As a teenager Sergei Kravinoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) survived a lion attack when he was given a voodoo potion by a mysterious girl named Calypso (Ariana DeBose). Granted with animal like superhuman powers he becomes the greatest hunter on the planet, but his prey are poachers and gangsters. Kraven The Hunter will likely be the final … Continue reading Kraven The Hunter
When a U.S. Army special forces extraction mission goes wrong they are reliant on rookie Air Force Sergeant JJ Kinney (Liam Hemsworth) and drone operator Captain E. Grimm (Russell Crowe) to try and guide them home. Land of Bad is a peculiar film. Its highs are pretty high whilst its lows are very low. It … Continue reading Land of Bad
1977, Los Angeles. Private Detective Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and thug for hire Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) form an unlikely partnership when they find themselves investigating the death of a pornographic actress and a missing girl. The film opens with Porn Star Misty Mountains' (Murielle Telio) car careering off the road and crashing through a … Continue reading The Nice Guys
Father Gabriele Amorth (Russell Crowe) is the Chief Exorcist to the Vatican and must face one of his most perilous cases when a young boy in Spain is apparently possessed by a demon. Julia (Alex Essoe) takes her children Amy (Laurel Marsden) and Henry (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney) to an Abbey in Spain that she has inherited … Continue reading The Pope’s Exorcist
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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