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Crime, Drama, Thriller

SILK ROAD (2021): New TRrailer Starring Nick Robinson, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Yun, Jimmi Simpson…

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Silk Road (2021), Nick Robinson, Lionsgate Movies
Silk Road (2021), Nick Robinson, Lionsgate Movies

Based on a true story, new crime/thriller Silk Road stars Nick Robinson as Ross Ulbricht, the creator of a dark net website that sells narcotics. While Jason Clarke plays Rick Bowden; the DEA agent who goes undercover to bring him down.

Directed by Tiller Russell; additional key cast includes Jennifer Yun and Jimmi Simpson.

I have to admit that I didn’t expect to see Robinson in this role. Perhaps that’s part of the point since cyber criminals don’t necessarily look like your more visible/stereotypical criminal.

I’m curious because I’m a fan of Clarke and Robinson’s other work. Hopefully this will be even more thrilling than this trailer.

Paul Blott, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Daniel David Stewart, Kenneth Miller, Alexandra Shipp, Katie Aselton, Lexi Rabe, David DeLao, Beth Bailey, Mark Sivertsen and Will Ropp also star.

Silk Road Release Dates: February 19th, 2021 (US); February 22nd, 2021 (UK)…

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No Spoiler Reviews, Thriller

STRANGE BUT TRUE (2019): The Things I Liked…

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Strange But True (2019), Nick Robinson
Strange But True (2019), Nick Robinson

Based on the novel by John Searles, Strange But True, a story about a young woman who surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she’s pregnant with his child is a good, suspenseful thriller I’m glad to have seen. 

Besides the notable performances by all involved, including Nick Robinson, Greg Kinnear, Margaret Qualley and Amy Ryan; director Rowan Athale’s movie features a central mystery that builds up in a satisfying way. A mystery that had me feeling all kinds of emotions at once. Especially as I began to notice that nearly everyone isn’t quite who you first think them to be.

The way the film opens and closes with a short reflective voice over reminded me of one of my favourite TV show, Grey’s Anatomy. I feel that Grey’s definitely does a better job with the voice overs overall. Still, I found Athale’s film to be mostly good and well put together. It’s dark, suspenseful and worth the time I dedicated.

It was also interesting to see the different ways the key protagonists dealt with grief. As the film showed me, grief can make some people near impossible to be around. Yet with great understanding, anything is possible.

Watch it because it’s good.

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Thriller

STRANGE BUT TRUE (2019): New Trailer From NICK ROBINSON, Margaret Qualley, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan…

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Strange But True (2019), Nick Robinson
Strange But True (2019), Nick Robinson

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Strange But True (2019).

Margaret Qualley, Amy Ryan, Nick Robinson and Greg Kinnear, are the stars of new thriller, Strange But True.

Direceted by Rowan Athale, this is the story of a woman who surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she’s pregnant with his child…

I want to watch this because of the intriguing story. I need to know the nature of the shenanigans that lead to Qualley’s character making the strange claim.

On the other hand, there’s also a part of me that kind of doesn’t want to watch this movie because of all the seemingly unnecessary pain the innocent parties are going to experience. Overall, I’m probably too big a fan of Kinnear, Robinson; plus I’m too curious about Qualley and Ryan’s performances to stay away.

Mena Massoud, Brian Cox, Amy Ryan, Blythe Danner, Connor Jessup, Tennille Read, Allegra Fulton and Christy Bruce also star.

Strange But True Release Dates: September 6th, 2019 (US)…

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Comedy, Drama, No Spoiler Reviews, Romance

LOVE SIMON (2018): The Things I Liked…

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Love Simon (2018), Nick Robinson
Love Simon (2018), Nick Robinson

Love, Simon is a good coming-of-age movie about the complicated love story of a young closeted gay man.

Starring Nick Robinson (Simon), Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel, I particularly appreciate how well written and cast the story is. I now think that a part of me had probably been waiting for a good teen movie that was different enough from all the others I’d loved before (not a deliberate reference to Netflix teen movie hit To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) – and this one happens to tick the boxes.

It could very well be the sunshine that made everything appear so beautiful but the film’s location was actually a highlight, thanks to all that light and colour. Director Greg Berlanti’s movie deals well with a good amount of the challenges that come with being a teenager (gay or not) in high school in America. And he does this without delving too much into the darker aspects. This is a drama/comedy/romance after all.

Performance-wise, Robinson and the rest of the cast do a good job in their roles, including the annoying character who I’m sure I found  especially irritating because he was supposed to be. The good news is that he does  eventually become less so, both to me and everyone else in the story.

I write all the above to say that I’m a fan of Love, Simon because it’s well done. I also love what it means for representation. Watch it because it’s good and ‘feel good’.

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Drama

LOVE, SIMON (2018): New Trailer From Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Nick Robinson…

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Love, Simon (2018), Nick Robinson
Love, Simon (2018), Nick Robinson

Read my spoiler free movie review of Love Simon.

Greg Berlanti directs Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel in Love, Simon; a new coming-of-age drama about the hilarious, scary, life-changing and complicated love story of a young closeted gay man…

As a friend pointed out, this movie may just be the first mainstream teen film where the central story is about the coming out of a young gay man. This isn’t a thing I’ve seen before. I could be wrong of course, but at this moment, I recall no other mainstream teenage movie with a gay male protagonist.

I’m therefore curious enough to watch it because of this uniqueness and because Nick Robinson wasn’t terrible in Everything, Everything (2017).

Talitha Eliana Bateman, Katherine Langford and Keiynan Lonsdale also star.

Love, Simon Release Dates: March 16th, 2018 (US & UK)…

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Drama

EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING (2017); New Trailer Starring Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose…

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Everything, Everything (2017), Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson
Everything, Everything (2017), Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson

Todays trailer is a perfect one for Valentines Day, especially if you’re a teenager. At first  I thought this was the Amandla Stenberg film that she’s making with Amma Asante – director of Belle (2014) but instead and not in a bad way… Everything, Everything is the story of a teenage girl who falls for the boy next door. Except, as is the case for many a love story, there’s a major obstacle in the way and that’s the fact that she can’t go outside and never has because she’s allergic to everything…

It feels mighty cruel to release the trailer for a potentially good romantic film on Valentines Day instead of the actual film itself. FYI, that wonderful song at the end is Naughty Boy – Runnin’ (Lose It All) ft. Beyoncé, Arrow Benjamin.

Everything, Everything Release Dates: May 19th, 2017 (US)…

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