“The Red Turtle” (2016) Drama/Animated Running Time: 80 minutes Written & directed by: Michaël Dudok de Wit When watching this film I was struck by the majesty of its beauty as well as the eeriness of its silence. I also found it difficult to believe that this was Michaël Dudok de Wit, the Danish writer/director, …
“Dunkirk” (2017) Historical Drama Running Time: 106 minutes Written & Directed by: Christopher Nolan Featuring: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy Commander Bolton: “You can practically see it from here.” Captain Winnant: “What?” Commander Bolton: “Home.” Apparently this is a film that writer/director Christopher Nolan has wanted …
“Hinterland” (2013 - 2016) Television/Action/Thriller 25 Episodes Featuring: Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries, Hannah Daniel, Aneirin Hughes If you have not heard of the television show "Hinterland"(2013 – 2016) then you have been missing out on a real treat, that, if you are a fan of dark, moody, nourish police dramas this will suit …
“Law & Order: UK” (2009 - 2014) Television 53 Episodes Created by: Dick Wolf Featuring: Bradley Walsh, Freema Agyeman, Jamie Bamber and Ben Daniels, Dominic Rowan, Georgia Taylor, Paul Nicholls and Ben Bailey Smith Narrator: "In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime, and the Crown Prosecutors who prosecute the offenders. …
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“In Plain Sight” (2008 - 2012) Television/Action/Thriller 61 Episodes Created by: David Maples Featuring: Mary McCormack, Fred Weller, Nichole Hiltz, Todd Williams, Lesley Ann Warren, Paul Ben-Victor, Cristián de la Fuente, Rachel Boston Mary Shannon: Since 1970, the Federal Witness Protection Program has relocated thousands of witnesses, some criminal, some not, to neighborhoods all across …
“American Made” (2017) Comedy/Action/Drama Running Time: minutes Written by: Gary Spinelli Directed by: Doug Liman Featuring: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jayma Mays, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda Barry Seal: [voice over] “My name is Barry Seal. Some of this really happened. It really did.” Whenever I talk about a movie featuring Tom Cruise I …
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“The Hitman’ s Bodyguard” (2017) Comedy/Action Running Time: 118 minutes Written by: Tom O'Connor Directed by: Patrick Hughes Featuring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman and Salma Hayek Michael Bryce: “I’m a triple A rated executive protection agent and you’re the most wanted hitman in the world. My job is to keep you out of harm’s way.” [Kincaid starts laughing, …
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“Logan Lucky” (2017) Action/Comedy Running Time: 119 minutes Written by: Rebecca Blunt Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Featuring: Adam Driver, Channing Tatum, Riley Keough, Daniel Craig, Seth MacFarlane, Katie Holmes, Hilary Swank, Katherine Waterston and Sebastian Stan Joe Bang: “I am in-car-ce-ra-ted.” Jimmy Logan: “Yeah, we got a plan to get you out.” Joe Bang: “You Logan’s must be as simple minded as people say.” Jimmy and Clyde: “Do …
“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ” (2017) Science Fiction/Fantasy Running Time: 137 minutes Written & Directed by: Luc Besson Featuring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, and Rutger Hauer Doghan-Dagui: “We know how humans work. They are all so predictable.” Sergeant Laureline: “Clearly, you have never met a woman.” There are very few …
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"A Ghost Story" (2017) Drama Written and Directed by: David Lowery Featuring: Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara Houseguest: “We build our legacy piece by piece and maybe the whole world will remember you or maybe just a couple of people, but you do what you can to make sure you're still around after you're gone.” It can …
“LA 92” (2017) Documentary Running Time: 114 minutes Directed by: Daniel Lindsay and T. J. Martin Featuring: George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Pete Wilson, Daryl Gates, Joyce Karlin, Rodney King, Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell Congresswoman Maxine Waters: "This is what you get with video of a killing." This is actually the first of at least two high profile documentaries about the LA …
“Atomic Blonde” (2017) Action Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: Kurt Johnstad Directed by: David Leitch Featuring: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella and Toby Jones Gray: “Lorraine Broughton, an expert in escape and evasion. Proficient in intelligence collection and hand to hand combat. That’s an impressive set of skills.” Lorraine Broughton: “Talents can be overrated.” Reducing this weeks …
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“The Circle” (2017) Drama/Thriller Running Time: 141 minutes Written by: Dave Eggers and James Ponsoldt Directed by: James Ponsoldt Featuring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane, Patton Oswalt, Glenne Headly, and Bill Paxton Eamon Bailey: “Knowing is good, but knowing everything is better.” This should have been an excellent movie, it had so much going for it, a very …
“Annabelle: Creation” (2017) Horror Running Time: 109 minutes Written by: Gary Dauberman Directed by: David F. Sandberg Featuring: Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Anthony LaPaglia, and Miranda Otto Linda: “Janice says she’s seen your daughter.” Samuel Mullins: “My daughter has been dead for a long time.” I have gone on record to say that 2017 has been a very good year …
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“A Monster Calls" (2017) Drama/Fantasy Running Time: 108 minutes Directed by: J. A. Bayona Featuring: Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Lewis MacDougall, and Liam Neeson The Monster: “I know everything about you, Connor O’Malley. The truth you dream, the truth that you hide.” A Monster Calls is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed …
“War for the Planet of the Apes” (2017) Sci-Fi/Action/Drama Running Time: 142 minutes Written by: Matt Reeves and Mark Bomback Directed by: Matt Reeves Featuring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Judy Greer and Terry Notary Colonel: “All of human history has lead to this moment. The irony is we created you. And nature has been punishing us …
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“Decline and Fall” (2017) TV Series/Comedy Episodes: Three Created by: James Wood Featuring: Matthew Beard, Stephen Graham, Douglas Hodge, Jack Whitehall, Eva Longoria Jack Whitehall has come a long way since his British sitcom origins, he has worked to become a regular celebrity on English television, so it is not without any surprise that he may want …
“The Big Sick” (2017) Comedy Running Time: 124 minutes Written: Kumail Nanjiani & Emily V. Gordon Directed by: Michael Showalter Featuring: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar and Anupam Kher Terry: “Let me give you some advice, Kumail. Love isn’t easy. That’s why they call it love.” Kumail: “I don’t really get that.” Terry: “I know. I thought I could just …
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“Guerrilla” (2017) TV Series/Drama Episodes: Six Created by: John Ridley Featuring: Idris Elba, Freida Pinto and Babou Ceesay It was always going to be difficult to follow up an Oscar winning screenplay, particularly for a film like “12 Years a Slave” (2013), but John Ridley had his work cut out for him with this story of politics and …
“Baby Driver” (2017) Action Running Time: 113 minutes Written & Directed by: Edgar Wright Featuring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, and Jon Bernthal Doc: “So here’s the thing, I’m looking at some of the country’s finest thugs and of course young Mozart in a go-cart over there. People love great bank robbery stories, so let’s …
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