Synopsis: Nicky (Will Smith), a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess (Margot Robbie) under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years later, Nicky is in Buenos Aires working a very dangerous scheme when […]
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‘Leviathan’ Is The Feel-Bad Movie Of The Winter
Synopsis: The latest drama from Andrey Zvyagintsev, the acclaimed director of The Return (Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner and Golden Globe nominee). Kolya (Alexei Serebriakov) lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with […]
‘The Lazarus Effect’ Should Come With A Do-Not-Resuscitate Order
Synopsis: The Lazarus Effect follows a group of researchers led by Frank (Mark Duplass) and his fiancee Zoe (Olivia Wilde,) who’ve achieved the unimaginable – bringing the dead back to life. After a successful, yet unsanctioned, trial on a newly deceased animal, the team is ready to unveil their breakthrough to the world. When the dean […]
‘Red Army’ – Tales Of The Cold War Played Out In A Hockey Rink
When sports fans think about dynasties, there are certain names that come to mind. The New York Yankees have dominated Major League Baseball for nearly a hundred years. The Chicago Bulls of the nineties ruled the basketball courts. The National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers won five Super Bowls in the eighties and early nineties. […]
‘Gett: The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem’ Is Not Just Another Standard Courtroom Drama
Synopsis: An Israeli woman (Ronit Elkabetz) seeking to finalize a divorce (“gett”) from her estranged husband finds herself effectively put on trial by her country’s religious marriage laws, in this powerhouse courtroom drama from sibling directors Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz. In Israel, there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce; only Orthodox rabbis can legalize a […]