Robbery as a political statement. Intelligent direction
Cast: Thomas Jane, David O’Hara, Dexter Fletcher
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Writer: Bima Stagg
Music by The Free Association
Cinematography by Jess Hall
Film Editing by Robert Ivison
Category Archives: crime
“Sairat” by Nagraj Manjule (India, 2016)
Could have been an hour shorter / humor disappears halfway
Cast: Rinku Rajguru, Akash Thosar, Arbaz Shaikh
Director: Nagraj Manjule
Writers: Nagraj Manjule (story and screenplay), Nagraj Manjule (dialogue)
Music by Ajay Gogavale, Atul Gogavale
Cinematography by Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Film Editing by Kutub Inamdar
“Wind River” by Taylor Sheridan (USA, 2017)
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Jon Bernthal, Martin Sensmeier, Graham Greene
Director: Taylor Sheridan
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
Cinematographer: Ben Richardson
Editor: Gary Roach
Composer: Nick Cave
“The Beguiled” by Don Siegel (USA, 1971)
A man has three women to chose from… and he chooses the wrong one. Is this movie about how stupid a man can be? 🙂
See also “The Beguiled” by Sofia Coppola (2017)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman
Director: Don Siegel
Writers: Albert Maltz, Irene Kamp
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography: Bruce Surtees
Editing: Carl Pingitore
“Rough Night” by Lucia Aniello (USA, 2017)
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Zoë Kravitz, Kate McKinnon, Ilana Glazer, Demi Moore
Director: Lucia Aniello
Writer: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs
Cinematographer: Sean Porter
Editor: Craig Alpert
Composer: Dominic Lewis
“The Hatton Garden Job” by Ronnie Thompson (UK, 2017)
An ode to the expertise of older people
disappointing, messy script
Cast: Matthew Goode, Stephen Moyer, Joely Richardson
Director: Ronnie Thompson
Writers: Ray Bogdanovich, Dean Lines
Music by Paul Arnold, Andrew Barnabas, Duncan Forbes, Lol Hammond
Cinematography by Arthur Mulhern
Film Editing by Emma Gaffney
“Lady Macbeth” by William Oldroyd (UK, 2016)
Excellent performance and direction
Cast: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie, Christopher Fairbank
Director: William Oldroyd
Writer: Alice Birch; based on Lady Macbeth of Mtensk by Nikolai Leskov
Cinematographer: Ari Wegner
Editor: Nick Emerson
Composer: Dan Jones
Manipulation and vengeance: 2 thrillers by Oriol Paulo
“The Invisble Guest” (Contratiempo) by Oriol Paulo (Spain, 2016)
Director: Oriol Paulo
Writer: Oriol Paulo
Cast: Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado
Music: Fernando Velázquez
Cinematography: Xavi Giménez
Film Editing: Jaume Martí
Manipulation and vengeance: 2 thrillers by Oriol Paulo
“The Corpse” (El Cuerpo) by Oriol Paulo (Spain, 2012)
Cast: Jose Coronado, Hugo Silva, Belén Rueda
Director: Oriol Paulo
Writers: Oriol Paulo (screenplay), Lara Sendim (screenplay)
Music by Sergio Moure
Cinematography by Oscar Faura
Film Editing by Joan Manel Vilaseca
Paula Van Der Oest, director (2): “Lucia de B.” (NL, 2014)
A case of corruption and power in modern-day Netherlands
Actors: Marwan Kenzari, Jochum ten Haaf, Barry Atsma
Director: Paula van der Oest
Writers: Moniek Kramer, Tijs van Marle
Music by Adam Nordén
Cinematography by Guido van Gennep
Film Editing by Marcel Wijninga