Chronicle

Release date: May 15, 2012

The Pitch:

A new and phenomenal take on found footage films, Chronicle is a movie you're going to want to see more than once.

Why You Need It:

Chornicle follows three high school friends that develop superpowers after making an odd discovery near a party. The trio soon discovers that the power is just like a muscle; the more you work it out, the more powerful it will become. The primary focus is on the man with the camera, Andrew Detmer (Dane DeHaan). The poor guy has a dying mother with a need for medication they can't afford, a drunk and abusive father, and to top it off, the students at school treat him like dirt. Then there's Matt Garetty (Alex Russell), Andrew's cousin and Steve Montgomery (Michael B. Jordan), the most popular dude in the school. As the three have a blast messing around with the God-like abilities things go haywire and Andrew begins to abuse the powers more and more in an attempt to fix his tormented life...but naturally, the results are disastrous.

Talent:

Josh Trank (director), Max Landis (screenplay), Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly