Based on a book by Vince Flynn, American Assassin is a 2017 action thriller directed by Michael Cuesta. After his fiancée is murdered in a terrorist attack, Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) has become obsessed with revenge, engaging in relentless martial arts and weapons training. Having entered the world of fundamentalist terrorism in pursuit of that revenge, until he is recruited
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Our latest review is the LAPD action drama ‘End of Watch’. The film is both written and directed by David Ayers, whose previous work as a director was the 2005 Harsh Times, but as a writer includes police and crime drama’s Training Day, SWAT, and Dark Blue. The film was made on a very low budget (approx $10m) yet delivers
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The new film starring and produced by Michael Fassbender and Marianne Cotillard is Assassin’s Creed – and directed by Justin Kurzel whose previous work includes the 2015 version of Macbeth that had Fassbender in the lead role. The film is based on the Ubisoft game (that led to a series of games) with the same title. The film sees Callum
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The heist thriller Triple 9 was released earlier this year, with director John Hillcoat whose prior film has been the crime drama Lawless, and was written by Matt Cook. The film is set in Atlanta, Georgia telling the story of a gang of thieves who are operating on behalf of the Russian Mafia ruled by matriarch Irina (Kate Winslet). The
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Ben Affleck takes a break from Gotham city to bring this enjoyable enough action thriller to the screen even if the name may suggest a more dull story. Directed by Gavin O’Connor this is the second release of the year for the director after Jane Got a Gun earlier in the year. His previous work beyond this includes the fantastic
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The Gunman is a 2015 film by director Pierre Morel (Taken, From Paris with Love, District B13). Sean Penn plays private security contractor Jim Terrier, one of the many members of security forces working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a man with military training and a talented sharpshooter. The country itself is rich with minerals (gold, diamond, copper) and
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