Echo Chamber - 165 - Part One
This week's @EchoChamberFP is a 'TWO Parter!' In 'Part One' we look at three very different films, two of which are from Antoine Fuqua.
'Urge' is directed by Aaron Kaufman written by Jerry Stahl. A weekend getaway takes a dangerous turn when a mysterious nightclub owner (Pierce Brosnan) introduces a group of friends to a new designer drug. Stripped of their inhibitions, they start living out their wildest fantasies — but what starts out as a fun night of partying quickly turns deadly, as the island paradise deteriorates into a tropical madhouse.
'Infinite' is the new film from, Antoine Fuqua, Ian Shorr & Todd Stein, adapted from D. Eric Maikranz's 'The Reincarnationist Papers' for the big screen. It follows Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg), a self-medicated man diagnosed as schizophrenic because he’s plagued by memories of places he’s never visited. But just as he’s on the verge of a mental breakdown, Evan is visited by the Infinites, a secret society who informs him that not only are his memories real, but they are from all his past lives. The Infinites take Evan into their fold and help him unlock the answers to his memories. Together, they must stop one of their own, Bathurst (Chiwetel Ejiofor), from his mission to destroy humanity.
Antoine Fuqua is back, this time with Nic Pizzolatto to adapt the Danish film (same name) 'The Guilty'. The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger-but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
This week we have:
Urge - Poster
Urge
Watch Review: Here.
Digital Release Date: 3rd June 2016
Director: Aaron Kaufman
Cast: Justin Chatwin, Ashley Greene, Alexis Knapp, Bar Paly, Chris Geere, Nick Thune, Kea Ho, Danny Masterson, Pierce Brosnan
Credit: Amazon Prime, Grindstone Entertainment Group, Blackmrkt Incorporated, Europictures, Lionsgate Premiere
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Running Time: 90 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Infinite - Poster
Infinite
Watch Review: Here.
Digital Release Date: 1st October 2021
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Jason Mantzoukas, Rupert Friend, Toby Jones and Dylan O'Brien
Credit: Paramount Pictures, New Republic Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, Fuqua Films
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Running Time: 106 min
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here.
The Guilty - Poster
The Guilty
Watch Review: Here.
Digital Release Date: 1st October 2021
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Christina Vidal, Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough, Eli Goree, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Paul Dano, Peter Sarsgaard
Credit: Amet Entertainment, Bold Films, Capstone Pictures, Nine Stories Productions, Fuqua Films, Netflix
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Running Time: 90 mins
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
*(Music)
'Chasing Birds' (Preservation Hall Jazz Band Re-Version) by Foo Fighters - 2021