When retired treasury agent Ray King (J. K. Simmons) is murdered his protégé Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) begrudgingly reaches out to 'The Accountant' (Ben Affleck) to help solve the crime and get justice. The Accountant 2 brings the creative team behind the 2016 The Accountant back to continue the story of autistic accountant/assassin Christian Wolff. … Continue reading The Accountant 2
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is many things; An accountant who works for unscrupulous clients unravelling impossibly complex financial books in incredibly quick times, a trained killer, and a highly functioning autistic person with specific routines to manage his condition. Nine years on from The Accountant’s original release it is time to reassess my thoughts, especially … Continue reading The Accountant
When Red One, also known as Santa Claus (J.K. Simmons) is kidnapped, his head of security must team up with a Level 4 Naughty Lister to save Christmas. Commander of ELF security Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) is losing his faith in Christmas and has resigned from his post. But just one day before retirement Santa … Continue reading Red One
Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) is reluctantly called to Jury Service and discovers that he may know more about the case than he first thought. A moral conundrum unfurls as he struggles with protecting himself, his family and what justice truly means. Kemp is a recovering alcoholic and his wife Ally (Zoey Deutch) is due to … Continue reading Juror #2
Salt of the Earth Jersey boy Mike McKenna (Mark Wahlberg) works on a building site and spends his evenings in the same bar every night with his friends who he met at school. Which is exactly why Roxanne Hall (Halle Berry), his high school first love turned super spy chooses him to join “The Union”. … Continue reading The Union
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