Expert thief Parker (Mark Wahlberg) finds himself forced to work with the woman who double crossed him and his crew in order to take down the score of a lifetime. Play Dirty has all of the credentials to be an exceptional action comedy. It is based on the Parker book series by Donald E. Westlake … Continue reading Play Dirty
U.S. Marshall Madelyn Harris (Michelle Dockery) has to escort her prisoner turned witness, Winston (Topher Grace), from Alaska to Anchorage. Unfortunately their pilot ‘Dwayne’ (Mark Wahlberg) is an assassin working for the man Winston is supposed to testify against. Flight Risk is a refreshingly simple and old fashioned thriller. At just 91 minutes long it … Continue reading Flight Risk
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
It is 2029 and onboard Space Station Oberon pilot Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) has been training apes to fly research space probes. As an electromagnetic storm approaches the station his favourite chimpanzee Pericles is sent into the maelstrom to gather data and disappears from all communications. Leo immediately jumps into another pod following Pericles and … Continue reading Planet of the Apes (2001)
Ridley Scott released his debut film The Duellists at the age of 40 in 1977. Since then he has worked at quite a fast pace, averaging more than 1 film every 2 years in his 40 year career. Interestingly only making 1 sequel (to a film he did not make) and 2 prequels, something worth … Continue reading Ridley Scott Retrospective
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