Racer and the Jailbird (Le Fidèle) - SIFF 2018 Movie Review

The Movie: Racer and the Jailbird (Le Fidèle)

The Director: Michaël R. Roskam

The Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Eric De Staercke, Jean-Benoit Ugeux, Nabil Missoumi

The Story: Set against the background of a brutal crime gang in Brussels, a tragic love story between Gigi, a high-flying gangster, and Bibi, a young racing driver with very upper-class roots.

Red Sparrow - Movie Review

The Movie: Red Sparrow

The Director: Francis Lawrence

The Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Ciarán Hinds, Mary Louise-Parker, Bill Camp, Jeremy Irons, Thekla Reuten

The Story:A ballerina is recruited to 'Sparrow School,' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.

The Drop - Movie Review

The Drop is a film adapted from a short story called "Animal Rescue" written by Dennis Lehane who is most well known for writing the original novels for Shutter Island and Mystic River. The movie stars Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and James Gandolfini and was directed by Michaël R. Roskam who has also worked with Hardy in Bullhead.