. However, he soon discovers that the seemingly harmless activity is far more dangerous than he expected.

17 Again

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17 Again, Adam Gregory, Allison Miller, Zac Efron, Hunter Parrish, Thomas Lennon, Tyler Steelman, Leslie Mann, Sterling Knight

17 Again (2009) is a comedy film directed by Burr Steers that follows Mike O’Donnell, a man given a surprising chance to change his life. As a teenager, Mike was a talented basketball player with a promising future, but he gave up his dreams when his girlfriend, Scarlet, became pregnant. Years later, Mike is unhappy with his life. His marriage to Scarlet is falling apart, his children barely communicate with him, and he feels unsuccessful. Mike eventually has an unusual encounter with a mysterious janitor and discovers that he has magically become his seventeen-year-old self again. This unexpected transformation gives him an opportunity to look at his life from a different perspective.

16 Wishes

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16 Wishes, Anna Mae Wills, Brenda Crichlow, Gary Jones, Cainan Wiebe, Karissa Tynes, Keenan Tracey, Kendall Cross, Debby Ryan

16 Wishes (2010) is a Disney Channel fantasy comedy film directed by Peter DeLuise. The story follows Abby Jensen, a teenage girl who has been making a list of sixteen wishes since she was a child. She dreams of having the perfect sixteenth birthday and believes that achieving her wishes will finally make her life better. On the morning of her birthday, Abby discovers a magical birthday candlebox containing sixteen candles, each representing one of her wishes. When she makes a wish and blows out a candle, the wish comes true. At first, Abby is amazed and excited by the power of the candles. She begins using them to improve her life, including becoming popular, getting a new car, and making her relationship with her crush, Logan, more successful.

13 Going On 30

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Christa B. Allen, 13 Going On 30, Andy Serkis, Brie Larson, Renee Olstead, Phil Reeves, Kathy Baker, Kiersten Warren, Sam Ball, Sean Marquette

13 Going on 30 (2004) is a romantic comedy directed by Gary Winick that follows Jenna Rink, a thirteen-year-old girl who dreams of becoming popular and fitting in with the “Six Chicks,” a group of popular girls at her school. After an embarrassing birthday party goes wrong, Jenna wishes that she could skip her teenage years and become a successful, confident adult. Mysteriously, her wish comes true, and Jenna wakes up as a thirty-year-old woman living in New York City. She discovers that she has a successful career at a popular fashion magazine, a beautiful apartment, and an exciting social life. However, Jenna is shocked to learn that she has no memory of the seventeen years between the ages of thirteen and thirty. She soon realises that her adult personality and choices are very different from the innocent and caring girl she remembers being.

12 Years A Slave

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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Douglas M. Griffin, 12 Years a Slave, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Wayne Péré, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Scoot McNairy, Dwight Henry

12 Years a Slave (2013) follows Solomon Northup, a free African-American man living in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1841. Solomon is a skilled carpenter and talented violinist who lives peacefully with his wife and children. His life changes when two men offer him work as a musician in Washington, D.C. Unaware of their intentions, Solomon travels with them, only to be drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery. After being beaten and threatened, he is transported to the South and given the false identity of a runaway slave named Platt. Solomon quickly realizes that revealing his true identity could put his life in even greater danger.

12 Monkeys

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Christopher Plummer, Christopher Meloni, 12 Monkeys, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Lisa Gay Hamilton, David Morse

12 Monkeys (1995), directed by Terry Gilliam, is a science-fiction thriller set in a bleak future devastated by a deadly virus. In 2035, most of humanity has been wiped out, and survivors live underground while scientists search for a way to restore the world. James Cole, a prisoner selected for a dangerous experiment, is sent back in time to gather information about the virus and the mysterious Army of the Twelve Monkeys. During his first journey, Cole arrives in the wrong year and is arrested. He later meets Jeffrey Goines, an eccentric activist whose ideas seem connected to the investigation.

12 Feet Deep

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Christian Kain Blackburn, 12 Feet Deep, Alexandra Park, Diane Farr, Dogen Eyeler, Donald Prince

12 Feet Deep is a 2018 thriller film directed by Jeffrey Reddick. The story follows two sisters, Bree and Jonna, who become trapped beneath the fiberglass cover of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. What begins as an ordinary day at the local swimming facility quickly turns into a terrifying fight for survival when the pool closes and the sisters realise that no one knows they are trapped underwater. Bree and Jonna have a difficult relationship and carry emotional baggage from their troubled childhood. Although they share a family connection, they have grown apart and struggle to communicate with one another. Their situation forces them to confront these unresolved feelings while trying to find a way out of the pool.

11:14

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Colin Hanks, Clark Gregg, 11:14, Barbara Hershey, Ben Foster, Henry Thomas, Hilary Swank, Rachael Leigh Cook, Patrick Swayze, Shawn Hatosy

11:14 is a dark, nonlinear thriller directed by Greg Marcks. The film takes place during a single night in a small town, where several seemingly unrelated people become connected through a series of violent and tragic events. The story begins with Jack, a teenager driving home after drinking, who loses control of his car and causes an accident. At the same time, other characters are dealing with their own problems, including Duffy, a convenience-store clerk, and Cheri, a young woman whose night takes a disturbing turn. As the film progresses, the audience sees that the events occurring around 11:14 p.m. are connected in unexpected ways.

10 Things I Hate About You

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10 Things I Hate About You, directed by Gil Junger, is a romantic comedy set at Padua High School and loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. The story follows sisters Kat and Bianca Stratford, who have different personalities and attitudes. Bianca is popular and eager to start dating, while Kat is independent, outspoken, and uninterested in conforming to school expectations. Their father, Walter, has a rule that Bianca cannot date until Kat gets a boyfriend. When new student Cameron James falls for Bianca, he realizes that the only way to date her is to find someone willing to date Kat. With the help of his friend Michael, Cameron arranges for Patrick Verona, the mysterious “bad boy,” to take Kat out. Patrick is initially motivated by money, but as he spends time with Kat, their relationship becomes genuine.