Takers

Everly is a 2014 action thriller directed by Joe Lynch, starring Salma Hayek as the titular character. Everly is a prostitute working for the crime lord Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe), working secretly to bring down his organization with the help of the police. While trapped inside her apartment, Everly faces off with hired killers and even other prostitutes who have been promised a bounty if they are able to kill her. The film features music by Bear McCreary, who did the soundtrack for the rebooted version of the Battlestar Galactica television series. Lynch originally wrote the story while listening to the soundtrack for the second season of the show. Early reviews of the film have been mixed to positive, and compared to the early Die Hard movies or the blood-spattered epic of Kill Bill. The film plays toward assassin and mafia tropes and offers little in the way of plot, but plenty in the way of action.

Congratulations to all of those who liked Public Enemy with Johnny Depp, now they have more hard-boiled action thriller, Gangster Squad, unfortunately without Johnny. However the absence of Depp is easily compensated by a magnificent assembly of the cast, flawlessly selected by Ruben Fleischer who previously directed Zombieland and working on Zombieland 2 at the day of The Gangster Squad release. Returning to the abovementioned cast, the set of starring actors is really staggering: Ryan Gosling is portraying the main protagonist Sgt. Jerry Wooters who is serving in small (but very secret) LAPD squad chasing the major villain, Mickey Cohen, a mob ringleader. Cohen rules everything to the west from Chicago: prostitution, drug dealing, contract murders and bribes to politicians and officials. He controls everything and everyone. Sean Penn has professionally played the role of this uber-gangtser. Not worse managed with their roles gorgeous Emma Stone (as Grace Faraday) and Josh Brolin (as John O'Mara). The rest array of celebs involved in the film includes: Giovanni Ribisi (Ted, Contraband), Mireille Enos (The Killing, World War Z), Michael PeГ±a (Chavez, End of Watch), Nick Nolte (Luck, Warrior), Anthony Mackie (Vipaka, Real Steel) and Robert Patrick (Mafia, Safe House).

"Nightcrawler" is a 2014 thriller film that tells the story of Lou Bloom, a desperate and ambitious young man who discovers the world of freelance crime journalism in Los Angeles. Using a police scanner and a video camera, Lou begins to capture footage of violent crimes and accidents, which he then sells to local news stations. As Lou's career takes off, he becomes increasingly ruthless and manipulative, crossing ethical boundaries and putting himself and others in danger.

George Smiley was a disgrace as a British spy back when the "Cold War" was the world's biggest threat. The mid 20th century found much of the free world in fear of those who chose to do harm to any who did not agree with their way of thinking. Soviet Russia was the biggest threat at the time and we used spies to investigate what they were up to constantly. They, in turn, also had their spies who kept a close eye on the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Based on a classic novel with the same title, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy tells a tale of intrigue and quiet desperation that depicts the spy among us who went about their business without fear for their own lives. Men like George Smiley (Gary Oldman from The Dark Knight, Air Force One), who comes out of retirement to find a "mole" who has infiltrated the Secret Intelligence Service and is a threat to all things right in the world. What ensues makes for an excellent story and even though slow in parts, is well worth viewing.

Based on true to life events, The Texas Killing Fields are found near a small town in Texas. Mike Sounder, local homicide detective, along with his partner Brian Heigh, a transplant from the NYPD, go about their business of solving the murders of several local women. Seems their mutilated bodies keep popping up in nearby marshy waters after their killer dumps them off, like trash.nce the detectives are hot on the trail of a suspect they suddenly find the tables turned and the killer apparently after them. Leaving clues as teasers, the murderer now seems to be keeping one step ahead. Southeast Texas was the location for some grizzly murders along Interstate 45 which inspired a book when then inspired this movie with a top quality cast.am Worthington (Terminator Salvation, Avatar) is Detective Michael "Mike" Sounder, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen, The Accidental Husband) is New York City detective transplanted to Texas, Brian Heigh, and Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life, Jolene) portrays Pam Stall, a detective who works along side the Texas cops who work diligently to track down the killer before he strikes again.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a 2022 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman. It is a standalone sequel to the 2019 film Knives Out, with Daniel Craig reprising his role as master detective Benoit Blanc as he takes on a new case revolving around tech billionaire Miles Bron. The ensemble cast also includes Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. The film was greenlit by its original distributor Lionsgate in 2020, but in March 2021 Netflix bought the rights to two Knives Out sequels for $469 million. The cast signed on that May. Filming took place with a $40 million budget on the island of Spetses, Greece in June and July 2021, and continued in Belgrade until September. It premiered on September 10, 2022 and released in limited theaters on November 23, 2022 and on Netflix on December 23, 2022.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a standalone film, not a continuation of its predecessor, with a new story and cast. The film's setting of Greece was a desire of the director to travel abroad when international travel had been shut down due to COVID-19. The director, Rian Johnson, took inspiration from Agatha Christie novels, especially "The Last of Sheila" and "tropical getaway murder mysteries" and desired the title of the film to refer to something hidden in plain sight. He chose the title "Glass Onion" from a song by The Beatles and featured in the end credits. The character of Benoit Blanc is revealed as gay in the film."Glass Onion" is a 2022 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson, and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman. It is a standalone sequel to the 2019 film "Knives Out," which features Daniel Craig reprising his role as master detective Benoit Blanc as he takes on a new case revolving around tech billionaire Miles Bron (played by Edward Norton) and his closest friends. The film has received positive reviews from critics, with an average rating of 8/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics praised Johnson's screenplay and direction, the performances of the cast, and musical score. The National Board of Review named Glass Onion as one of the top ten films of 2022. It also received numerous other accolades and has been compared to current business magnates.‍