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Spring Breakers: to fund their Spring Break, a ‘curvaceous quartet’ of gals rob a diner, which leads them to a decadent gangbanger rapper called “Alien”. Not one to watch with your parent...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2018/01/29/spring-breakers/

Hardcore Henry (Хардкор): when he is resurrected with no memory and new robotic limbs, Henry must save his kidnapped wife from a telekinetic psychopath who has plans to weaponise a robo-ar...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2017/02/13/hardcore-henry/

Red Heat: a Russian and American cop are forced together to capture a nasty drug dealer that’s killed their colleagues on both sides of the globe. With the opening sequence starting in a nearly...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2016/03/11/red-heat-arnold-schwarzenegger-james-belushi/

Narcos (Season 1): two D.E.A. agents try to take down the world’s most notorious criminal – Pablo Escobar; a humble weed smuggler who became the wealthiest criminal in history. This feel...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2016/01/05/narcos/

Non-Stop: an alcoholic veteran air marshal must figure out which of his passengers are picking the others off one by one until their ransom is met. To be fair, the director did all he could wit...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2015/12/15/non-stop/

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead: two brothers struggling with debt hatch a plan to knock-off their parent’s jewelry store, but it doesn’t go down as planned. This must have had origins i...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2015/08/06/before-the-devil-knows-youre-dead/

Killers (キラーズ, Kirazu): a serial killer who uploads his work to a ‘DeathTube‘ site inspires an everyman to go vigilante. It’s the first time in a while that I’ve seen directors ha...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2015/04/15/killers/

Danger 5 (Season 2): the team of global super spies are re-united, this time in the 1980s, to stop another of Hitler’s quests for world domination. It’s soon apparent that this is – parado...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2015/04/10/danger-5-season-2/

Archer is one of those great shows where the more you watch, and re-watch it, the more you appreciate and pick up on the obscure and flat moments that you didn’t ‘get’ first time round. Her...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2014/09/10/9-more-running-gags-from-archerarcher-vice/

Wolf of Wall Street: based on the memoirs of a drugged-up banker that did a load of bad things. Most obviously, three hours is just far, far, far too long for this story, which is essentially: mo...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2014/01/27/the-wolf-of-wall-street/

Happy Endings (aka Winter Passing): when a struggling actress is offered some quick cash for her famous mother and father’s early love letters, she goes back home to weigh up her choices. First...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2014/01/09/happy-endings-aka-winter-passing/

“Come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs…” Die Hard: European terrorists hold up a skyscraper and are issuing a lot of bogus demands; unbeknownst to them, NYPD’s bi...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/12/13/die-hard/

Savages (mild spoilers): when two pro pot dealers have their shared girlfriend kidnapped by a cartel for leverage, they don’t take it lying down. This one is absolutely packed to the brim with...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/11/25/savages/

Filth: a detective gunning for promotion is also heading for a breakdown, but how long can he keep his many plates spinning? This is the latest movie adaptation of an Irvine Welsh book, and feels...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/11/18/filth/

Pain and Gain: A group of dim bodybuilders kidnap and extort some rich folks. This basically takes a bizarre true-crime story and gives it the Michael Bay treatment (boob job, botox, facelift etc...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/08/30/pain-and-gain/

Cedar Rapids: when ‘Brown Star’ (the best joke in the film) Insurance’s top sales guy dies they have to send a sheltered nerd to the regional insurance conference to win the prestigious “...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/08/09/cedar-rapids/

Flight: an alcoholic / coke-addict pilot saves almost everyone on board from certain death, but he can’t avoid the spotlight as the air crash investigation picks up on his habits. This is a gre...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/05/03/flight/

Tokyo Decadence (トパーズ, Topāzu): a specialist prostitute with a very particular set of skills is doing some very strange things with salarymen in the hotel rooms of Tokyo. The opening sce...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/03/28/tokyo-decadence/

The Other Guys: when New York’s most badass detectives come to an untimely end, two unlikely schmucks try to step up and fill the gap. Didn’t expect much from this one but was pleasantly surp...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/02/22/the-other-guys/

Party Down (Season 2): Henry, Ron, Casey, Kyle, and Roman are still working L.A’s weird and wonderful functions, along with new team member Lydia. The episodes are more of the same, but a lot s...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2012/11/06/party-down-season-2/

From Paris with Love: A govt rookie teams up with an unconventional seasoned spy to take down a drug / terrorist ring in the city of love. This is essentially an action film with every cliché in...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2012/03/31/from-paris-with-love/

A very Harold and Kumer 3D Christmas: It’s Christmas eve and when a magical doob burns down Harold’s one-of-a-kind Christmas tree the two must find a replacement before the big day. And yes,...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/12/26/a-very-harold-kumar-3d-christmas/

Infernal Affairs / 無間道: the Hong Kong triads have inserted a loyal mole into the police force, who themselves have an undercover officer in the same gang – which cover will get blown firs...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/11/28/infernal-affairs/

Hobo with a Shotgun : tells the tale of an individual with no permanent residence, and his acquisition of a short-range firearm… Duh! Being born the same way as Machete, I had some reservations...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/10/11/hobo-with-a-shotgun/

Horrible Bosses: three friends are having major issues at work and decide it would be best if their bosses weren’t around any more… so they hire a ‘murder consultant’. The three bosses (S...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/10/08/horrible-bosses/

The Devil’s Double: after being forced into doubling for Saddam Hussain’s crazy son Uday, a regular Iraqi soldier is thrown into a crazy world. The biggest reason to watch this is the central...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/08/24/the-devils-double/

The Guard: An odd Irish policeman teams up with an FBI agent to stop a major shipment of drugs. As the main character, Gleeson steals every scene and the entire show with his portrayal of an offb...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/08/22/the-guard/

Newsmakers: When Moscow police are left looking weak a hot-shot PR chick turns their next operation in to a media circus live feed news event. The synopsis sounded familiar, but about 5 minutes i...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/07/27/newsmakers/

Animal Kingdom: Mid-budget Australian crime film focuses on one family and their ongoing struggle against the Melbourne police department. Probably more at home on TV than the big screen, there�...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/03/05/animal-kingdom/

District 13: It’s the near future and entire urban areas of an unstable Paris are walled off to contain the scum! From the very first frame, this film’s an insane mix of athleticism, action, ...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2010/12/14/district-13/