Tag Archives: Jon Bernthal

Action, Crime, Thriller

THE ACCOUNTANT 2 (2025): New Trailer From Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, J.K. Simmons…

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The unsolved puzzle of a Treasury chief’s murder is the focus of maths savant Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck), and his illegal methods, in The Accountant 2.

Cynthia Addai-Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal and Daniella Pineda are among the key cast in a sequel to 2016’s The Accountant, also directed by Gavin O’Connor.

I like the dynamic between Bernthal and Affleck. Everything else will be a bonus. I’ll of course need to watch The Accountant (2016) first, so I get the full picture.

Have you seen the original movie?

Daniella Pineda, Grant Harvey, Mariel Suarez, Celeste Octavia, Cassandra Blair, Talia Thiesfield and Kristen Ariza also star.

The Accountant 2 Release Dates: April 25th, (US & UK)…

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Action, Thriller

THE AMATEUR (2025): New Trailer From Rami Malek, Jon Bernthal, Holt McCallany, Caitríona Balfe, Rachel Brosnahan…

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Directed by James Hawes, The Amateur is a new action/thriller starring Rami Malek, Holt McCallany, Rachel Brosnahan and Caitríona Balfe.

Malek plays a CIA Cryptographer on a mission to find the terrorists who murdered his wife.

This feels like a story for all the underestimated, the misunderstood, the misclassified, the incorrectly categorised, the misjudged and the unseen. You know, like that student whose skills can’t come to light in a ‘one size fits all standardised test.

This absolutely speaks to my vengeance story-loving heart. Dare I say, it’s kind of like John Wick but for the computer smart. Am I right or am I right?

Lastly and randomly, I think ‘Cryptographer’ and one of my favourite movies, The Imitation Game (2014), comes to mind because Turing was a Cryptanalyst.

According to Google:

‘Cryptography is the science of creating hidden messages, while cryptanalysis is the science of breaking encrypted messages‘ Fascinating!

Can you tell that mathematics and science aren’t my areas?

Julianne Nicholson, Laurence Fishburne, Adrian Martinez, Christy Meyer, Takehiro Hira, Joseph Millson, Evan Milton and Ashley Byam also star.

The Amateur Release Dates: April 11th, 2025, (US & UK)…

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Drama, No Spoiler Reviews

THE UNFORGIVABLE (2021): The Things I Liked…

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I’m glad that Sandra Bullock said yes to The Unforgivable, a well-executed tale of one woman’s journey to reconnect with her sister after finishing a twenty-year prison sentence.

Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, what stood out immediately, in addition to the excellent performances, is how engaging the story is. I cared about Bullock’s character and couldn’t wait for everything to unfold. At the same time, the pacing and story edit are both so good to the point where I hardly found myself wanting things to move faster.

Then there’s the perfectly complementary musical score and the kind of tense moments that never have one too sure about how things will unfold.

Even though there is one moment where I felt the catalyst that was supposed to lead to a key character’s change of heart was insubstantial, The Unforgivable is still worth watching. 

See it for the generally well-executed story and because Viola Davis, Rob Morgan, Vincent D’Onofrio and Jon Bernthal make up the supporting cast.

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Drama

THE UNFORGIVABLE (2021): New Trailer From Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Jon Bernthal, Vincent D’Onofrio

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Read my spoiler-free movie review of  The Unforgivable (2021).

Directed by Nora Fingscheidt; The Unforgivable has Sandra Bullock as Ruth Slater, the perpetrator of a violent crime who’s just been released from prison

Sandy B. (I’ve heard Chris ‘Captain America’ Evans refer to her this way) looks incredible in this. I’m ready to watch her and all the movie powerhouses (Viola Davis, Vincent D’Onofrio and Jon Bernthal) flex their acting muscles in this story; the kind where a happy ending seems unlikely. But maybe the start of healing is what we’ll get.

I’ve missed Sandy B. So glad she’s back at her best.

Aisling Franciosi, Richard Thomas, W. Earl Brown, Linda Emond, Tom Guiry, Rob Morgan, Emma Nelson and Jessica McLeod also star.

The Unforgivable Release Dates: December 10th, (US & UK)…

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Action, Drama, Thriller

THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD (2021): New tRAILER fROM Angelina Jolie, Jon Bernthal, Tyler Perry, Nicholas Hoult…

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Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021), Angelina Jolie, Warner Bros. Pictures
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021), Angelina Jolie, Warner Bros. Pictures

Set in the Montana wilderness, Those Who Wish Me Dead is an action/thriller that stars Angelina Jolie as a survival expert tasked with protecting a teenage murder witness. one who’s being pursued by twin assassins.

A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him — and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

Directed by Taylor Sheridan; additional key cast includes Jon Bernthal, Nicholas Hoult, Jake Weber, Tyler Perry and Tory Kittles.

Such a pleasant surprise to see Jolie starring in a movie again. Jolie and the fact that I’m generally partial to productions about first responders is the reason I’m watching.

Lora Martinez-Cunningham, James Jordan, Laura Niemi, Finn Little, Alma Sisneros, Dylan Kenin, Matt Medrano and Medina Senghore also star.

Those Who Wish Me Dead Release Dates: May 13th, 2021 (UK); May 14th, 2021 (US)…

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