The Bikeriders finally came out last week after being delayed and switching distributers less than a year ago. Basically the movie version of Sons Of Anarchy (but a little bit more brutal), the film centers on a motorcycle club known as the Vandals. And things get very very ugly. The movie was great, and probably the most brutal movie I've seen all year. A good majority of these scenes were so hard to watch (physically and emotionally). Whether it's someone (mostly Austin's character Benny) taking a beating or other disturbing shenanigans. The dynamic in the club in my opinion is slightly less loving than SOA. While there is loyalty and care for one another in the club, I feel like they were slightly more reckless then SAMCRO. Not only within the club, but outside as well. The newer members in particular were kind of cruel, especially in an incident involving Jodie Comer's character Kathy. Though I will say that Tom Hardy's Johnny (the leader) is less sadistic than
Hit Man is a black comedy released in Venice last year before it was made available to Netflix a few weeks ago. Hollywood's new leading man Glen Powell portrays a college professor who also serves as a hit man for the New Orleans Police Department. Things get relatively complicated when he meets a woman he's supposed to bust and falls in love with her. This is a very good movie. I was pleasantly surprised by how sophisticated (albeit slightly risqué) the writing was. It was very smooth and had several unexpected turns as well. Glen Powell was very good in this. Given the different type of characters he has to portray in this, I was impressed by how well he pulled off each disguise. I was even more surprised that he pulled off Gary Johnson's real identity. Gary's a nerd, and doesn't know how attractive he is until he becomes a hit man. I cannot believe I actually found Powell believable as a nerd as well as the other personas. His chemistry with Adria Arjona was