The Quarry is a crime / thriller about a drifter (Shea Whigham) who kills a traveling preacher and takes his place at a small-town church. Unfortunately for him, the local police chief (Michael Shannon) suspects foul play.
Directed by Scott Teems; Catalina Sandino Moreno, Bobby Soto and Bruno Bichirare among the key cast.
What on earth was the drifter thinking and how much research did he carry out in order to even think his plan would work? I’ll be watching to get an answer to these questions and for Michael Shannon’s performance.
Alvaro Martinez, Jimmy Gonzales, Abel Becerra, Anthony Reynolds, Rose Bianco, Julia Vera, David Jensen and Giovanni Cohea also star.
State Like Sleep is a new drama starring Katherine Waterston. Waterston plays a woman dealing with the consequences of her celebrity husband’s double life following his suicide.
Written / directed by Meredith Danluck, Michiel Huisman, Luke Evans and Michael Shannon costar…
I don’t completely like this trailer edit, partly because it’s too jumpy. Still, it’s the mystery that has me interested.
Rachel Wilson, Mark O’Brien, George Tchortov and Mary Kay Place also star.
What They Had (2018), Michael Shannon, Hilary Swank, Bythe Danner, Taissa Farmiga
What They Had stars Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Bythe Danner and Josh Lucas in a story about a woman who returns home and must confront her past after her Alzheimer’s-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard.
What They Had is written / directed by Elizabeth Chomko…
Considering the great cast, I’m quite sure this will be a good movie. The question for me is how badly I’ll want to see it bearing in mind the dark subject matter – and having already seen Still Alice (2014), a really good movie about dementia.
I probably will end up watching this as long as the mood strikes just right. It helps that Blythe Danner is a key character. I’ve always liked her ever since Meet The Parents (2000).
Taissa Farmiga, Aimee Garcia, Robert Forster, Jay Montepare and Anna Kabis also star.
The Shape Of Water (2017), Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer
Set in Cold War era America, circa 1963, director Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape Of Water is an other-worldly fairy tale and fantasy / romance about a lonely mute called Elisa. Played beautifully by Sally Hawkins, Elisa falls in love with ‘amphibian man’, a sea creature captured for a secret classified experiment due to take place at Elisa’s work building where she cleans.
Featuring good performances by all, including Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins and Michael Shannon, I found Hawkinsto be particularly captivating as Elisa. Her great performance along with the beautiful visuals, filming style – the way the camera barely stood still combined with the editing and pacing managed to keep me engaged.
The Shape Of Water is generally a well executed movie. Nevertheless, I’m not as enthused post viewing as I thought I might be. I understand the film’s message about love and how there are near to zero limitations in terms of where one can find it. Still, perhaps it’s just the kind of film, though good, it doesn’t inspire a certain level of excitement within me. It could have something to do with not really seeing myself ever falling in love with ‘amphibian man’. It could also be that the ‘love can be found anywhere’ message is one I’d already fully digested. Lastly, maybe I loved the first half more than I did the second half, where things got really serious. Yes, that may be it. I think I had more fun in the first half when Elisa was happy and tap-dancing in her corridor!
Richard Strickland’s (Shannon) voice and suit before the true nature of his character is revealed, the capabilities of ‘amphibian man’ and Hawkins’ performance are my favourite things about The Shape Of Water.
Watch it if you’re curious. Maybe you’ll be more wowed and enthused than I. It is the Best Picture Academy Award winner after all.
Starring Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon and Sofia Boutella, Fahrenheit 451 is set in a future where all books must be destroyed. Jordan plays Guy Montag, a fireman whose job it is to eradicate all books.
Unbeknownst to his superiors, Montag begins to question his actions after meeting a little girl…
A world where books are no longer a thing? How can one not be intrigued? It seems near enough ridiculous that such a predicament should truly come to pass. I say I have no issues with such a reality as long as it remains purely fiction, of course.
Directed by Ramin Bahrani; Keir Dullea, Martin Donovan, Lilly Singh, Grace Lynn Kung and Sean Jones also star.
Pottersville (2017), Ron Perlman, Greta Lee, Michael Thomas Lennon
Michael Shannon, Ron Perlman, Thomas Lennon and Christina Hendricks are the stars of Pottersville; a Seth Henrikson directed comedy about a beloved local businessman who gets mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot, after which an international Bigfoot media spectacle follows. Along with a windfall of tourism dollars for his simple American town that’s hit by hard times.
I’m not sure what to make of this one. Seems silly but I’m hoping it’s silly in a good way because I’m looking forward to some amusement and the generally christmassy vibe this trailer seems to promise.
Also, I can’t help but think this can’t be that bad since Michael Shannon’s in it, right?
Ian McShane, Judy Greer, Michael Torpey and Blake Perlman also star.
Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig, 12 Strong is the true story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11. There task, to work with an Afghani warlord to take down the Taliban…
Once again, as I do with most war movies I watch, I have to ask the question, how likely is this film to take the place of the The Hurt Locker as my favourite war movie?
Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, The Current War is the story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult and Tom Holland star…
I find this trailer somewhat over stylised. Nevertheless, there’s just too much impressive talent involved. And I definitely don’t just mean the actors. I can’t wait to see how people battled for market share back then compared to the tech giants of today.
I wonder if The Current War will come close to replacing The imitation Game (2014)as my favourite Benedict Cumberbatch movie. I think not but I’m open to pleasant surprises.
Ekow Quartey, Tuppence Middleton and Matthew Macfadyen make up additional supporting cast.
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