You Were Never Really Here is a thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix. It is a strange film. Some dialogue I couldn't make out so I recommend subtitles. You have this mercenary in New York. A hired hitman in a way. He is sent to rescue a teenage girl from a sex ring. He uses violence when necessary. Things don't go to plan. Amazon Studio/Film Four 2018. You may have seen Leon, The Equalizer. Based on a novel. Directed by Lynn Ramsey. There are flashbacks to the protagonist's childhood. He has other thoughts which the audience get to see. So I was left wondering 'what did I just watch?' Plenty of violence. Joe is his name. He lives with his elderly mother. There is a bonus feature. I try to understand the asphyxiation thing. You might make more sense out of the novel.
Starts off in Columbus, Ohio in the year of our lord 2045. Post apocalyptic world. SciFi adventure from Stephen Spielberg.
If you like Jumanji, Zathura, A Wrinkle In Time, The Matrix, Tron, Valerian, Avatar, The Lawnmower Man, Wreck It Ralph, Shrek, Tomorrowland then you might lythis. Virtual reality is the way forward. This might be a love letter to past SciFi classics. Talks of the impact of technology and social media. Tye Sheridan is the protagonist. I have seen him in other films. Olivia Cooke, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, T.J Miller also star. Look out for cameos and references. Halliday invented the Oasis. He left a lot of money. A player needs to find three keys to get their hands on the prize money. Nolan is the villain. Spectacular effects. I-R0k is a good character, reminded me of Korg from Thor Ragnarok. Funny dialogue. Worth looking at the IMDB trivia page and discussion threads. Nice soundtrack. One bonus feature. It does contain swearing. Cert 12. Based on the novel by Ernest Cline. Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures 2018.
This film stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke, Anton Yelchin, Francie Swift and Paul Sparks. A thriller set in the suburbs. Lily and Amanda are friends. They hire a local hustler Tim to carry out a plan to get rid of the oppressive stepfather. Great cast of actors. Other films of theirs are Ready Player One, Ouija, Split, Glass, The Limehouse Golem, Odd Thomas, Star Trek, Fright Night, Morgan, Barry, Terminator Salvation. Amanda is a sociapath, an outsider, confident, speaks her mind. Lily is upper class, not so confident, awkward. They look good. You may have seen Horrible Bosses, Ingrid Goes West, Very Bad Things, Single White Female, Stoker, Cruel Intentions, Wild Things, Irrational Man, Suburbicon, Heathers, Fight Club. It is slow paced. Minimal soundtrack. Focuses on the dialogue. I am blogging as I watch this. But you should just focus on the screen. The unique use of cinematography. Some twists. It was Anton's final film. Written and directed by Cory Finley. 3 bonus features. Visit this page once you have seen the film. Cert 15.
This film stars Daniel Radcliffe. I enjoyed his previous works. Subtitles are automatically on. It is a little dark in the opening scene. Sean is a pilot. He transports stock for the drug cartel. A crime thriller. With the four films that I watched recently. You have British actors doing American accents. He is on the phone to his girlfriend and his contact from the cartel is ringing up. Sean is also working for the DEA. He is keeping some secrets. Plans have been changed. He has a new location to drop off the goods. Cert 15. His wife Jen played by Grace Gummer. She needs an operation and the DEA will pay for it as long as he does his part. You might like Donnie Brasco, Phonebooth, Falling Down, Buried, Duel, Locke, Air America, Con Air, Non-Stop. At the time of writing this film has a two star rating on Amazon. Which is surprising. It is up to you on whether you watch it. Some interesting characters especially Mallory. Some people are annoying calling him up every few minutes. There are many hurdles and things begin to unravel. Map Of The Problematique - Muse
Set in a post apocalyptic future. Global warming amongst other natural disasters happened. Mid 21st century. With the look of it is similar to a western, Terminator Salvation, The Walking Dead, Mad Max, Interstellar, The Day, The Book Of Eli, Logan, Stakeland. Our bounty hunter played by Gina Carano is on horseback dragging a coffin on a rope. You may have seen her in Haywire, Deadpool. Water and air are scarce. John Hannah plays Doc. He is a mentor to Attica Gage. Be interesting to see what the reviews are like. Silver is something that helps with air purification. Must look at the science behind that. That shootout with Chavo/Javo. Gage does get to her gun slowly. When she has to roll towards it. She could have been shot. There are storms. I think the cars are referred to as Burners. But saw a scene where storm clouds were approaching and they were shooting fire. I could be mistaken. The lady miming the country song is a little off. She is hot as is Gina. Gage is lying in bed being tended to buy the Doc and you can see her nipples poking through the top.
There is the villain by the name of Elijah Jackson. You may like Divergent, Hunger Games, War For The Planet Of The Apes, Maze Runner, Resident Evil, Dawn Of The Dead. Many more films are available. The soundtrack is ok. Plenty of action. Written by Bobby Mort, Kevin Leeson. Directed by Peter Howitt. Cert 15.
Pacific Rim Uprising There is the odd slice of cheese. Well it is an American action movie. Stars John Boyega amongst some old and new faces. 10 years after the film. The son of Idris Elba's character is up to no good. People go scavenging for the technology used in the war. You have a teenage girl building her own Jaeger. Many cadets are still being trained. Parts of the world is still in ruins. A Chinese company is building drones. You might like Power Rangers, Transformers, Colossal, Pacific Rim, Godzilla, King Kong. There is a bigger threat regarding the Kaiju. They have thrown in new ideas. Cert 12. There are the Precursors that sent the monsters in the first place. I will look at who Sarah is or was. You might like the soundtrack. Plenty of special features. I try and keep track of who is controlling which machine. It probably has had mixed reviews. Good special effects. Universal Pictures 2018.
Thursday, 2 August 2018
A WRINKLE IN TIME A SciFi fantasy from Disney based on the best selling novel. Storm Reid, Chris Pine, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Zach Galifinakis, Michael Pena amongst other great actors. Meg's father, a NASA scientist has been missing for 4 years. She is having problems at school. Her adopted brother Charles is great. Great cast especially the youngsters. A whole bunch of characters will be entering Megan's life and taking her on a journey. PG. The new series of Doctor Who is on this year. You might like the soundtrack. You may have seen Life Of Pi, The Lovely Bones, Tomorrowland, The Dark Tower, Jumanji, Zathura, The Matrix, Doctor Who. Reece aka Mrs Whatsit looks good. Mrs. Who and Mrs Which are introduced. The group go travelling through space. Spectacular special effects. They are on a mission to find her father. Expect humorous dialogue. Especially from Mindy. All about female empowerment. Worth looking at the trivia and discussions.
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