Brandon Streussnig On Film

"Sam, intelligent but without purpose, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre." Written & Directed by: David Robert Mitchell Starring: Andrew Garfield                   Riley Keough                  Topher Grace                   Riki Lindhome                   Grace Van Patten  Nintendo Power magazine, codes in song lyrics, secret maps hidden in cereal boxes and a mysterious young woman. What does it all mean? Well, that's for Andrew Garfield's Sam to decipher as he stumbles down a seemingly endless LA rabbit hole searching for answers. David Robert Mitchell follows up his largely popular cult horror ...

"A father & daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation." Directed by: Claire Denis Written by:   Claire Denis                       Jean-Pol Fargeaux                       Geoff Cox Starring: Robert Pattonson                  Juliette Binoche                  André Benjamin                   Mia Goth                  Agata Buzek                  Lars Eidinger                   Claire Train                  Ewan Ettore                  Gloria...

"Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince to face an even greater enemy." Directed by: Zack Synder Written by:   Chris Terrio                       Joss Whedon  Starring: Ben Affleck                  Henry Cavill                   Gal Gadot                    Jason Momoa                   Ezra Miller                   Ray Fisher I've been a DC Comics fan for about as long as I can remember. Some of my favorite toys growing up were Plastic Man, Huntress and Black Lightning. The first comic I remember picking up was a Green Lantern starring Kyle Rayner. I'm about a...

"A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal becomes deadly." Written & Directed by: S. Craig Zahler Starring: Vince Vaughn                   Jennifer Carpenter                  Dion Mucciacito                  Marc Blucas                   Udo Kier                   Don Johnson  Ten years ago Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez teamed up to release their Grindhouse  double-feature. It was met with an excited response but a tepid box office return but many praised the two for creating something that resembled the "trash cinema" of their youth. I've always had a complicated relationship with the two films, especially Rodriguez's Planet Terror. In recent years, his effort has ...

"An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father." Written & Directed by: Noah Baumbach Starring: Adam Sandler                  Ben Stiller                  Dustin Hoffman                  Elizabeth Marvel                   Grace Van Patten                   Emma Thompson In the last two or three years, Netflix has tried to position itself as a bastion for cool, interesting indie films. In the cinematic landscape we live in right now, many of the bigger studios aren't willing to make a play at smaller, more adult films. Everything needs to be based on an IP or able to hit all four quadrants to be green lit. Aside from A24 and Neon, distributors just aren't picking thes...

"A bank robber finds himself unable to evade his pursuers." Directed by: Benny Safdie                       Josh Safdie Written by:   Ronald Bronstein                        Josh Safdie Starring: Robert Pattinson                  Benny Safdie                  Taliah Webster                   Jennifer Jason Leigh                  Barkhad Abdi                  Necro                  Peter Verby Some films can give us joy because they're just that, joyful. Superhero films or the latest  Star Wars entry make us feel childlike wonder the way few things can. Rom-Co...

"An unhinged social media stalker moves to LA and insinuates herself into the life of an Instagram star." Directed by: Matt Spicer Written by:   Matt Spicer & David Branson Smith Starring:  Aubrey Plaza                  Elizabeth Olsen                   O'Shea Jackson Jr.                   Wyatt Russell                    Billy Magnussen                    Pom Klementieff It's rare that we get a film that reflects social media as it actually is. Sure, we've gotten a biopic about Mark Zuckerberg or some bad horror films centered around Skype or Facebook. We've even gotten looks into what the future of the medium could bring us in both great ( Her ) and awful ( The Circle ) films. It wasn't until this year, ...