Which action movie franchise has been the most influential in the 21st Century? The answer is surely Bourne. When the Bourne Identity released in 2002 it changed the landscape of action movies and its impacts are still felt today. During the 1980's and 1990's action movies were led by huge marquee stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger, … Continue reading Bourne Ranked
When Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) hacks the CIA and downloads documents on all of their black ops programs she makes both herself and Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) a target again. Twelve years have passed since Bourne exposed the CIA’s Treadstone and Blackbriar operations and whilst he is free he is still tormented by flashbacks and … Continue reading Jason Bourne
Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) is a CIA operative taking part in the “Outcome” project designed to enhance agents both physically and mentally via medication. However when Jason Bourne exposes to the world other CIA programs designed to create assassins Eric Byer (Ed Norton) is sent in to shut down “Outcome” and hide all evidence it … Continue reading The Bourne Legacy
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) attempts to finally uncover his origins as a trained killer and free himself from the CIA for good. The film opens with an audacious cat and mouse action sequence set inside London’s Waterloo station where Bourne tries to intercept a journalist named Simon Ross (Paddy Considine) before the CIA gets to … Continue reading The Bourne Ultimatum
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) and Marie (Franka Potente) have been living off the grid for two years since the events of The Bourne Identity. But when Bourne is framed for the murder of two CIA agents he finds himself pulled back into the shadowy world he escaped from. Bourne may still be struggling to unlock … Continue reading The Bourne Supremacy
A man found near death in the Mediterranean Sea and suffering from amnesia finds that the only things he remembers are how to elude authorities and kill. Can he discover who he is and regain his memory before assassins on his trail eliminate him? All Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) has to go on when he … Continue reading The Bourne Identity
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
Philadelphia 1999. After Jamie (Margaret Qualley) breaks up with her girlfriend Sukie (Bernie Feldstein) she goes on a road trip with uptight friend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan). The only issue is that the “Drive-Away” they have been hired to take to Tallahassee has some goods hidden in the trunk that some undesirable individuals are trying to … Continue reading Drive-Away Dolls
Bea (Cailey Fleming) is going through a difficult time emotionally. We see her growing up with an ill mother (Catherine Daddario) who sadly does not win her battle and now her father (John Krasinski) is in hospital. Whilst staying at her grandmother’s (Fiona Shaw) New York apartment she discovers that she can see IFs. Imaginary … Continue reading IF
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) known as "the father of the atomic bomb". Christopher Nolan's biopic of Oppenheimer is typically not a straightforward telling of the man's life. In fact it eschews any efforts to tell you about his life prior to being a noteworthy physicist aside from a few scenes where … Continue reading Oppenheimer
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