Jack O’Connell Gets STARRED UP

On 01/03/201512/16/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Cinematography, Crime, David Mackenzie, Directors, Drama, Film, Movies, Prison, Reviews, Starred UpLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4iseCjFnWk Starred Up. 2014. Dir. David Mackenzie. Starring Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Raphael Sowole, Anthony Welsh, David Ajala, Rupert Friend, and Sam Spruell. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Not Rated. 106 minutes. Drama ★★★★★ Starred Up (the slang prison term for a criminal who is transferred early from an institution for young offenders to an adult …

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CHEAP THRILLS in a Bleak Economy

On 01/03/201512/16/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Cheap Thrills, Comedy, Crime, Directors, Drafthouse Films, Drama, E.L Katz, Film, Filmmakers, Independent Film, Indie Film, Movies, ReviewsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiWbTn1RpE Cheap Thrills. 2014. Dir. E.L Katz. Starring Pat Healy, Sara Paxton, Ethan Embry, and David Koechner. Pacific Northwest Pictures. Rated 14A. 88 minutes. Comedy/Crime/Drama ★★★★1/2 Cheap Thrills begins as Craig (Pat Healy) loses his low paying job. On top of that, he and his wife, as well as their new baby, are on the …

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BLUE RUIN’s Honest Amateur Revenge

On 01/02/201512/16/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Anchor Bay, Blogs, Blue Ruin, Cinematography, Crime, Drama, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Independent Film, Indie Film, Jeremy Saulnier, Movies, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0XGOxFnm9A Blue Ruin. 2014. Directed & Written by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Macon Blair, Tyler Byrne, Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, Alex Orr, and Anish Savjani. Anchor Bay Entertainment. Rated 18A. 90 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★★★ Personally, I love revenge thrillers just because they satisfy the real life need at times to dive into something similar to our …

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Not Everyone’s Cut Out for POKER NIGHT

On 01/02/201512/16/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Action, Beau Mirchoff, Blogs, Blood, Corey Large, Crime, Directors, Film, Filmmakers, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Eklund, Movies, Poker Night, Reviews, Ron Eldard, Ron Perlman, Thriller, Titus Welliver, VOD1 Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhaqpgsN-lY Poker Night. 2014. Dir. Greg Francis. Screenplay by Dough Buchanan & Francis. Starring Beau Mirchoff, Ron Perlman, Titus Welliver, Halston Sage, Ron Eldard, Corey Large, Giancarlo Esposito, and Michael Eklund. XLrator Media. Not Rated. 104 minutes. Action/Crime/Thriller ★★★★ I'd anticipated this movie just because of the trailer. Now, sometimes this can come back to …

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John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13: Action on a Sweet Soundtrack

On 12/18/201411/29/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 1976, Assault on Precinct 13, Crime, Criminals, Directors, DVD, Film, John Carpenter, Movies, Reviews, Thriller3 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaA3Sy_zbtM Assault on Precinct 13. 1976. Directed & Written by John Carpenter. Starring Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton, Charlie Cyphers, and Nancy Kyes. Image Entertainment. Rated R. 91 minutes. Action/Crime/Thriller ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★★ (DVD release)Assault on Precinct 13 is one of the best action thrillers of all-time. It's probably my personal favourite if …

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Refn Looks Back on the Criminal Life in PUSHER III: I’M THE ANGEL OF DEATH

On 12/13/201412/16/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 2005, Blogs, Cinematography, Cooking, Copenhagen, Crime, Criminals, Directors, Drama, Drugs, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Independent Film, Indie Film, Kim Bodnia, Movies, Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher, Pusher II: With Blood On My Hands, Pusher III: I Am the Angel of Death, Reviews, Sequel, Thriller, Zlatko BuricLeave a comment

The second sequel to Refn's groundbreaking PUSHER is a bleak look at the end of the road for one Copenhagen druglord, as he juggles recovery, family, and business on a very special day for his daughter.