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Action, Thriller

BALLERINA (2025): New Trailer Starring Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus…

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Ana de Armas is Eve, a.k.a. Ballerina, a female assassin from the world of John Wick. Eve’s mission is to seek revenge against those who killed her family.

Directed by Len Wiseman; additional key cast includes Keanu Reeves, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Norman Reedus.

I’m sure this will be entertaining and de Armas will be great. However, even though I’m quite partial to stories of vengeance, I’m starting to wonder how many more assassin movies I can watch before serious fatigue properly sets in.

I remember starting to feel similarly about superhero films some years ago. Now, unfortunately, I tend to ignore most of the new ones, with just one exception, Deadpool.

In a way, assassins are sort of superheroes. Their motivation is just usually more personal than focused on saving humanity.

Of course, I can understand why many will be watching Ballerina. But, I wonder, how much more time and energy do you still have for assassin films?

Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Anjelica Huston, David Castañeda, Gabriel Byrne, Anne Parillaud, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Abraham Popoola, Togo Igawa, Caleb Spillyards, Ava Joyce McCarthy and Jaroslav Vundrle also star.

Ballerina Release Dates: June 6th, 2025 (US); June 7th 2025 (UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, No Spoiler Reviews, Thriller

THE GRAY MAN (2022): The Things I liked…

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Thrills and action were promised. And thrilling action is precisely what Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Ryan Gosling’s latest, The Gray Man delivered.

A key highlight of the Anthony and Joe Russo-directed action/thriller is all the action sequences that made it impossible for me to look away for at least two-thirds of the movie. Even more so during the scenes set in Prague.

Evans as the bad guy in a story about the CIA’s most skilled operative’s uncovering of dark agency secrets is a fun surprise. I rather enjoyed his well-dressed turn as a psychopath. Gosling has always been fun to watch in action roles, and The Gray Man is no different.

And to think that my Friday wasn’t quite going to plan today. It turns out that all it took was to watch the first ten minutes of The Gray Man to have me cheering and ‘woohooing’ at the thrilling action, smile-inducing dialogue, rich visuals and heart-thumping musical score.

Undeniably, perfect is not the word to describe The Gray Man. However, it is a perfectly entertaining escape that isn’t so easy to turn away from, especially during the highly engaging action scenes. 

If you’re a fan of the cast and directors, I implore you to alter your mood and take in all the highlights mentioned above, including the fun camera work.

Happy Film Loving

G

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Action, Adventure, Thriller

NO TIME TO DIE (2020): Trailer 2, Starring Ana De Armas, Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lunch…

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No Time To Die (2020), Daniel Craig, James Bond 007
No Time To Die (2020), Daniel Craig, James Bond 007

Trailer two for new James Bond movie No Time To Die has been released.

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga; the key cast includes Ana De Armas, Rami Malek, Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux and Lashana Lynch.

Since the original April 2nd, 2020 release date for this movie was scrapped earlier this year, November has felt so far away. But now there’s just over two months left to go. My fingers are tightly crossed that the date doesn’t change again because I’ve been super ready for this for more than a year.

The question of whether Fukunaga’s film will join Casino Royale (2006) and Skyfall (2012) as one of my favourite Bond films of all time is yet to be decided. I sure hope it does. Especially since I think it’s official, Ana de Armas is already one of my favourite Bond girls. Plus, Malek looks like a very promising villain indeed.

Rory Kinnear, David Dencik, Billy Magnussen, Ben Whishaw, Lourdes Faberes and Ahmed Bakare also star.

No Time To Die Release Dates: October 8th, 2021 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

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Crime, Drama, Mystery, No Spoiler Reviews

KNIVES OUT (2019): The Things I Liked…

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Knives Out (2019) LaKeith Stanfield, Ana De Armes, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Lionsgate Movies
Knives Out (2019) LaKeith Stanfield, Ana De Armes, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Lionsgate Movies

As far as murder mystery movies go, I certainly haven’t watched very many and can’t say that they’re my favourite. However, writer/director Rian Johnson’s Knives Out isn’t a bad one. 

Centred around the sudden death of the patriarch (Christopher Plummer) of an eccentric, combative family, Johnsons’s film kept me engaged throughout. The story and familial tensions kept building and building until its final quite satisfying conclusion.

I enjoyed all the performances including and especially Daniel Craig as private investigator Benoit Blanc. I also rather liked the facial expressions of Jamie Lee Curtis’s character, Linda Drysdale.

Knives Out has humour, clever twists and surprises to keep you locked in till the end.  I say definitely watch it if you like murder mysteries, Daniel Craig, and the rest of the talented cast, which includes LaKeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Toni Collette.

Happy Film Loving,

G

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Crime, Drama

THE NIGHT CLERK (2020): New trailer Starring Ana de Armas, Tye Sheridan, Helen Hunt, John Leguizamo…

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The Night Clerk (2020), Ana de Armas, Tye Sheridan
The Night Clerk (2020), Ana de Armas, Tye Sheridan

From writer/director Michael Cristofer, The Night Clerk is a new crime/drama about a voyeuristic, socially challenged hotel clerk who ends up as the main suspect in a murder investigation.

Ana de Armas, Tye Sheridan, Helen Hunt and John Leguizamo are the key cast.

I’ll be watching to see how Sheridan’s performance pans out. My other reasons for wanting to see this include Leguizamo and Hunt. I last saw Leguizamo in Chef (2014), which just happens to be one of my favourites.

Johnathon Schaech, Jacque Gray, Cindy Perez, Ischa Bee, D.L. Walker, Pam Eichner, Walter Platz and Stacey Ann Turner also star.

The Night Clerk Release Dates: February 21st, 2020 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

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