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vrijdag 15 oktober 2021

Netflix Friday - Volume 76

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 
Action: Birds of Prey (2020)
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) joins superheroes Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett, Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) to save a young girl from an evil crime lord (Ewan McGregor)
 
Drama: Freedom Writers (2007)
A young teacher (Hilary Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.
 
Comedy: Dark Shadows (2012)
An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
 
Animation: The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Egyptian Prince Moses (Val Kilmer) learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.
 
Romance: Love and Other Drugs (2012)
In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler (Jake Gyllenhaal) starts a relationship with a young woman (Anne Hathaway) suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
 
Horror: Ghost Ship (2002)
A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.
 
Science Fiction: Jumper (2008)
A teenager (Hayden Christensen) with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.
 
Crime: Richard Jewell (2019)
Security guard Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) is an instant hero after foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but his life becomes a nightmare when the FBI leaks to the media that he is a suspect in the case.
 
Thriller: The Guilty (2021)
Demoted police officer Joe (Jake Gyllenhaal) assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.
 
Documentary: Britney Vs. Spears (2021)
Journalist Jenny Eliscu and filmmaker Erin Lee Carr investigate Britney Spears’ fight for freedom by way of exclusive interviews and confidential evidence.
 
Family: Marley & Me (2008)
A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog Marley.
 

zaterdag 9 oktober 2021

Movie Review - The Guilty

Director:
Antoine Fuqua
Genre: Thriller/ Drama/ Crime
Runtime: 90 minutes
Year: 2021
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal

Description: A demoted police officer (Jake Gyllenhaal) assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

Review: Joe is a police officer who got demoted and is now working at a call dispatch desk. He receives emergency phone calls and has to make sure the right help is send. One night, he receives a phone call from a kidnapped woman and Joe gets stuck with trying to help her.
“The Guilty” is a movie set in ‘real-time’. We never jump forward or back in time, it’s just time as it is. With that, the film also takes place in only one location, with mainly one character: Joe. And Jake Gyllenhaal is the one with this difficult task.
The story is captivating enough to interest you for the entire runtime. And since it’s only one-and-a-half hour, it’s easier to keep the attention from the audience and to keep the film exciting. And Gyllenhaal, whom I always enjoy watching, I really strong in his role.
The story itself is nothing new and some developments are somewhat predictable. But “The Guilty” is still a very tense thriller and worth your time.

Rating: 3,5/ 5