Now Showing: Lucky Luke and the Daltons

Lucky Luke and the Daltons
Genre: Western/Comedy
Director: Taika Waititi
Writer: Harry Wright
Based on the Lucky Luke comic series by Morris
Cast: Paul Rudd, John Cusack, Zach Galifianakis, Charlie Day, Peter Dinklage, Diana Rigg

Plot: The Dalton brothers: Joe (John Cusack), William (Zach Galifianakis), Jack (Charlie Day) and Averall (Peter Dinklage), are notorious bank robbers all over the far west. They have numerous bounties on their heads. Everything looks to be working for them, except for one thing : they can't beat the famous Lucky Luke (Paul Rudd), the man who shoots faster than his shadow. No matter where they are, they can't seem to be able to get rid of Lucky Luke. He always wins against them. One day, as they were trying to rob the biggest bank in the west, Lucky Luke came and threw them in jail unceremoniously.

After many shenanigans, the Daltons managed to escape. With nowhere to go, they ran to their hometown, somewhere far away from the prison and that damn Lucky Luke. A peculiar old lady (Diana Rigg) was waiting for them as they arrived. She reveals to them that she was their long lost mother. Together, they prepare their big comeback : they want to rob the town's saloon.

They go to the saloon on a Monday morning, to avoid the weekend folks and to steal all the money they made over the course of the last two days. However, they're unable to rob the saloon because of their clumsiness and because of that damn Lucky Luke who was able to find them and ridicule the Dalton brothers again. They go back to their mama to heal their broken egos.

Back home, Ma Dalton suggests to her boys that she, of all people, at 80 year old, should take care of Lucky Luke. She reminds them about their bad outing at the saloon and they reluctantly accept her offer to join them in their next robbery : the local grocery store.

At the grocery store, Ma takes control of the situation and she manages to get all the money in the store be herself. When they try to get out, Lucky Luke's waiting for them, but Ma Dalton's able to send him away. The Daltons then start to rob all kinds of stores with the unexpected help from their old mother. They make their way up the robbery chain and they start to gain more and more money from bigger stores and shops, with Ma Dalton coming with a plan to get rid of good old Lucky Luke each and every time.

The Daltons somehow managed their way to the same bank that started all the events of the past few weeks, only this time, Lucky Luke was more ready than ever to finally catch the Daltons again. The small group of robbers started their usual business without a single sign of Lucky Luke. However, he takes them by surprise as they were getting out and he managed to get all the Daltons, except old Ma who managed to get away. The Daltons curse as they see their old mother ride away with all their money.

Release: Trigger

Trigger
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Peter Weir
Writer: Jack Ryder
Cast: Suraj Sharma, Naseeruddin Shah, Adrien Brody, Aasif Mandvi, Sakina Jaffrey, Anupam Kher, Chadwick Boseman


Budget: $50,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $67,769,094
Foreign Box Office: $63,727,597
Total Profit: $31,468,808

Reaction: Strong box office for an American film with a primarily Indian cast. It was a substantial budget increase over our last film, a bit more than we wanted to spend on the film, frankly. But we trusted Peter Weir behind the camera, especially considering he has five Academy Award nominations over his last six films.

"While cast is hit-or-miss, and some struggle with their English in certain scenes, Peter Weir's direction holds everything together more than adequately." - Allen Poole, AV Club

"Not even a strong comeback performance from Adrien Brody can rescue Trigger, which explores complex issues in woefully simplified terms." - Mark Rawls, Seattle Times

"Peter Weir reminds everyone that he is an expert craftsman of a director. He manages to keep things moving swiftly, which helps distract from Suraj Sharma's dull lead performance. Was Dev Patel busy?" - Gillian Donaldson, Variety

Now Showing: Trigger

Trigger
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Peter Weir
Writer: Jack Ryder
Cast: Suraj Sharma, Naseeruddin Shah, Adrien Brody, Aasif Mandvi, Sakina Jaffrey, Anupam Kher, Chadwick Boseman

Plot: Asif Zubair (Suraj Sharma) an engineer was looking forward to his life in the future with a doctorate in mind but after multiple rejections from his desired colleges. He is shown the dark side of the life by the peace loving I organization he works at which was run by Salim (Naseeruddin Shah) and Yousuf (Adrien Brody). They subjected him to see an biased side of hate towards Muslims from the westerners, they offered him to join the Jihad against them and fight this hate. Asif's life turned upside down after this revelations and he was not the same.

After another terrorist attack in some other country Asif had a furious debate with his parents and uncle, Rashid (Aasif Mandvi), Razia (Sakina Jaffrey) and Uzair (Anupam Kher). He was confused was he is in the right side or the wrong side. After the debate he accepts the offer from Salim and Yousuf.

After months of training on different aspects like guns, bombs and stealth in hills in the third world. He returns back to America where he was included in a plan for the biggest attack from the terrorist organization on the American soil. He is going to be the suicide bomber that will trigger a chain of actions.

Asif decides what I organization is offering is wrong and before he accepts the offer they gave, he talks with FBI Agent Joseph (Chadwick Boseman), with him who hatched a plan to know about their hide outs, training centers and their mission. With continuous communication between Asif and Joseph, Agent Joseph was successful in leading the biggest attack against terrorism.

Breaking News

Following the breakout success of Blue Beetle, Last Resort Films has been snatching up comic book and superhero pitches left and right. The studio already has another DC Comics adaptation on the way this season with The Question, but they could release (at least) three big-budget superhero films during Season 3. Jack Ryder (The Banded Ants, Share) has been developing a film based around Marvel Comics' Inhumans, while Phil Dolan has greenlit a Silver Surfer movie from Without Remorse scribe Mark Newton, and the studio is working on a Hawkman film with Blue Beetle writer APJ. Needless to say, Last Resort Films is betting big on superheroes for the next couple of seasons.

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Release: Blackwater

Blackwater
Genre: Crime/Drama
Director: John Hillcoat
Writer: Dwight Gallo
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Rainn Wilson, Boyd Holbrook




Budget: $64,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $88,496,099
Foreign Box Office: $78,819,645
Total Profit: $37,059,132

Reaction: Considering how dark the movie is, we're pleasantly surprised by the strong performance of the film. Just goes to show how strong Leonardo DiCaprio's star power is.

"Leonardo DiCaprio gives one of his best performances yet - and easily his best not directed by Martin Scorsese - in this Jim Thompson-esque hardboiled crime film." - Adam Carpenter, St. Louis Post-Disbatch

"This twisty-turny movie features moments of bizarre comedy and graphic violence. While the tonal shifts don't always work, the film is hypnotically entertaining." - Clark Davis, JoBlo.com

"John Hillcoat's latest is easily his best work since The Proposition, anchored by an intense lead performance from DiCaprio and a plot that is dark and absurd (in a good way)." - Geoff Bray, Slant Magazine

In Development

The Question: Rounding out the cast of Nicolas Winding Refn's The Question will be Hong Chau (Inherent Vice, Downsizing) and Nicolas Winding Refn regular Mads Mikkelsen (Valhalla Rising, "Hannibal"). Chau will play Lady Shiva, an assassin-for-hire who encounters our hero, The Question (Ryan Gosling). Mikkelsen will play Richard Dragon, mentor and trainer to the lead hero.

The Child Martyr: Jacob Tremblay, Diane Kruger
The strong cast of The Child Martyr, the latest collaboration from writer Mo Buck and director Jean-Marc Vallee, continues to get stronger with the additions of Jacob Tremblay (Wonder, Room) and Diane Kruger ("The Bridge", Disorder). Tremblay will play Mackenzie Foy's younger brother, while Diane Kruger will play Sam Rockwell's first wife.

101: Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Jason Leigh have been cast as principal and a teacher, respectively, of a high school where much of the film's action takes place. They join the already cast Hugh Jackman, Jon Hamm and James McAvoy in this film from director Denis Villeneuve.






Eclipse: Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, Hiroshima) has landed the role of an American vampire hunter in this action/horror film from writer Clive Steinbeck and director Alexandre Aja.

Mona Lisa: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Paradise Lost) has been cast as Penelope Cruz's former pimp who is prone to violence, while Last Resort Films favorite Eric Roberts (Libra, The Hunt) has been cast as a former associate of Mickey Rourke's who hires him to drive Cruz's character.


And Then There Were None: This highly-anticipated Agatha Christie adaptation has just hired three of England's finest actors in Jeremy Irons (High-Rise, Justice League), Ian McKellen (Mr. Holmes, Beauty and the Beast) and Emma Thompson (Effie Gray, Beauty and the Beast). Irons will play a retired judge, McKellen will play a retired war hero, while Thompson will play a spinster.