Tag: David Koepp
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Presence simple story told simply
Presence – 2025Director Stephen SoderberghWriter David KoeppStarring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland, Julia Fox, Natalie Woolams-Torres, Lucas Papaelias Stephen Soderbergh is quietly one of the better directors of his era. He’s been willing to try any type of story with any type of method. In the last century, he would…
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2025’s Black Bag: Uncovering Secrets in a Spy Drama
Black Bag, directed by Steven Soderbergh, is a modern spy thriller starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett. The plot centers on George Woodhouse, tasked with uncovering a leaker of a top-secret software within a week. As tensions rise during two dinner gatherings, suspicions shift among five suspects, culminating in a dramatic reveal.
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (**): Living in Dreamtime, baby
As a character, Indiana Jones is fine. As an adventurer, the results are diminishing.
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You Should Have Left (***) doesn’t stay long enough
Written and Directed by David Koepp based on the novel by Daniel KehlmannStarring Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Essex, Geoff Bell, Lowri-Ann Richards You Should Have Left is a good story that could leave one wondering about the basis of one’s reality. Bacon is Theo Conroy, a widowed writer who takes his second wife and…
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The Mummy (**1/2) guesses wrong…a lot
This film is messy, but it’s not a complete disaster. It guesses a lot and most of those guesses land awkwardly… The film is passable, but in no way can we consider it the solid basis for the Dark Universe franchise. The sense of adventure exhibited in this film could lead to something better. It’s…
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit needs to retire
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – 2014 Director Kenneth Branagh Starring Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley Screenplay Adam Cozad, David Koepp based on characters created by Tom Clancy Once upon a time, this was a good series looking to become great. About the moment Harrison Ford offered up a check from the U.S. Government to purchase a used Helicopter, it…
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Premium Rush: Don’t expect Fly By Night
Premium Rush – 2012 Director David Koepp Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Wole Parks Screenplay Koepp and John Kamps Ever since discovering we were going to get a preview of Michael Shannon as a bad guy in Premium Rush, the movie rose to the top of the must see list. His skills have shown him without peer…
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