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David McK (3562 KP) rated The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) in Movies
Apr 10, 2023
This was a movie that, while I had no real plans to see it in the cinema myself, if somebody had asked me to go along with them I probably would have said "aye, why not?" to.
In this, Nic Cage plays a fictionalised version of himself who is thinking of giving up acting and then accepts a 1 million dollar pay-day from a superfan (the internets current BFF Pedro Pascal) to come and visit him for his birthday celebrations, unaware that the FBI believe that superfan to be a drug kingpin and with the FBI then suborning Cage to spy on said fan.
The rest of the film then plays out as a sort of buddy comedy, with Cage and Pascal (not all as he seems) then finding themselves caught up in various, sometimes ridiculous, situations and as they start using their experiences more and more towards the plot of a film that Gutierrez has dreamed up for Cage to star in.
So, yeah, better than I was expecting and it did even make me laugh once or twice!
In this, Nic Cage plays a fictionalised version of himself who is thinking of giving up acting and then accepts a 1 million dollar pay-day from a superfan (the internets current BFF Pedro Pascal) to come and visit him for his birthday celebrations, unaware that the FBI believe that superfan to be a drug kingpin and with the FBI then suborning Cage to spy on said fan.
The rest of the film then plays out as a sort of buddy comedy, with Cage and Pascal (not all as he seems) then finding themselves caught up in various, sometimes ridiculous, situations and as they start using their experiences more and more towards the plot of a film that Gutierrez has dreamed up for Cage to star in.
So, yeah, better than I was expecting and it did even make me laugh once or twice!
Autumn (430 KP) rated Mindhunter - Season 1 in TV
Oct 26, 2017 (Updated Oct 26, 2017)
The story (2 more)
Disturbing in a good way
A look inside the mind of serial killer’s
I’m hoping season 2 will be faster paced because they’ve gotten a lot of the back story out of the way. By back story I mean how the FBI became involved in this study and why. Either way I really enjoyed the show. Psychology has always been very interesting to me, especially the psychology of those who do horrific things.
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated The Silence of the Lambs (1991) in Movies
Jan 2, 2018
Beans and Chianti
Hopkins and Foster deliver a suspenseful thriller about a serial killer who is helping the FBI in tracking down the daughter of a US senator who has been kidnapped by and unteachable serial killer. The solo interactions between FOster and Hopkins get under your skin cause they are so dark at times. Hopkins character leaves such and impression it makes us want more and the movie does spawn 3 more movies about Hannibal Lechters life
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Slay Ride (Christopher Miller Holiday Thriller, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
A complaint about a bad shuttle driver leads to a kidnapping and possible murder. Meanwhile, FBI agent Christopher Miller is called back to the field for a robbery that is more than it appears. Yes, these two plots cross, and the suspense keeps the pages turning. However, I found the language and gore in the book to be too much for my tastes.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-slay-ride-by-chris.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-slay-ride-by-chris.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Trackie (153 KP) rated Marauders (2016) in Movies
Jan 12, 2019
Marauders
Bruce Willis plays a powerful Cincinnati banker, Jeffrey Hubert.
Then there are a group of Kevlar masked dangerous and impulsive baddies running all over town robbing the branches of Hubert’s banks.
The FBI becomes involved and they are left with confusing clues, including a finger print from a dead man on various pieces of evidence.
All through the story line you think you know who’s behind the Kevlar masks only to be thrown off as more evidence is found.
Then there are a group of Kevlar masked dangerous and impulsive baddies running all over town robbing the branches of Hubert’s banks.
The FBI becomes involved and they are left with confusing clues, including a finger print from a dead man on various pieces of evidence.
All through the story line you think you know who’s behind the Kevlar masks only to be thrown off as more evidence is found.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Mindhunter - Season 1 in TV
Oct 20, 2019
Fascinating
A great all round series as a couple of FBI agents interview violent offenders around the US to try and understand their psyche.
If you like crime dramas, or programmes that look at the psychology of serial killers you'll enjoy this. The acting is very good and it feels well made all round. Some of the later episodes seem to go a little off track from the start. But overall it's a very good series on an interesting subject.
If you like crime dramas, or programmes that look at the psychology of serial killers you'll enjoy this. The acting is very good and it feels well made all round. Some of the later episodes seem to go a little off track from the start. But overall it's a very good series on an interesting subject.
The X-Files - Season 11
7.7
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David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are returning as Mulder and Scully once again. The reboot series...
Loose Cannons (1990)
5.8
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In LOOSE CANNONS, Gene Hackman plays Mac, a Washington, DC, police detective teamed with a new...