The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial - Review | Venice 2023

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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial - Review | Venice 2023

Directed by: William Friedkin

Written by: William Friedkin

Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Clarke, Jake Lacy, Monica Raymund, Lance Reddick, Lewis Pullman, Elizabeth Anweis, Tom Riley, Francois Battiste, Gabe Kessler, Jay Duplass, Gina Garcia-Sharp, Stephanie Erb, Dale Dye, Denzel Johnson

Runtime: 109 min

Synopsis: A naval officer stands trial for mutiny after taking command from a ship captain he feels was acting in an unstable way, putting in danger both the ship and its crew.

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The Devil All The Time (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Devil All The Time (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Antonio Campos

Written by: Antonio Campos, Paulo Campos

Starring: Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Haley Bennett, Eliza Scanlen, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson

Runtime: 138 min

Synopsis: In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters - an unholy preacher (Robert Pattinson), twisted couple (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough), and crooked sheriff (Sebastian Stan) - converge around young Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family. Spanning the time between World War II and the Vietnam war, director Antonio Campos' The Devil All The Time renders a seductive and horrific landscape that pits the just against the corrupted.

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Serenity (2019) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Serenity (2019) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Steven Knight

Written by: Steven Knight

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong

Runtime: 106 min

Synopsis: Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His quiet life is shattered, however, when his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway) tracks him down with a desperate plea for help. She begs Dill to save her - and their young son - from her new, violent husband (Jason Clarke) by taking him out to sea on a fishing excursion, only to throw him to the sharks and leave him for dead. Karen's appearance thrusts Dill back into a life he'd tried to forget, and as he struggles between right and wrong, his world is plunged into a new reality that may not be all that it seems.

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First Man (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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First Man (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Damien Chazelle

Written by: Josh Singer

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, Ciarán Hinds, Pablo Schreiber

Runtime: 138 min

Synopsis: Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for First Man, the riveting story of NASA's mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost on Armstrong and on the nation of one of the most dangerous missions in history.

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