Argylle (2024) - Review

Argylle (2024) - Review

Directed by: Matthew Vaughn

Written by: Jason Fuchs

Starring: Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson

Runtime: 139 min

Synopsis: Elly Conway is the reclusive author of a series of best-selling espionage novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home with her computer and her cat, Alfie. But when the plots of Elly's fictional books - which center on secret agent Argylle and his mission to unravel a global spy syndicate - begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by Aidan, a cat-allergic spy, Elly (carrying Alfie in her backpack) races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Elly's fictional world and her real one begins to blur.

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The One and Only Ivan (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

The One and Only Ivan (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Thea Sharrock

Written by: Mike White

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Brooklynn Prince, Chaka Khan, Ron Funches, Phillipa Soo, Mike White, Ramón Rodríguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Bryan Cranston

Runtime: 93 min

Synopsis: While trapped in a cage at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, a gorilla named Ivan (Sam Rockwell) teams up with a caring elephant named Stella (Angelina Jolie) to piece together his mysterious past and hatch a cunning escape from their shared captivity.

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Written and Directed by: Martin McDonagh

Starring: Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Abbie Cornish, John Hawkes, Lucas Hedges, Peter Dinklage

Runtime: 115 min

The movie with the biggest title of 2017 (I think?!) tells the story of how Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) handles her daughter's murder, which still does not have any suspect after several months. She pays for three billboards with a clear message to the chief of Ebbing's police, William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson).

Jason Dixon (Sam Rockwell), a violence-driven officer and close friend of William, join the fight against Mildred and a very dark comic drama unfolds.

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