Tag: Michael Cuesta

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REview: American Assassin (2017) | Rickety Plot And Bond-ish Third Act Hobbles Spy Thriller

I didn’t hate Michael Cuesta’s American Assassin though I didn’t like it either. The movie is well-shot and cast with great actors like David Suchet, Michael Keaton, Scott Adkins and Sanaa Lathan and yet somehow manages to fall apart, particularly in the third act, which replaces some interesting human drama with James Bond-ish antics. Though […]

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‘Kill The Messenger’ Trailer

I like this trailer.  Every since Marathon Man and Three Days of the Condor I have been a fan of the conspiracy thriller, though not any conspiracy thriller.  I like those best that have a relatively ordinary person caught in circumstances that spiral way, way beyond their control. And sometimes an even not-quite-so ordinary (Captain America: The […]