Captain Phillips, 2013. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus, David Warshofsky, Corey Johnson, Chris Mulkey, Barkhad Abdirahaman, Faysal Ahmed, and Yul Vazquez. SYNOPSIS: Captain Phillips, a 2013 film directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks, arrives on 4K Ultra HD in a SteelBook edition that also includes […]
Movie Review – Agent Game (2022)
Agent Game, 2022. Directed by Grant S. Johnson. Starring Dermot Mulroney, Adan Canto, Katie Cassidy, Jason Isaacs, Mel Gibson, Barkhad Abdi, Rhys Coiro, Annie Ilonzeh, and Matt Riedy. SYNOPSIS: A CIA officer finds himself the target of a rendition operation after being scapegoated for the death of an interrogation subject. The first thing director Grant […]
Movie Review – Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049, 2017. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, David Dastmalchian, Barkhad Abdi, Lennie James, and Jared Leto. SYNOPSIS: A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, […]
Trailer for spy thriller Agent Game starring Mel Gibson, Dermot Mulroney and Jason Isaacs
Saban Films has released a poster and trailer for director Grant S. Johnson’s action thriller Agent Game. Starring Mel Gibson, Dermot Mulroney, Adan Canto, Katie Cassidy, Annie Ilonzeh, Rhys Coiro, Barkhad Abdi and Jason Isaacs, the film follows a CIA operative as he finds himself the target of a rendition operation and being scapegoated for […]
Movie Review – Good Time (2017)
Good Time, 2017. Written and Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie Starring Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Buddy Duress, Taliah Webster, Barkhad Abdi, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SYNOPSIS: A bank robber finds himself unable to evade those who are looking for him. Sometimes, rooting for the bad guy is fun. Let’s face it, we have all […]
Castle Rock season 2 casts Lizzy Caplan as iconic Annie Wilkes while Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher and Garrett Hedlund join the series
Hulu has just added a number of actors to its Stephen King-inspired horror anthology series Castle Rock. Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex) is set to take on the iconic role of psychopathic nurse Annie Wilkes of King’s Misery. Joining Caplan in the second season will be Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Eslie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Garrett […]
Movie Review – The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
The Pirates of Somalia, 2017. Written and Directed by Bryan Buckley. Starring Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Russell Posner, Mohamed Mohamud Hossein, Mohamed Abdikadir, Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Abdi Sidow Farah, Mohamed Osmail Ibrahim, Sabrina Hassan, Mohamed Barre, and Al Pacino SYNOPSIS: In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself among […]
Movie Review – Good Time (2017)
Good Time, 2017. Written and Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. Starring Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Buddy Duress, Taliah Webster, Barkhad Abdi, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SYNOPSIS: When a bank robbery goes wrong, a small-time criminal must attempt to save his handicapped brother, while also avoiding capture himself. Since wrapping up the Twilight series five […]
Barkhad Abdi joins Blade Runner 2
Oscar-nominated actor Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) has become the latest addition to the cast of the Blade Runner sequel, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. The as-yet-untitled sequel sees Harrison Ford reprising his role as Rick Deckard alongside Ryan Gosling (The Nice Guys), Robin Wright (House of Cards), Carla Juri (Morris From America), Ana de Armas (Knock […]
Second Opinion – Eye in the Sky (2016)
Eye in the Sky, 2016. Directed by Gavin Hood. Starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Aisha Takow, Phoebe Fox, Gavin Hood, Jeremy Northam, Monica Dolan, Kim Engelbrecht, and Iain Glen. SYNOPSIS: A terrorist group is on surveillance by the military. On this day, the fate of the group is in the hands […]
