Destroyer (2018)

DestroyerFeat — Nicole Kidman stars as Erin Bell in Karyn Kusama's DESTROYER, an Annapurna Pictures release.

Title: Destroyer
Rating: R
Directed by: Karyn Kusama
Written by: Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, and Bradley Whitford
Release Date: 12/25/2018
Running Time: 120 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The receipt of an ink-marked bill in the office mail propels veteran LAPD detective Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) on a perilous journey to find the murderer and gang leader, Silas (Toby Kebbell), and perhaps to finally make peace with her tortured past.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Gabe for this susbmission

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

IfBealeStreetCouldTalkFeat — Stephan James as Fonny and KiKi Layne as Tish star in Barry Jenkins' IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, an Annapurna Pictures release.

Title: If Beale Street Could Talk
Rating: R
Directed by: Barry Jenkins
Written by: Barry Jenkins
Based on the book by: James Baldwin
Starring: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael Beach, Ed Skrein, Diego Luna, Dave Franco, and Pedro Pascal
Release Date: 12/25/2018
Running Time: 119 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple’s unbreakable bond and the African-American family’s empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year old Tish Rivers (KiKi Layne). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.

Tish knows that Fonny is innocent, and is mindful that his good friend Daniel Carty (Brian Tyree Henry) has only recently been freed after an unjust incarceration. While Fonny’s mother (Aunjanue Ellis) clings to piety and his father (Michael Beach) grapples with feelings of powerlessness, Tish’s earthy father Joseph (Colman Domingo) and fierce older sister Ernestine (Teyonah Parris) are unwavering in their support. Even more anxious to clear Fonny’s name is Tish’s deeply compassionate mother Sharon (Regina King), readying to put herself on the line for her daughter and future son-in-law’s happiness…

…and for the couple’s unborn child, whose arrival will herald new joys and challenges. Facing the unexpected prospect of parenthood and holding down a job without her partner at her side, Tish must adjust her perspective on the realities of her existence. She visits Fonny regularly, trying to shore up his spirit even as prison takes its toll. As the weeks turn to months, Tish reaffirms their hopes and resilience, relying on familial and inner strength.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: FOR JIMMY

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission

Backtrace (2018)

Title: Backtrace
Rating: R
Directed by: Brian A. Miller
Written by: Mike Maples
Starring: Ryan Guzman, Sylvester Stallone, and Matthew Modine
Release Date: 12/14/2018
Running Time: 92 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The lone surviving thief of a violent armored car robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Mule, The (2018)

Title: The Mule
Rating: R
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Written by: Nick Schenk
Inspired by the New York Times Magazine Article “The Sinaloa Cartel’s 90-Year Old Drug Mule” by: Sam Dolnick
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, Dianne Wiest, and Andy Garcia
Release Date: 12/14/2018
Running Time: 116 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for the cartel. He does well—so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler. But he isn’t the only one keeping tabs on Earl; the mysterious new drug mule has also hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates. And even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl’s past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it’s uncertain if he’ll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel’s enforcers, catch up to him.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: For PIERRE AND RICHARD

Special thanks to Patrick for this submission

Unstoppable (2018)*

Title: Unstoppable
Rating: NR
Directed by: Kim Min-Ho
Starring: Don Lee, Song Ji-Hyo, and Kim Sung-Oh
Release Date: 11/30/2018
Running Time: 116 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
In this hard-hitting action-thriller, Ma Dong‑Seok stars as a legendary gangster enjoying a quiet retirement. But when his wife is kidnapped, he must once again become the brutal criminal he left behind in order to get her back.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

We see news broadcast reports of China releasing the detained boat containing the king crabs. Then we see Dong-Chul and Ji-Soo drive up in their new Mercedes to their new crab restaurant to celebrate her birthday.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Sicilian Ghost Story (2017)

Title: Sicilian Ghost Story
Rating: NR
Directed by: Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
Written by: Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
Based on the story “Un cavaliere bianco” from the book “Non saremo confusi per sempre” by: Marco Mancassola
Starring: Julia Jedlikowska, Gaetano Fernandez, and Corinne Musallari
Release Date: 11/30/2018
Running Time: 122 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Against a heavy cloak of secrecy, a 12-year-old girl smitten with her handsome classmate ventures deeper and deeper into the enchanted Sicilian forests to find him, unaware of just how thick is the mystery behind his strange disappearance.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: To Giuseppe Di Matteo (1981 – 1996), the boy kidnapped by the Mafia, held prisoner for 779 days, strangled and then dissolved in acid.

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Speed Kills (2018)*

Title: Speed Kills
Rating: R
Directed by: Jodi Scurfield
Written by: David Aaron Cohen and John Luessenhop
Based on the book by: Arthur Jay Harris
Starring: John Travolta, Katheryn Winnick, Kellan Lutz, Matthew Modine, James Remar, Jordi Mollà, and Tom Sizemore
Release Date: 8/16/2018
Running Time: 102 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire, Ben Aronoff, leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

We hear actual news reports of the death of Don Aronow, the real person who inspired the character played by John Travolta.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Widows (2018)

Title: Widows
Rating: R
Directed by: Steve McQueen
Written by: Gillian Flynn and Steve McQueen
Based on the book by: Lynda La Plante
Starring: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Garret Dillahunt, Carrie Coon, Jacki Weaver, Jon Bernthal, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Robert Duvall, and Liam Neeson
Release Date: 11/16/2018
Running Time: 129 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Viola Davis), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In memory of Eva Mottley

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Girl in the Spider’s Web, The (2018)

TheGirlInTheSpidersWebFeat — Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) in Columbia Pictures' THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB.

Title: The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Rating: R
Directed by: Fede Alvarez
Written by: Jay Basu, Fede Alvarez, and Steven Knight
Based on the book by: David Lagercrantz
Starring: Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, Stephen Merchant, Claes Bang, Christopher Convery, Vicki Krieps, Cameron Britton, and Synnøve Macody Lund
Release Date: 11/9/2018
Running Time: 117 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In memory of Thilo Ewers

Special thanks to Saran for this submission

London Fields (2018)*

Title: London Fields
Rating: R
Directed by: Mathew Cullen
Written by: Roberta Hanley and Martin Amis
Based on the book by: Martin Amis
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Theo James, and Billy Bob Thornton
Release Date: 10/26/2018
Running Time: 118 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men: one of whom she knows will be her murderer.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Mark Asprey reads from “his” new book on a television program. The scene ends with Keith getting angry at his television.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Memoriam: In loving memory of Kathryn Sanger Hanley

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Tag: Crime

Destroyer (2018)

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Backtrace (2018)

Mule, The (2018)

Unstoppable (2018)*

Sicilian Ghost Story (2017)

Speed Kills (2018)*

Widows (2018)

Girl in the Spider’s Web, The (2018)

London Fields (2018)*

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