Tag: David Mackenzie

HELL OR HIGH WATER: Desperation and Death in the Dirty South

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzw4wkHtEt4 Hell or High Water. 2016. Directed by David Mackenzie. Screenplay by Taylor Sheridan. Starring Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges, Dale Dickey, William Sterchi, Gil Birmingham, Buck Taylor, Kristin Berg, & Katy Mixon. Film 44/OddLot Entertainment/Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Rated 14A. 102 minutes. Crime/Drama/Western ★★★★★ Disclaimer: This review may contain several spoilers concerning the film's …

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Jack O’Connell Gets STARRED UP

On 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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