In 2002 Doug Liman and Matt Damon delivered an action spy thriller film based on Robert Ludlum’s novel of the same name. The premise revolves around a man who is picked up by a fishing boat. Bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, he then has to elude assassins and regain his memory. Review: I remember how I … Continue reading The Bourne Identity (Movie Review) | James Bond on a Budget
Based on a 1990 novel by Michael Crichton "Jurassic Park" was directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Sam Neil, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson & Richard Attenborough. The premise: During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Review: Jurassic Park starts off … Continue reading Jurassic Park | Movies Review
Based on "Deathwatch" by Robb White, Beyond The Reach was directed by Jean-Baptiste Léonetti and stars Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine, Hanna Mangan Lawrence & Ronny Cox. Premise: A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert. Review: I liked how it was all set up, we … Continue reading Beyond the Reach | Movie Review
Based on the Thomas Harris novel "The Silence of the Lamb", the film was directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster & Lawrence A. Bonney. The premise: A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Review: Oh … Continue reading The Silence of The Lambs | Movie Review
Director Mikkel Nørgaard teamed up again with Nikolaj Lie Kaas & Fares Fares to adapt the second volume of Jussi Alder-Olsen Department Q book series. Premise: In The Keeper of Lost Causes / Mercy we were introduced to detective Carl Mørck, a deeply flawed, brilliant detective newly assigned to run Department Q, the home of … Continue reading The Absent One / Disgrace (Fasandræberne) | Movie Review
The first adaptation of Jussi Alder-Olsen Department Q book series is a dark psychological crime film directed by Mikkel Nørgaard. The movie stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sonja Richter & Fares Fares. The plot revolves around Carl Morck, a Copenhagen detective, whose mistake on the field left him remorseful and got him to the department Q - cold … Continue reading The Keeper of Lost Causes / Mercy (Kvinden i buret) | Movie Review
Three surf lifesavers on a big night out. Jealousy, homophobic fears and unrequited lust culminate in a tragic booze-fueled episode of near-fatal bullying.
Child 44 is Daniel Espinoza’s silver screen adaptation of the eponymous novel by Tom Rob Smith. The film stars Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman, Charles Dance, & Vincent Cassel. Premise: A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Review: Child 44 has … Continue reading Child 44 | Movie Review
Based on the book The Feather Men by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Killer Elite is an action thriller film directed by Gary McKendry starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, & Robert De Niro. Premise: When his mentor is taken captive by a disgraced Arab sheik, a killer-for-hire is forced into action. His mission: kill three members of … Continue reading Killer Elite | Movie Review
Benedict Cumberbatch gives Alan Turing depth and voice in a film that balances humor, heartbreak, and injustice. But it took me days to figure out why something in the storytelling didn’t sit right, and when I did, I couldn’t shake it. Here's why.
Worn Out Spines 