In 2016, a middle-tier action thriller called The Accountant hit the screen, about a man on the autistic spectrum who doubled as an accountant and a hired killer. It was hardly remarkable, and while it wasn’t a box office bomb, it didn’t ignite it either. It does seem strange, however, that it has been given…
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The Amateur
If you were to describe a typical action hero from the movies, you’d probably say something like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Willis or a James Bond type. You might even say Jason Bourne, although that is not quite the norm Hollywood would produce. Now we have an action hero who doesn’t fit any previous categories…
The Many Saints of Newark
Director: Alan Taylor Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Michael Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Vera Farmiga, Billy Magnussen, Corey Sroll Written by: Lawrence Konner and (also based on characters created) David Chase Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd September 2021 The Sopranos was a smash-hit TV series that ran from 1999…
Le Mans ’66
Director: James Mangold Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Tracy Letts, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon Written by: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller Running Time: 152 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th November 2019 AKA: Ford v Ferrari Films about motor racing have had mild success over…
Wind River
Director: Taylor Sheridan Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, Gil Birmingham, Tokala Clifford, James Jordan, Jon Bernthal Written by: Taylor Sheridan Running Time: 107 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th September 2017 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN9PDOoLAfg Trailers for some movies can give away huge plot pointers, while others make you think you are going to watch one film…
Baby Driver
Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, John Hamm, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza Gonzales, CJ Jones Written by Edgar Wright Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th June 2017 Let me give you a word of warning when entering Baby Driver, Edgar Wright’s fifth film as a director and his…
Sicario
Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Daniel Kaluuya, Jon Bernthal Written by: Taylor Sheridan Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 9th October 2015 Any film that comes lauded with praise from critics and a film poster covered with 5 star comments is kind of heading for…
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cryer, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Jon Bernthal Written by: (based on the novel) Jess Andrews Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th September 2015 Usually at this time of the year we get one quirky, independent film that comes out from nowhere and…
Fury
Director: David Ayer Starring: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs Written by: David Ayer Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd October 2014 It’s not often that you leave a cinema completely shaken to your core but David Ayer’s brutal World War II drama set in a…
Grudge Match
Director: Peter Segal Starring: Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger, Jon Bernthal, LL Cool J Written by: Rodney Rothman and (also story) Tim Kelleher Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 24th January 2014 This must have seem a great idea on paper: Rocky and Raging Bull taking each…
Snitch
Director: Ric Roman Waugh Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Barry Pepper, Michael K. Williams, Rafi Gavron Written by: Justin Haythe and Ric Roman Waugh Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st June 2013 Trailers and advertising for films can be very deceiving. They can either give away everything there is to…
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