14 year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld – Back To You) is looking to track down the man responsible for murdering her father. Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps) is a wanted man and has evaded capture so Mattie takes it upon herself to do what the authorities can’t seem to do – bring Chaney to justice. She makes enquires about who is the best bounty hunter in town and is given a few names but only one man seems to have what she is looking for. Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges – TRON: Legacy) is a US Marshall who many say has true grit, a person who will stop at nothing to get his man. So Mattie hires Cogburn and along with a Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf (Matt Damon – The Bourne Identity), form a trio to track down and kill Chaney once and for all.
With Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard is the surprising sequel to a surprise hit, the absurdity of which the makers are obviously much more aware of than in part one. Whether that’s good or bad, we’ll reveal in our review. OT: Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (USA/UK 2021) The plot summary They are like dog and cat, heaven and hell, …
Nine years after “Measuring the World”, the paths of director Detlev Buck and writer Daniel Kehlmann cross again – this time around Thomas Manns CONFESSIONS OF THE INVESTIGATOR FELIX KRULL to adapt. Our review reveals how successful this was. OT: Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (DE 2021) The plot summary The good-looking and charismatic …
In the 25th adventure from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an Asian main character takes center stage for the first time. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings represents a novelty in superhero cinema and is also an excellent introduction to a film universe that actually already has 24 films under its belt. But above all, …
This is one of the best movies I've seen that was a reboot of an old western. I never really liked the original with John Wayne in it but I loved this one. I don't know if it was the characters and how they were protrayed by the actors or how the script was done more true to the book or if it was just directed better....I don't know. I just know that this movie impressed me a lot.