Wild Horses

Samantha Payne (Luciana Duvall) is a tough-as-nails Texas Ranger who reopens a 15-year-old cold case of a missing person. As she digs deeper into the disappearance of Jimmy, a bright young man who vanished more than a decade ago, she begins to suspect that the boy may, in fact, have been murdered. Her investigation uncovers clues that lead her to question Scott Briggs (Robert Duvall), an elderly and wealthy rancher living out his twilight years on his vast property. He resists her questioning, throwing her out of his house, and then uses his many connections to enlist the help of some powerful friends to put pressure on Payne to drop the investigation. She begins to fear for her life, but becomes convinced that she's on the right track with her questions. Meanwhile, Briggs' estranged son Ben (Franco) has unexpectedly returned to town after being gone for many years, reopening some old family wounds that threaten to expose the truth behind Jimmy's disappearance and ultimately tear their family apart.

Director: Robert Duvall. Stars: Robert Duvall, James Franco, Luciana Duvall, Josh Hartnett, Jim Parrack, Angie Cepeda. 2015. 100 min. Drama.

Kung Fu Killer

Murder and martial arts mix in this award-winning Hong Kong thriller. A mysterious killer named Feng has been murdering martial arts masters throughout Hong Kong, using the same fighting styles in which each is specialized. Meanwhile, Hahou Mo (Yen), a kung fu instructor who's been imprisoned after accidentally killing one of his opponents, is released to help Det. Luk Yuen-Sum (Yeung) locate the killer and bring him to justice. It's one furious action sequence after another as the two martial arts masters battle it out throughout Hong Kong. Eventually, Hahou determines the killer's real identity and motives, which drives the fugitive to threaten the woman that Hahou loves most in the world.

Director: Teddy Chan. Stars: Donnie Yen, Charlie Yeung, Baoqiang Wang. 2014. 100 min. Action.