Vic, an old adventurer, is commissioned by a mine owner to bring the legendary diamond "Mist of Namanga" to the diamond dealer Max. On the way, however, he is ambushed by gangsters and, in his distress, throws the suitcase with the valuable contents into the bush. To make matters worse, he runs into his ex-girlfriend Lisa, who is now engaged to the aforementioned Max - but has caught him with someone else and wants to leave him. In the excitement, however, she got on the wrong bus and now Vic and Lisa are on the run together, slowly getting closer again thanks to various adventures.
Ben Affleck leads The Way Back, a seemingly cathartic film for him after the actor’s recent bouts with alcoholism and rehab. He plays Jack, a man fighting his own battles who happens upon coaching a boys’ basketball team, the same team he once played for back in high school.
The latest in the lineup of Disney+ Marvel shows, Hawkeye is shaping up to be a fun Christmas-themed Avenger show that’s also really down to earth.
It's not love. It's Obsession. The hook of this movie is the tension between wanting to be loved and the fear of being all-encompassed by that love. It plays on men’s typical (though certainly not universal) inner-conflict
This film manages to be simultaneously topical and timeless. Without being preachy, it highlights society’s flawed relationship with tech; insights into the complex ideas of family struggle are expertly dispersed among a perfectly paced and balanced story.
If Miguel Alexandre were trying to make a revenge story seem dull without using all the effective formulas that work great in this catchy genre, he could not have accomplished his purpose much better than he unintentionally has in Black Island.
The makings of a great midseason filler episode that would connect in many different directions. This is a police drama filler with a guest director.
