Now You See Me: Now You Don’t Movie Review
The opposition is led by Veronika Vanderberg, a South African who runs a diamond company started by her late Nazi father. Their profits now come from laundering money for the criminal elites. She is played with an evil glee by Rosamund Pike. When she gets ready to auction the world’s largest diamond, the group springs into action.
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Having broken up over ten years ago after their last big caper, the Four Horsemen are spurred back into action by the individual ...
One Battle After Another Movie Review
The story that underlies One Battle After Another is the extreme actions that governments (and the clandestine groups behind them) will resort to to ensure that their vision for the world is the dominant one. The overview is of the firebrands that fuelled opposition to the status quo and were unafraid to use any means necessary to restore their version of a fair and equal society.
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There are a few things to consider with the amazing performances by lead actors Sean ...
Caught Stealing Movie Review
Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) is just a dude tasked with looking after his neighbour’s cat, Bud. Said resident, Russ (Doctor Who's Matt Smith), is a mohawked punk rocker who has to travel back to England to visit his ailing father. Hank is completely unprepared for the shite show that is coming his way from this bit of neighbourly assistance.
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Thrown into a world inhabited by crazy Russian Mobsters, coke-snorting barkeeps and two absolutely bonkers Hasidic ...
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina Movie Review
Starting with part 2 they expanded the Wick Universe by creating a concept called the High Table with its arcane rules and extreme sense of justice. This has gone some way to supplying a backbone to the story arc and they have leaned into this in every film since. With Ballerina it barely generates a mention and it’s a sad absence because this work is very light on dynamics and story.
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Ana de Armas is fine as the main character Eve and her ability in the fight ...
The Accountant 2 Movie Review
Tightly wound (and rather deadly) accountant Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) and his alpha-male brother Braxton (Jon Bernthal) do all the heavy lifting and provide the film with its best moments. They fight like only brothers can and then kick butt like only cinematic bad boys can and it’s a blast to behold.
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Their slowly developing relationship provides a few touching moments and their general way with each other is played mostly for laughs. A lot of the gags hit ...
The Alto Knights Movie Review
Into this world of titans, steps Barry Levinson with The Alto Knights and frankly it’s all a bit of a mess. Some of the calamities come from concepts that don’t connect and storytelling that lacks that visceral edge. Concept-wise having Robert De Niro play the two main leads with only bad make-up to distinguish between the two doesn’t work at all. It also causes a bit of confusion as to who is whom.
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Storytelling-wise, even though it is based on a true story ...
Inside Man Movie Review
Bobby Belucci (Emile Hirsch) is a New York cop with anger issues and a failing marriage. After he catches his wife Mary (Ashley Greene ) having an affair, he beats the poor man bloody. He is soon stripped of his detective duties and assigned to a desk. One night while out drinking he runs into Chris (Jake Cannavale) who is being attacked in a bar. He beats Chris’s assailant and thus forms a relationship with the criminal.
He asks his Police Captain Rick (Bo Dietl) to let him use this ...
Watch the trailer for Anatomy of a Fall – coming to cinemas January 25!
For the past year, Sandra (Sandra Hüller), a German writer, her French husband Samuel (Samuel Theis), and their eleven-year-old son Daniel (Milo Machado Graner) have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps.
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When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he committed suicide or was killed. Samuel’s death is treated as suspicious, and Sandra becomes the main suspect.
Little by little the trial ...
Retribution Movie Review
Set in Berlin, Neeson plays Matt Turner a high-stakes broker who has ignored his family pursuing profits so egregiously that they are looking for the exit. When Matt is guilted into taking his children Zach (Jack Champion) and Emily (Lilly Aspell) to school, what starts as an inconvenience turns tragic.
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When he learns that his expensive ride has come equipped with the optional booby-trap bomb under the seat the day only gets worse. He is being blackmailed by an ...
Missing Movie Review
June (Storm Reid of Euphoria) is on a rampage. Her mother Grace (Nia Long) is out of town with her new boyfriend and she is going to take full advantage of the absence of parental control. But when mom goes missing the computer-savvy teenager kicks those skills into high gear.
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This is a modern thriller fit for modern times. The story is told through a plethora of computer devices and online apps and it’s scary how much information is out there with the mere ...
