Only God Forgives (2013)

Bored with living in the United States, Julian (Ryan Gosling) travels to Bangkok, Thailand, where he runs a Thai boxing club as a front for the family’s drug smuggling operation. Julian’s brother Billy (Tom Burke) has been murdered by the police chief, Chang (Vithaya Pansringarm), but his killers want Julian to believe that Billy was killed by drug dealers who were jealous of his success.

Mysterious and powerful, Chang knows that Julian killed Billy and is using this knowledge to manipulate the drug dealer.

As he watches Julian spiral further into a world of drugs and violence, Chang reveals himself to be more than just an enforcer for the local police — he is also a powerful sorcerer whose spiritual powers have made him virtually invulnerable.

The only person who might be able to defeat Chang is Julian’s mother, Crystal (Kristin Scott Thomas), who herself is something of an legend among the people of Bangkok — they call her “Mekong Mary,” after the river that flows through Thailand.

[]Lorre and Refn make film noir look easy. They know how to create mood and tension from scene transitions and framing alone. The editing by Joe Walker helps tremendously — cuts are quick but not choppy; there is

Fear X (2003)

Fear X is a psychological thriller directed by James Foley, and starring John Cusack, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Nick Cannon.

Teddy Leachman is your average American guy with an attractive wife and two lovely daughters. He works hard at his advertising job, coaches his daughter’s soccer team and makes love to his wife.

One day he visits the doctor for some routine tests after his wife complains about him “dragging his feet” around the house. The results are startling: Teddy has a cancerous brain tumor that will kill him in six months. He is told that they can operate on him but it would only prolong a few months at best.

Teddy decides not to have the surgery and instead to spend the rest of his life making sure he leaves behind those things that are most important to him: His family, friends, work and especially baseball. He takes up coaching again with renewed vigor; he begins playing catch with one of his daughters, who had stopped because she was tired of being embarrassed by her dad’s bad throws;

he tells his boss that he is quitting so that he can spend time with his family; and he starts to fall in love with another woman (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos). Then the unexpected happens,

Valhalla Rising (2009)

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A semi-historical tale about a warrior named One-Eye and his band of Viking mercenaries who are captured by the crusaders, taken to Spain and forced to fight in the Coliseum for their lives. The story is told in flashbacks as One-Eye (Mads Mikkelson) a blind man with a metal eye patch,

being held captive by the Christian Bishop (Lars Mikkelson), who desires to learn more about One-Eye’s life, so he can convert him. When One-Eye refuses to give up his ways and beliefs, he is stripped naked and thrown into a pit with five other men, where they are forced to fight each other for their lives.

In order to survive and eventually escape, One Eye must kill all of his co-prisoners, including one that he has befriended during their time together.

One Eye is a man fighting for his freedom, but at what cost is he willing to sacrifice? The film takes some interesting twists and turns that will leave you guessing as to whether or not One Eye is actually human or not. It was my first time seeing Mads Mikkelson on

The Neon Demon (2016)

The Neon Demon” is a movie that’s not for everyone. It’s too niche, too weird and too disturbing for mainstream audiences. Yet its aesthetics are wholly original and artful, and its acting performances range from the charismatic to the uncanny.

“The Neon Demon” is as pretentious as a movie can get, but it also goes for broke with its artistic decisions. The film’s vapid nature may make you laugh out loud at times, but there are also moments of stark beauty that are electrifying in their intensity.

The film tells the story of an aspiring model named Jesse (Elle Fanning) who moves to Los Angeles with dreams of fame and fortune. She soon gets noticed by a modelling agent (Keanu Reeves) and begins working with him. But other models begin dying around her, causing her to question her relationships with others and herself.

Director Nicolas Winding Refn delivers a stylistic tour de force that uses vibrant colors to communicate the materialistic themes of “The Neon Demon”.

The film has a thematic undercurrent about beauty standards and the superficiality of Hollywood culture that’s bolstered by its curious use of colors. In particular, scenes involving characters played by Jena Malone and Bella Heathcote are bathed in vibrant shades of

Bleeder (1999)       Rory Cochrane plays a small-town high school football hero who had a pro career cut short by injury, and now is a car salesman having an affair with a married woman. But the real point of interest here is the virulent hatred that he has for his father, a local judge played with venomous relish by Ed Harris.

Harris expertly plays up every small thing that his character does to belittle and invalidate his son in front of everyone around them, but he really goes to town when he’s being interviewed on TV, and we see that even though Rory’s dad can’t openly acknowledge it, he’s very much using this interview as an opportunity to brag about how great he is.

If you’re at all familiar with Ed Harris’ work, you know that he’s an actor who can turn in great performances without ever seeming like he’s trying too hard. But one of the things I’ve always liked about him is that when he does decide to go “full force,” it’s mesmerizing to watch.

And when he decides to play someone who is almost cartoonishly evil, he’s not one bit shy about it. When Bleeder’s dad calls himself “a channeler of truth,” it’s hard not to laugh just because Harris

Bronson (2008)

Bronson is a remake of the film Walking Tall. It stars the popular British actor, comedian and TV presenter, Danny Dyer as the lead character, Bronson.

Description: Bronson is an action film that tells the story of Britain’s most violent prisoner, Charles Bronson (Dyer) and his epic struggle against injustice.

Upon being sent to prison for robbery in 1974, he is subject to horrific abuse at the hands of sadistic prison officers and soon becomes infamous for going on a number of hunger strikes.

He is eventually transferred to Broadmoor Hospital for the criminally insane where his desire to be released leads him to escape twice. When he ends up in solitary confinement his anger boils over and he embarks on a ten year long campaign against anyone who dares cross him.

Description: The film is based on real life events, following notorious prisoner Charles Bronson (Dyer) as he transforms from petty criminal into violent convict and then later into one of Britain’s most dangerous men behind bars.

As well as starring in the movie, Dyer also penned the screenplay with Kevin Toolis. Dyer has previously appeared in films such as The Football Factory and Mean Machine but this is his first time writing a script for a movie.

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I’m the Angel of Death: Pusher III (2005)

In Pusher, the first film in this trilogy, Frank is an unapologetic drug dealer whose life is spiraling out of control. Frank’s younger brother, Tonny, is a junkie who has just been released from prison. Tonny will exchange his future for an immediate fix. Frank is more practical and willing to take risks.

What follows is a bizarre series of events that leave everyone reeling. The gangsters have no idea what they are dealing with, and neither do the police. As the drama unfolds, Frank and Tonny find themselves involved in drug deals involving ton quantities of heroin and cocaine.

“I’m the Angel of Death” is a terrific title for this film because it suggests that these two brothers are going to sell their souls to the devil and have no regrets about it.

The film ends with an unexpected twist that leaves you stunned at the end. You can’t wait until you see what happens next and so you should definitely watch Pusher II as soon as possible.

This twist also reminds you that at some point in your life, you will probably face a similar situation regarding drugs or money—or both!

Director Luis Prieto’s Pusher trilogy is one of the greatest crime dramas of our time.

It follows the story of Frank, a drug dealer who has to deal with the consequences of his actions and those of his close friends.

You can watch all three parts on YouTube:

PUSHER (1996)

PUSHER II (2004)

PUSHER III (2005)

With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II (2004)

The first thing you should know about director Nicolas Winding Refn is that he’s Danish. He was born in Copenhagen and raised there, the son of a poet and a publisher. After studying philosophy at university, he worked for his father’s publishing house for a few years before moving to London.

There, he formed the Dogme 95 movement with Lars Von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg and others. Dogme 95 is an artistic movement that emphasizes purity of style, avoiding things like special effects and post-production editing.

And in 1999, Refn made his debut feature film with Pusher, which played at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Jury Prize at the festival.

Refn’s films are known for their striking visuals. He often shoots with wide-angle lenses that distort faces in interesting ways and makes ordinary settings seem epic (as well as making his actors appear more attractive).

His films are violent and often have a dreamlike quality to them, despite being grounded in gritty reality (or perhaps because they’re grounded in gritty reality).

His films tend to focus on outsiders who struggle with identity issues. In Pusher, protagonist Frank wants to be successful but feels trapped by his criminal past; Bronson tells the story of Michael Gordon Peterson, a real-

Pusher (1996)

A man is given an opportunity to make some money by delivering packages, but this will put him at odds with his friends and family.**

Pusher is a 1996 British crime thriller film directed by Luis Prieto, written by Hossein Amini and starring Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis and Ian Hart. The film is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh, who also co-wrote the screenplay.[1] It was filmed in Glasgow and co-stars Ewen Bremner and Robbie Coltrane.

The film consists of three intersecting stories about drug dealing. The title of the film refers to someone who sells illegal drugs.

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Pusher is a 1996 British crime drama film co-written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, in his directorial debut. The film stars Richard Coyle as a drug dealer who tries to pay off his supplier.

It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996, where the audience reportedly reacted negatively to the film’s slow pacing.

Description:A drug dealer must collect money owed to his supplier.

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Drive (2011)

Ryan Gosling stars as a stunt driver who moonlights as a wheelman for hire in this stylish crime drama. Gosling’s character, known only as The Driver, is the go-to guy for auto enthusiasts in the Los Angeles underworld who need to make a clean getaway from the cops.

But when he becomes involved romantically with his neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan), a young mother and wife of an indebted family friend (Oscar Isaac), things begin to get complicated.

The Driver’s life of crime doesn’t sit well with Irene, who begs him to swear off violence. But it gets harder and harder for him to turn down the jobs that keep them living comfortably on the right side of the law.

When an explosive situation with one of his clients (Ron Perlman) threatens to blow up in his face, The Driver must decide whether or not he can live with himself if he gives up crime once and for all.

Director Nicolas Winding Refn lensed Drive on location in L.A.’s Echo Park neighborhood. The city serves as a character itself, shot at night in black and white by cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel. The film’s sleek cars were also a focal point for Refn, who wanted them to

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