Choke 2008 R, 92 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Clark Gregg Cast: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke, Paz de la Huerta, Gillian Jacobs, Mary B. McCann, Matt Gerald, Joel Grey, Viola Harris, Clark Gregg, Kathryn Alexander, Teodorina Bello, Kate Blumberg, Jonah Bobo
Sex addict and medical school dropout Victor Mancini (Sam Rockwell) spends his days working at a Colonial American theme park and his nights at upscale restaurants where he intentionally chokes hoping for attention and money. He also is helping support his mentally ill mother Ida (Angelica Huston) who is institutionalized with dementia. On one visit to his mother, Ida mistakes Victor for her lawyer and tells him she is disappointed in Victor. After that news, Victor and his fellow-addict friend Denny (Brad William Henke) attend a Sex Addicts Anonymous group. Then, in a rare moment of lucidity, Ida tells Victor that she has held back on the identity of his father. Now, with help from Denny and Ida's physician Dr. Paige Marshall (Kelly Macdonald), Victor tries to find out who his father really is.
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The House of the Devil 2009 R, 93 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ti West Cast: Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig, AJ Bowen, Dee Wallace, Heather Robb, Darryl Nau, Brenda Cooney, Danielle Noe, Mary B. McCann, John Speredakos, Lena Dunham, Christina Sciongay, Kamen Velkovsky
A college sophomore, Samantha (Jocelin Donahue), needs money and accepts a job of baby sitting for Mr. and Mrs. Ulman (Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov). When Samantha arrives at the Ulmans' creepy house in the woods, she learns that the "baby" is really an old woman who lives in the attic. The Ulmans leave to watch the lunar eclipse while Samantha remains in the house and experiences a night of gruesome terror.
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| 1. Choke (2008)
2. The House of the Devil (2009)
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