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‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ Trailer Makes Ellie Goulding’s “Burn” Super Creepy
http://collider.com/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-trailer/#poster

A24 has released The Killing of a Sacred Deer trailer. Yorgos Lanthimos’ film stars Colin Farrell as a top cardiologist who has a twisted relationship with a young man (Barry Keoghan) that threatens his family and career. Of course, that’s just the tip of the iceberg in a movie that Gregory Ellwood compared to Michael Haneke’s Funny Games in his glowing review from Cannes. Here’s an excerpt:

In many ways, this is Lanthimos’ own variation of Michael Haneke’s Funny Games, a shocking morality play where there is no control, no easy choices and no happy ending. The difference is that where Haneke played with the inevitability of death Lanthimos is more focused having the horror of what you’ve just seen linger with both the audience and the characters onscreen. He doesn’t just want you to be repulsed, but emotionally devastated. A gorgeously rendered gut punch that ends up being no laughing matter.
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‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ Review: Vince Vaughn Is Locked Up and Unleashed | TIFF 2017
http://collider.com/brawl-in-cell-block-99-review/#vince-vaughn

That being said, we’re usually meant to cheer for the violence as Zahler gets a visceral reaction from brutality so vivid that the film would need to be rated NC-17 if the MPAA ever issued a verdict. The film relishes every bloody moment to the point that it makes the violence in Zahler’s previous film, Bone Tomahawk, look tame by comparison.

Brawl in Cell Block 99 may not be the movie you expect, but it’s still a surprisingly rich and powerful film despite its grindhouse soul. Rather than go for the audience’s bloodlust from the start, the movie wants us to invest in Bradley and care about his decisions as much as we care about how badly he can beat people to a pulp. Thanks to Vaughn’s performance and Zahler’s direction, Brawl in Cell Block 99 is able to walk the line between a down-and-dirty picture and one that genuinely cares about its tragic protagonist.
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I dig Gerard Butler, but with Gods of Egypt and the disastrous opening of Geostorm, well, there are only so many bombs a guy can survive. This looks good though.
 
Wind River Bluray Review
https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/51840/windriver.html

Really solid flick with an impressive performance from Jeremy Renner. Usually he kinda coasts on his likeability, but he shows some real range in this one. Some stunning visuals too. If that isn't enough...

Wind River was distributed theatrically by The Weinstein Company. When writer/director Taylor Sheridan, and his producing partners, learned of Harvey Weinstein's awful, criminal behavior towards women, Sheridan and his partners pulled control of the movie back from The Weinstein Company. As such, any future earnings from the Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD that would have been earmarked for The Weinstein Company will, instead, be donated to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center.

You can watch (or read) Mr. Sheridan and his team speak on the matter HERE.

You can support the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center by purchasing this film via the Amazon links on this page OR by donating directly HERE.
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