Based on a true story, Last Breath tells us about saturation diver Chris Lemons (Finn Cole) who finds himself trapped at the bottom of the North Sea without oxygen or heat. Trying to save him are experienced Bellman Duncan Allcock (Woody Harelson) and Diver Dave ‘The Vulcan’ Yuasa (Simu Liu) and the crew aboard his … Continue reading Last Breath (2025)
Josh (Jack Quaid) takes his new girlfriend Iris (Sophie Thatcher) for a weekend away with his best friends. Iris is nervous that Josh’s friends will not like her, but no one would have guessed quite how badly the getaway will turn out. When Iris met Josh it was love at first sight. A meet-cute in … Continue reading Companion
Detective Somerset (Morgan Freeman) is asked to partner with newly transferred Detective Mills (Brad Pitt) in his final days before retirement. The first case that they are given is that of a killer inspired by the seven deadly sins. Their investigation will have cataclysmic consequences on their lives as the murderer forces them to consider … Continue reading Seven
Julian (Ryan Gosling) and his brother Billy (Tom Burke) run a successful criminal enterprise in Thailand hidden by their Muay Thai Club. But when Billy is murdered in retribution for a crime that he committed, their mother Crystal (Kristin Scott Thomas) travels across the globe to demand Julian take revenge. Only God Forgives is a … Continue reading Only God Forgives
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
Los Angeles, 1949. Jewish crime boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) has a vice like grip on the city and its corrupt police force. That is until Police Chief William Parker (Nick Nolte) asks Sergeant John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) to form the Gangster Squad. An off the books unit whose task is to dismantle Cohen’s empire … Continue reading Gangster Squad
A Driver (Ryan Gosling) who acts as both a criminal wheelman, a film stuntman and a mechanic finds himself embroiled in a heist gone wrong with mob connections. The opening thirteen minutes of Drive are perfect. We see the distinctive pink lettering of the opening credits, we hear the Driver's speech to his current customer … Continue reading Drive
When wealthy engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) discovers that his wife is having an affair he shoots her point blank in the head before confessing to the police, asking for his trial to be expedited and choosing to represent himself. Prosecutor Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) who has one foot out of the door on his … Continue reading Fracture
Romy (Nicole Kidman) is a high powered CEO with a successful husband (Antonio Banderas) and two teenage children. But when she meets Samuel (Harris Dickinson), a much younger intern at her company she finds herself in a torrid affair that caters to her deepest darkest fantasies. When we first meet Romy she is faking an … Continue reading Babygirl
Two gifted High School students plan and commit a perfect murder as an intellectual expression of their freedom. What they did not account for is the seasoned detective assigned to the case. Murder by Numbers is an example of a classic crime procedural thriller that was prevalent in the 1990’s and 2000’s. The obvious pun … Continue reading Murder By Numbers
