Depressed ex-marine Rory (Matt Damon) and alcoholic ex-convict Cobby (Casey Affleck) are thrown together as part of a crew hired to rob the Mayor of Boston (Ron Perlman) on election night. But when things go hopelessly wrong they end up on the run together. The Instigators plays out like the sort of bickering buddy comedy … Continue reading The Instigators
A triptych of short stories all featuring a controlling, abusive relationship. Writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos delivers three incredibly peculiar short stories featuring the same actors playing different characters with only two connecting threads. Firstly they all feature the mysterious character of R. M. F. and secondly they are all about characters trying desperately to stay in … Continue reading Kinds of Kindness
Opening in a television studio we are invited to watch the story of the creation of acclaimed play Asteroid City by our host (Bryan Cranston). Here he introduces us to playwright Conrad Earp (Edward Norton) and as the story of the creation and production of the first performance of the play unfolds we find ourselves … Continue reading Asteroid City
Charlie (Brendan Fraser) is a morbidly obese English teacher facing into the fact that soon he will die as his heart slowly fails from the pressure his obesity has placed on it. In his final days he seeks to reconnect with his daughter Ellie (Sadie Sink) whilst also trying to be open and honest with … Continue reading The Whale
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