Echo Chamber - 148
@EchoChamberFP this week, has a fast paced Spanish action flick. A plausible sci-fi thriller and a harrowing look at the effects of dementia on the individual and their loved ones!
'Xtreme' is the new film from director Daniel Benmayor and is written by Teo García, Iván Ledesma & Genaro Rodriguez. Lucero (Óscar Jaenada), Max (Teo García) & Maria (Andrea Duro) were family, not by blood, but they were brothers & sister. In a power move Lucero betrays them all, killing their father, and Max's son in an attempt to get him. Max survives though and he teams with Maria to take down Lucero. But, will Max's desire to help Leo (Óscar Casas) because of his guilt & loss, get in the way of Maria's careful & perfect plan!!!
Mark Raso directs and co-writes with his brother Joseph Raso from a story by Gregory Poirier. 'Awake' is set in a world where a solar flare has inflicted a devastating hand on humankind. No one can sleep, which leaves Jill (Gina Rodriguez), an ex-soldier with PTSD at a crossroads. She doesn't want to let the Government use her daughter Matilda (Ariana Greenblatt) to find a cure, but her son Noah (Lucius Hoyos) does. Can they survive to make the choice, and what part will convict Dodge (Shamier Anderson), play in it all!!!
'The Father' is the directoral feature from Florian Zeller. He adapted the film from one of his own plays, and co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Hampton. The film stars Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman as his daughter Anne. As she watches her once independent father start to fade away, he refuses all help and assistance. But as the film progresses, the reality is warped and you start to wonder what the truths really are!
This week we have:
Xtreme - Poster
Awake - Poster
Awake
Digital Release Date: 8th June 2021
Director: Mark Raso
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barry Pepper, Finn Jones, Shamier Anderson, Ariana Greenblatt, Frances Fisher, Elias Edraki, Lucius Hoyos and Gil Bellows
Credit: Entertainment One, Netflix, Paul Schiff Productions
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Running Time: 96 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
The Father - Poster
The Father
Digital Release Date: 11th June 2021
Director: Florian Zeller
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots, Mark Gatiss and Olivia Williams
Credit: Les Films du CruFilm4Orange Studio, Canal+, Lionsgate UK
Genre: Romance, Thriller
Running Time: 97 min
Cert: 12
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Facebook: Here.
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