80% (3)  A Prayer Before Dawn  116 min,  R,  [Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport]  [Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire]  [10 Aug 2018]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 69%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 92%,   Metacritic: 76%,   External Reviews
Awards:  1 nomination.
Actors:  Joe Cole, Panya Yimmumphai, Pornchanok Mabklang, Vithaya Pansringarm
Writer:  Jonathan Hirschbein (screenplay), Nick Saltrese (screenwriter)
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English, Thai    Country:  UK, France, China, Cambodia, USA
Plot:  The true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand's most notorious prisons as he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom.
Rotten Tomatoes:   A Prayer Before Dawn is the remarkable true story of Billy Moore, a young English boxer incarcerated in two of Thailand's most notorious prisons. He is quickly thrown into a terrifying world of drugs and gang violence, but when the prison authorities allow him to take part in the Muay Thai boxing tournaments, he realizes this might be his chance to get out. Billy embarks on a relentless, action-packed journey from one savage fight to the next, stopping at nothing to do whatever he must to preserve his life and regain his freedom. Shot in a an actual Thai prison with a cast of primarily real inmates, A Prayer Before Dawn is a visceral, thrilling journey through an unforgettable hell on earth.
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79% (3)  Green Room  95 min,  R,  [Horror, Music, Thriller]  [Jeremy Saulnier]  [13 May 2016]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 70%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 90%,   Metacritic: 79%,   External Reviews
Awards:  9 wins & 24 nominations.
Actors:  Alia Shawkat, Anton Yelchin, Callum Turner, Imogen Poots, Joe Cole
Writer:  Jeremy Saulnier
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  A band straying into a secluded part of the Pacific Northwest stumbles onto a horrific act of violence. Because they are the only witnesses, they become the targets of a terrifying gang of skinheads who want to make sure all the evidence is eliminated.
Rotten Tomatoes:   GREEN ROOM is a brilliantly crafted and wickedly fun horror-thriller starring Patrick Stewart as a diabolical club owner who squares off against an unsuspecting but resilient young punk band. Down on their luck punk rockers The Ain't Rights are finishing up a long and unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at an isolated, run-down club deep in the backwoods of Oregon. What seems merely to be a third-rate gig escalates into something much more sinister when they witness an act of violence backstage that they weren't meant to see. Now trapped backstage, they must face off against the club's depraved owner, Darcy Banker (Stewart), a man who will do anything to protect the secrets of his nefarious enterprise. But while Darcy and his henchmen think the band will be easy to get rid of, The Ain't Rights prove themselves much more cunning and capable than anyone expected, turning the tables on their unsuspecting captors and setting the stage for the ultimate life-or-death showdown. Intense, emotional, and ingeniously twisted, Green Room is genre filmmaking at its best and most original. Saulnier continues to build his reputation as one of the most exciting and distinctive directors working today, with a movie that's completely different from his previous, highly acclaimed Blue Ruin, but which is just as risk-taking and even more full of twists. The entire cast deliver first-rate performances, but Patrick Stewart gives a transformative and brilliantly devious turn as Darcy-elegant yet lethal, droll yet terrifying, Stewart makes the film simply unforgettable.
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69% (3)  Thank You for Your Service  109 min,  R,  [Biography, Drama, War]  [Jason Hall]  [27 Oct 2017]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 65%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 76%,   Metacritic: 68%,   External Reviews
Awards:  1 win.
Actors:  Beulah Koale, Joe Cole, Miles Teller, Scott Haze
Writer:  David Finkel (Thank You for Your Service by), Jason Hall
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA, India
Plot:  DreamWorks Pictures' Thank You for Your Service follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield. Starring an ensemble cast led by Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Brad Beyer, Omar J. Dorsey and Jayson Warner Smith, the drama is based on the bestselling book by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author David Finkel. Jason Hall, who wrote the screenplay of American Sniper, makes his directorial debut with Thank You for Your Service and also serves as its screenwriter. Jon Kilik (The Hunger Games series, Babel) produces the film, while Ann Ruark (Biutiful) and Jane Evans (Sin City) executive produces.
Rotten Tomatoes:   THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
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34% (3)  Woodshock  100 min,  R,  [Drama, Thriller]  [Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy]  [22 Sep 2017]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 43%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 24%,   Metacritic: 39%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Joe Cole, Kirsten Dunst, Pilou Asbæk, Steph DuVall
Writer:  Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  A haunted young woman spirals in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug.
Rotten Tomatoes:   The exquisite feature film debut of visionary fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy (Rodarte), Woodshock is a hypnotic exploration of isolation, paranoia, and grief that exists in a dream-world all its own. Kirsten Dunst stars as Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug. Immersive, spellbinding, and sublime, Woodshock transcends genre to become a singularly thrilling cinematic experience that marks the arrival of the Mulleavy siblings as a major new voice in film.
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84% (2)  Happy New Year, Colin Burstead  95 min,  [Drama]  [Ben Wheatley]  [11 Oct 2018]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 66%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 89%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Asim Chaudhry, Joe Cole, Sarah Baxendale, Sudha Bhuchar
Writer:  Ben Wheatley
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb     Language:  English    Country:  UK
Plot:  Colin hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year. Unfortunately for Colin his position of power in the family is under serious threat from the arrival of his estranged brother David.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Colin Burstead hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year. Unfortunately for Colin his position of power in the family is under serious threat from the arrival of his estranged brother David.
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