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Plot Summary: A bleak Irish revenge thriller about two neighboring families on a godforsaken patch of land who let a petty beef spiral into absolute mayhem, told through a non-linear split narrative that forces viewers to question who the real villain is. Director: Christopher Andrews Screenplay: Christopher Andrews Story By: Christopher Andrews, Jonathan Hourigan Cinematography: Nick Cooke Music: Hannah Peel Producers: Ivana MacKinnon, Jacob Swan Hyam, Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts Starring: Christopher Abbott as Michael O'Shea Youssef Quinn as young Michael Barry Keoghan as Jack Colm Meaney as Ray O'Shea Nora-Jane Noone as Caroline Grace Daly as young Caroline Paul Ready as Gary Aaron Heffernan as Lee Susan Lynch as Peggy O'Shea   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Grim, ...

Plot Summary: Twenty-five years after being imprisoned, Jeanne Deber, a notorious serial killer known as "The Mantis," offers to help the police catch a copycat killer, but only if she can work with her estranged son, who is now a police officer. Director: Alexandre Laurent Writers: Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean, Grégoire Demaison, Laurent Vivier Music: François Lietout Starring: Carole Bouquet as Jeanne Deber / The Mantis Fred Testot as Damien Carrot Jaques Weber as Charles Carrot Pascal Demolon as Dominique Feracci Manon Azem as Lucie Carrot Serge Riaboukine as Crozet Robinson Stevenin as Alex Crozet Fredérique Bel as Virginie Delorme Jump to the Plot Explained Section   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Boring, Wannabe Hannibal Lecter This is officially the first TV series review I'm doing here at Cine It. I'm no...

Plot Summary: A father and son arrive at a remote beach for a surfing vacation, but are met with hostility from the territorial locals. As the father attempts to prove himself worthy of surfing the beach, he descends into an increasingly surreal and menacing experience that challenges his sanity and physical limits. Director: Lorcan Finnegan Screenplay: Thomas Martin Music: François Tétaz Cinematography: Radek Ładczuk Starring: Nicolas Cage as The Surfer Julian McMahon as Scally Nicholas Cassim as The Son   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Welcome to the Church of Cage Someone once said that "Nicolas Cage" is its own movie genre, and I couldn't agree more. I specifically chose to watch The Surfer because I was in desperate need of a fix, and this film, directed by Lorcan Finnegan, couldn't have been a more perfect vehicle for him. One of the absolute...

Plot Summary: Grieving widow Kate Garrett (J. Moore) struggles to keep her Pennsylvania horse farm afloat after losing her wife. When her estranged, drug-addicted daughter Claire (S. Sweeney) returns bloodied and in distress, a gripping thriller unfolds as Kate fights to protect her child, confronting escalating danger, moral dilemmas, and the lengths a mother will go to save her kids. Director: Michael Pearce Screenplay: Brad Ingelsby Producers: Brad Ingelsby, Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Kevin J. Walsh Music: Jed Kurzel Cinematography: Benjamin Kračun Starring: Julianne Moore as Kate Garrett Sydney Sweeney as Claire Garrett Domhnall Gleeson as Jackie Kyle MacLachlan as Richard Garrett Fiona Shaw as Jessie Oliver Edmund Donovan as Ryan   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Cheese, Wine and Echo Valley Alright, so picture this. It’s a ...

Director: Luc Besson Producer: Virginie Besson-Silla Screenplay: Luc Besson Starring: Scarlett Johansson as Lucy Morgan Freeman as Professor Norman Choi Min-sik as Mr. Jang Amr Waked as Pierre Del Rio Music: Éric Serra Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Julien Rey Release Date: July 25, 2014 Running Time: 89 minutes Language: English/Taiwanese Mandarin/Korean/French   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Revisiting Lucy Here we are with another movie revisit, this time for "Lucy," the follow-up to "The Family." When I first saw this film in 2014, I was very critical of its scientific aspects (I’ll leave my 2014 comments below). However, watching it now, I found myself having fun! It’s stupid but entertaining, and I’m giving it a higher score. This is one...

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...