"I'm too romantic. Love should be simple." Music Box Films has revealed an official US trailer for an indie romantic comedy called The Nature of Love from Quebec. This French-language Canadian comedy first premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last year, and is just now getting a summer debut in limited US theaters. The original title is Simple comme Sylvain in French, or Simple as Sylvain, referring to the man she falls for in this film. Sophia's life is turned upside down when she meets Sylvain. She's from a wealthy family, while Sylvain comes from a large family of manual workers. Sophia questions her own values after abandoning herself to her great romantic impulses – she enjoys sleeping with Sylvain much more following 10 years of marriage and can't stop. So what comes next for her? Starring Magalie Lépine-Blondeau as Sophia and Pierre-Yves Cardinal as Sylvain, plus Monia Chokri, Francis-William Rhéaume,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Even up until the last decade, Liam Neeson was considered one of the staple action-thriller heroes. Years after the trajectory of his career shifted thanks to the massive success of the Taken franchise, a number of filmmakers tried to misuse his Irish temperament to create forgettable action flicks, and in the process, his acting prowess started to get grossly overlooked. Retribution, an entrapment thriller, falls into the same category, which, despite an interesting premise and central intrigue, falls flat in the final act by presenting ludicrous plot conveniences. The basic premise of Retribution mimics Joel Schumacher’s Phone Booth, but it misses every mark that made the former a classic. As a result, spending almost ninety minutes seeing Liam Neeson drive round and round Berlin becomes a metaphor for the aimless approach the makers of the movie were taking.
Spoilers Ahead
Who is Matt Turner? How Did He Get Himself Into the Entrapment?...
Spoilers Ahead
Who is Matt Turner? How Did He Get Himself Into the Entrapment?...
- 9/17/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
You’d think by now, bad guys know not to threaten Liam Neeson and his family.
In his latest action thriller “Retribution,” Neeson reprises a role that he does very well: a dad who will go to any length to protect his children.
This time, his special skill is driving. Check out the logline below:
When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner (Neeson) begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks. With his kids trapped in the back seat and a bomb that will explode if they get out of the car, a normal commute becomes a twisted game of life or death as Matt follows the stranger’s increasingly dangerous instructions in a race against time to save his family.
Here’s where you can watch “Retribution”:
When did “Retribution” come out?
“Retribution” opened wide in...
In his latest action thriller “Retribution,” Neeson reprises a role that he does very well: a dad who will go to any length to protect his children.
This time, his special skill is driving. Check out the logline below:
When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner (Neeson) begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks. With his kids trapped in the back seat and a bomb that will explode if they get out of the car, a normal commute becomes a twisted game of life or death as Matt follows the stranger’s increasingly dangerous instructions in a race against time to save his family.
Here’s where you can watch “Retribution”:
When did “Retribution” come out?
“Retribution” opened wide in...
- 8/25/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
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