“Contraband”
Pitchforks: 5/5
Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg), a contraband professional turned security alarm installer, thought he was able to rid himself of the past. But things grow complicated when his teenage brother-in-law, Andy, becomes the reason for a drug deal gone bad. Farraday falls back to his corrupt ways to repay the debt that Andy now owes. Chris must now assemble a last-minute crew to carry out his plan to smuggle counterfeit bills from Panama back to the states. With his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and two kids now the collateral, Chris must resort to any and all measures to keep them safe as he fight the violent and unrestrained residents of the Panama City streets. His plan quickly goes south when his trust his betrayed and his faces the peril of not being able to make it back in time to save his family.
“The Devil Inside”
Pitchforks: 3/5
In 1989, Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) calls the police to admit to committing three heinous murders. After declaration of her insanity by the courts, she is transferred to Centrino Mental Hospital for the Criminally Insane in the Vatican City of Rome. Desperate to seek some clarity of the matter, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Andrade), now 20-years-old, travels to Italy in search of some answers. Isabella is determined to conclude whether her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. With the assistance of two exorcists living in Rome, she is forced to face the demons she so desperately sought after.
“The Adventures of Tintin”
Pitchforks: 4/5
Four hundred years ago, a ship of crewmates once possessed a great treasure. Now sunken at the bottom of the sea, it is considered to be one of the greatest secrets of all history. Tintin discovers a model ship that holds a clue to unlocking the map to the mystery treasure. The boy meets eccentric Archibald Haddock and together they venture into the unknown on their quest for riches. Director Steven Spielberg masterfully creates a world of fantasy and adventures in this heroic narrative based on "The Adventures of Tintin" by Belgian artist Georges Remi, (also known as Hergé).
“A Dangerous Method”
Pitchforks: 4/5
The psychologist Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) takes a new patient named Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) who proves to be his greatest challenge yet. Dr. Jung uses the methodology of his mentor, Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), to help Sabina, however, her magnetism becomes an unyielding force as the treatment continues. Jung and Freud fight to sever their fascination with the alluring patient. This fictitious step into the past allows for the audience to grasp an idea of psychoanalysis when it was in its infancy.
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