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John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu Reeves returns as the Angel of Death in the latest action-packed shooter – John Wick: Chapter 4. Released on the 24th of March 2023 by distributor Lionsgate Films, the film has a 2h 49mins runtime cemented by fast-paced action that will leave you hardly able to eat your snacks. With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hitman John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin. After numerous attempts on his life, John decides to take the fight to the High Table, delivering death…
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City of God (2002)
Directors Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles have created an open-world masterpiece that to this day has no equal with the making of – City of God. ‘City of God’ or better referred to in Portuguese as (Cidade de Deus) is based on a 1997 semi-autobiographical novel written by Paulo Lins, about three young men and their lives in Cidade de Deus. The novel was hailed by critics as one of the greatest works of contemporary Brazilian literature and took Paulo Lins around about 8 years to complete. However, in the film City of God – we follow the events surrounding two boys who are brought up in a sadistic neighborhood…
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See How They Run
Director Tom George debuts his first feature-length Hollywood blockbuster film – See How They Run, starring Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan. The film was released on the 9th of September 2022 by distributor Walt Disney Pictures with a trailer that seems to reveal that this may be a Wes Anderson sort, however, after watching it that is sadly not the case. In 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When a world-weary inspector and an eager rookie constable take on the case, they find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the…
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Amsterdam
Director David O. Russell, better known for his work on movies such as “American Hustle” and “Joy” has returned with his latest directorial project in Amsterdam. Released on the 7th of October 2022, the events within the movie are said to be based on true events, featuring an overload of prestigious names like Christian Bale, John David Washington, Margot Robbie, Taylor Swift, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro, and Chris Rock. However, is it worth the watch? Let’s dive into the review. Set in the ‘1930s, we follow three friends, a doctor Burt Berendsen played by Christian Bale, a lawyer Harold Woodsman by John David Washington, and…
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
Director Kyle Balda returns with the second installment of our favorite adorable twinkies Minions: The Rise of Gru. Production companies; Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures released the film on the 1st of July 2022 with an opening weekend that made over $107,000,000 in the US and Canada. As the name of the film suggests, this film aims to fill the audience and die-hard fans of the Minions franchise on how Gru came to be. We start the film in 1976, which even to-date people say the 70s was the best decade to be alive; so we know things are about to get real funky as we first meet Belle Bottom…
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The Bad Guys
Director Pierre Perifel’s latest animation film, The Bad Guys merge bringing in the new with the old in art style and perspective. The Bad Guys distributed by Universal Pictures was released on the 31st of March 2022 by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the Australian author of children’s books, Aaron Blabey. Straight off the bat, the first element that caught my attention about this film was its old yet crisp art style which had me reminiscing a lot about my childhood. The characters themselves are all animals with their unique traits that I believe someone, somewhere out there in the world, most definitely has some kind of phobia…
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Death On The Nile
From the very beginning of “Death On The Nile“, it is established that the keyword for this film is “love” and love is what I found when seeing some of the best visuals I had ever seen. Director “Kenneth Branagh” who also plays the lead role of Detective “Hercule Poirot” struggles to find love again after the loss of his wife during the war in 1914. Poirot submerges himself into his work with great dedication, one would say that is his way of escaping and avoiding the arrows of cupid. The first element that caught my attention within this movie is definitely its magnificent views. I believe the…
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Ambulance
Director Michael Bay returns with a fast-paced action thriller starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Eiza Gonzalez. At first, we are shown two young boys at the beginning of the film, Danny and Will. The two boys meet and proceed to go have fun in some broken car. At first glance, we assume that these boys are friends however not all seems as it is. The boys are brothers, with Will having been adopted by Danny’s father. We skip decades into the future and see that Will played by (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) has earned plenty of medals for his heroic efforts. The first thing the film tries to tell you is regarding…
