Maps to the Stars (R for profanity, sexuality, graphic nudity, disturbing violence and drug use) David Cronenberg directs this dysfunctional family drama examining a Hollywood dynasty's desperate quest for fame and fortune, including a TV psychologist (John Cusack) whose stage mom spouse (Olivia Williams) is managing the career of their child star son (Evan Bird). (kamwilliams.com)
Naturally Jerry is reluctant to leave them, but duty, and the threat of sending said family ashore, send him into the fray and on that ci - mentioned desperate quest to find out the origins of why people are suddenly turning into the zombies, and, of course, how to stop it. (killermoviereviews.com)
Through AFI's Narrative Labs project, with support from the Sundance Institute and New York's Cinereach organization (which has also helped produce small, memorable films from Citizenfour to Beasts Of The Southern Wild), Howe was able to complete Gabriel, which stars Rory Culkin as a young man navigating a mental illness that distances him from his caring and frustrated family, and leads him on an increasingly desperate quest throughout the film. (thedissolve.com)