Anon

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2018
Science Fiction, Thriller

Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears to have subverted the system and disappeared. She has no identity, no history and no record. Sal realizes it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. Known only as ‘The […]

A reminder that an experienced director could make a solid action movie on a Netflix budget. Stylish futuristic cinematography, well-developed characters and a relevant story.
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First Reformed

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2018
Drama

A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.

In a word – mature. The pace is so slow that most directors would fail, but this movie delivers. Ethan Hawke didn’t just act well; he is a perfect fit…
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Alpha Dog

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2006
Crime, Drama

Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He’s the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don’t go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his ‘gang’ kidnap Jake’s 15 year old brother and holds him hostage. Problem now is what to do with ‘stolen boy?’

Convincing and realistic movie about gangs which digs deeper than typical movies of this kind.
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In Time

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2011
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who comes into a fortune of time, though too late to help his mother from dying. He ends up on the run from a corrupt police force known as […]

A good movie from the writer of The Truman Show. Good, but not great. To begin with, the bad guy is very typical. A serious criminal with badass sidekicks in…
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