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THE RED ROAD
Everyone’s favourite ex-Game of
Thrones actor Jason Momoa plays
a Native American tribesman in this
well received dramatic series, which
twists together themes about racial
tension, modern suffering, and small
tribe versus big smoke values. Momoa’s
Phillip Kopus comes into conflict with
the series’ other protagonist, Officer
Harold Jensen (Martin Henderson), who
is attempting to keep his family united
after a secret incident involving his
mentally precarious wife. Also keep an
eye out for Momoa’s real-life wife, Lisa
Bonet, who has a recurring role as a
lawyer and member of the Lenape tribe.
STACK takes a look back at what you may have missed. By Zoë Radas
is dating Rosie Huntington-Whitely, and at 47 is still
shilling his special brand of mangy Bond action. Of
course, we can't get enough of it so we're hooning
straight for his latest entitled Wild Card. It's a little
more meaningful than usual, with rad supporting
turns from Sophia Vergara and our beloved Stanley
Tucci.
Why do horror filmmakers incessantly opt for
the cabin in the woods? Because it's a tradition,
that's why, so stop asking questions –
and when did you ever make a horror
film anyway? The snapchat of your
manager rapping from atop a trestle
table doesn't count. Extraterrestrial
follows a young woman who invites
her boyfriend to her parents' forest
cabin for a romantic getaway, but
to her consternation, boyfriend
invites a pile of mates. Not very
cool. Even less cool is when an alien
craft ditches into the nearby woods,
and the cabin guests realise they
are being watched by a survivor of the
crash. Spooky!
Meanwhile: Steven Seagal! Sex
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I f there's one place Peeta Mellark
doesn't belong, it's next to Pablo
Escobar. And that's exactly what
the casting of Josh Hutcherson next to
Benicio del Toro plays off of, in the pretty
gorgeous romantic thriller Escobar:
Paradise Lost. Hutcherson is a starry-
eyed kid who wants to run a surf camp in
Colombia, but is drawn into Escobar's
creepy cartel after he falls in love with the
narco-terrorist's niece. Sadly, and maybe
it's just me, but it's difficult not to be
distracted by expecting Jennifer Lawrence to leap
around a corner with bow drawn every damn
second.
Next to Hutcherson, Ansel Elgort is probably the
next freshest cut of YA boy out there, so it makes
sense that he is moving into more mature
climes as well. He's in Men, Women &
Children, which is a really difficult movie
to describe; it's supposedly a comedy, but
that's some black comedy right there. It's
also about technology, control, family and
adolescent courtship, too. It's some sort of
reflection on the current state of things
and how that state could play out in the
best and worst ways for ordinary people;
and it's very, very good. Joining Ansel in
the ensemble cast are Jennifer Garner,
JK Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kaitlyn
Dever, and (don't let this put you off) Adam
Sandler, as well as a bunch of relative
unknowns that make this thing very
convincing. We like.
It's funny thinking back to when Jason
Statham was just old mate Bacon from Lock,
Stock; the actor is now worth a gorillion dollars,
trafficking! Drug smuggling! Powerful political
ties! An ex-assassin lured out of retirement!
Vinnie Jones! There isn't much else we need
to say to convince you that The Mercenary:
Absolution is all kinds of delicious cheese. So
let us conclude this brief review with some trivia:
Did you know that in 1997, the throne holder of a
Tibetan monastery announced that Seagal is the
reincarnation of a 17th century 'treasure revealer'
monk from the oldest sect of Tibetan Buddhism,
named Chungdrag Dorje? Seagal is also best buds
with Vladimir Putin.
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