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The Guard 2011
The Guard is a film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, and Liam Cunningham.
Those familiar with the bruising Irish sense of humor from Martin McDonagh's films will get plenty of it from his brother John in this one as well.
Don Cheadle arrives as an FBI agent tracking a cocaine shipment attached to three British operatives who cross paths with Gleason's local cop in his sleepy Irish town.
Gleason appears like…
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Dìdi (弟弟) 2024
Joan Chen has gone from vixen, to heartbreaker in her career, to earth mother here. She plays an unappreciated trifecta of wife, daughter-in-law, and mother of two. Much of the film centers around the titular Didi, a Taiwanese-American teenage boy growing up ashamed and lonely in a society and culture that doesn't cater to his individuality or wishes. As he stumbles awkwardly through the cliques that affect and reveal him to himself, he finally awakens to the real heroes in his life--his mother and sister.
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Irrational Man 2015
I approached this eight year old uncelebrated movie by Woody based on the cast and premise.
I was hooked from the start and was howling at the preposterous yet logical end. A philosophy professor takes a job at an East coast college where his bad boy reputation precedes him. A swooning student and lusty coworker affect his life more than he intended. An opportunity to become proactive in life to do good rather than feeling powerless against the world presents…Translated from by -
Love Lies Bleeding 2024
Kristen Stewart propels her adventurous career in another inde film, this one a genre blending thriller in the "Bound" vein. A small town crime family gets entangled with a female body builder and her fateful romance with the crime boss' daughter.
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