To support her daughter, Hai Phuong (Veronica Ngo) works as a debt collector in rural Vietnam. Her days are spent tracking down debtors and thrashing them within an inch of their life if they can’t pay. Her nights are spent caring for her daughter, Mai (Mai Cát Vi,) whom sheContinue Reading
Captain Nolan (Richard Harris) captures sea creatures and sells them to aquariums for a living. He’s currently hunting a great white shark, for which he claims he can get as much as $250,000. When Nolan’s boat meanders into a diving zone occupied by a whale researcher, Rachel (Charlotte Rampling), heContinue Reading
One complaint that I have about most shark-related movies is that they’re wildly exaggerated. Sharks don’t actively hunt people. Most shark attacks are accidents, with the shark not knowing that it is biting a human. Once a shark discovers what it’s bitten isn’t a seal or other prey item, itContinue Reading
When I first read the description of The Demolisher, I immediately thought of 1980’s The Exterminator. The plot lines sound quite similar. Both feature men pushed to vigilantism after someone they love is harmed by criminals. (Of course, both of these films owe a debt to 1974’s Death Wish, starringContinue Reading
John Garrity (Gerard Butler) is an Atlanta-based architect who has recently moved back in with his estranged wife, Allison (Morena Baccarin) and son, Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd.) Things are awkward between John and Allison but they’re working at it. Putting on a brave face for their friends, they invite themContinue Reading
As Contagion opens, we see Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) traveling back to the U.S. from Hong Kong. She’s looking a little under-the-weather. We are then introduced to a number of characters in various locations across the globe who look similarly ill. Each of them comes into contact with family members,Continue Reading
After a battle in which he is burned on 90 percent of his body, tank driver Ivan Naydenov (Aleksey Vertkov) makes a miraculous recovery. Stricken with a selective amnesia that robs him of any memory of his previous identity except for his military training and superior tank driving skills, NaydenovContinue Reading