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Plot Summary: An improv comedy teacher (Bryce Dallas Howard) and two of her students (Orlando Bloom, Nick Mohammed) are recruited by a corrupt cop (Sean Bean) to go undercover. They infiltrate London's criminal world, using their acting skills to catch a gang, only to find themselves deeper in danger and needing to improvise their way out. Director: Tom Kingsley Screenplay: Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen Producers: Colin Trevorrow, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald Music: Daniel Pemberton Cinematography: Will Hanke Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard as Kat Boyles Orlando Bloom as Marlon Swift Nick Mohammed as Hugh Sean Bean as DS Graham Billings Paddy Considine as Fly Ian McShane as Metcalfe Sonoya Mizuno as Shosh Studio / Distributor: Metronome Film Company, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation / Amazon Prime Video ...

Plot Summary: The film follows Sayan, a talented student and boxer in Almaty, Kazakhstan, during the post-Soviet 1990s. Drawn into the criminal underworld, Sayan rises through the ranks as an extortionist, facing tough decisions and moral dilemmas. The film portrays his journey through violence, betrayal, and the harsh realities of life in a lawless environment. Director: Akan Satayev Screenplay: Timur Zhaksylykov Starring: Sayat Isembayev as Sayan Murat Bisembin as Ruslan Zhan Baizhanbayev as Jan Saken Aminov as Aman   ***SPOILER ALERT*** First Impressions and Setting Second movie of the week, and now we are finally in Kazakhstan. This movie also starts with a newborn baby crying—what's up with that? My initial thoughts were that this felt like a Guy Ritchie-style film, but without the plot complexities. I'm a sucker for those stylish shots and quick montages that seamlessly transi...

Director: Luc Besson Producers: Ryan Kavanaugh, Virginie Silla Screenplay: Luc Besson, Michael Caleo Starring: Robert De Niro as Fred Blake/Giovanni Manzoni Michelle Pfeiffer as Maggie Blake Tommy Lee Jones as Robert Stansfield Dianna Agron as Belle Blake John D'Leo as Warren Blake Jimmy Palumbo as Di Cicco Music: Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Julien Rey Release Date: September 13, 2013 (USA) Running Time: 111 minutes Language: English   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Revisiting "The Family": A Second Look Here we are for Luc Besson's 16th movie, The Family. I'm revisiting this movie, which I watched 10 years ago and initially gave an average score, leaving just one stupid remark: "I just fell i...

The Outfit is a 2022 American psychological crime drama thriller film directed by Graham Moore in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Moore and Johnathan McClain. The film stars Mark Rylance who leads an ensemble cast including Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O'Brien, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Simon Russell Beale. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outfit_(2022_film) An expert cutter must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14114802/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: Hello friends! This is the second movie of our week dedicated to Zoey Deutch, and we were excited to see "The Outfit." Set in 1956 Chicago, the movie follows the story of an expert suit maker played by Mark Rylance. As he establishes his business, he becomes intertwined with the local crime ring, who use his services and his shop as a drop-off point for mysterious packages. These packages are a...

Hollow City is a 2004 full-length movie directed by Angolan-born director Maria João Ganga. The film is one of the first to be produced in Angola since the end of the civil war, and the first film produced by an Angolan woman. Filming was done on location in Luanda, Angola. International versions of the film are in the Portuguese language with English subtitles. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_City_(film) The film centers around the life of an orphan named N'dala, who is taken to the city of Luanda after the death of his parents during the Angolan civil war. Wanting to return to his hometown of Bié, N'dala flees from the nuns who have saved him into the streets of the city. He wanders from place to place meeting various figures, such as a young man named Zé who tries to help him find a home. Later in the film N'dala is taken under the wing of a criminal named Joka who exploits him for his own uses. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/t...

Summer of Sam is a 1999 American crime thriller film  directed and co-produced by Spike Lee, who also co-wrote the film with Michael Imperioli and Victor Colicchio. It stars John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito and Anthony LaPaglia. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Sam Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162677/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: Hello friends! We finish the week dedicated to John Leguizamo with Spike Lee's movie - Summer of Sam. When Freddie said that this movie was about serial killer David Berkowitz, who called himself "Son of Sam", I decided that I would have to suffer from on-screen violence for almost two and a half hours. But the movie wasn't creepy o...

Spun is a 2002 American black comedy crime drama film directed by Jonas Åkerlund from an original screenplay by William De Los Santos and Creighton Vero, based on three days of De Los Santos's life in the Eugene, Oregon, drug subculture. The film stars Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Britanny Murphy and Mickey Rourke. Åkerlund made his debut as a feature film director with Spun, having already become known for his work in music videos. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spun A drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283003/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: Second film of the week with John Leguizamo, where he's not the main actor as I thought, but in any case, he has an important role and a lot of screen time. The film begins with Ross (Jason Schwartzman) knocking on Spider Mike's (John Leguizamo) doo...

The Gambler is a 1974 American crime drama film written by James Toback and directed by Karel Reisz. It stars James Caan, Paul Sorvino and Lauren Hutton. Caan's performance was widely lauded and was nominated for a Golden Globe. Some see the film as a loose adaptation of the short 1866 novel The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gambler_(1974_film) Axel Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all of his money, he borrows from his girlfriend, then his mother, and finally some bad guys that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071532/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: Fourth in line in our tribute to James Caan is The Gambler, a 1974 crime drama filmed by Karel Reisz. The screenplay for the film was written by James Toback. He wrote his own story, himself being an English lecturer with gambling problems. The goal of the au...

Hold Up Down is a 2005 Japanese comedy movie directed and written by SABU. It stars the members of the popular boy band V6: Sakamoto Masayuki, Nagano Hiroshi, Inohara Yoshihiko, Morita Go, Miyake Ken, and Okada Junichi. source: There is no wikipedia page. Two robbers, three cops, a wanted criminal and a former priest's lives are intertwined when a bank heist goes wrong. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461523/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: Today we have Hold Up Down, another movie by SABU, filmed in the same year as Dead Run. And here, too, SABU weirdly touches on the Christianity subject. I'm interested in knowing what happened to him in 2005; that he could not avoid this theme in any way. Hold Up Down turned out to be jerky and uneven in mood. Sometimes a smile appeared on my face and sometimes I was hand-gesturing to hurry it up (the fight scene was unbearably long). Still, I watched the film to the end. It turned out to be trashy,...