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Anton Corbijn

The American

score: 
A-
Clooney Shows Us That We Don’t Need the Glitz of Bond
Director: 
Anton Corbijn
Cast: 
George Clooney, Poalo Bonacelli, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten
Running Time: 
103
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
Jordan Silverthorne
There was a time when movies about spies and assassins focused on the drama and suspense of the occupation. However, as practical and special effects became more affordable and realistic, filmmakers decided that explosions and automatic weaponry were the most entertaining way to spice up the genre. Thankfully, Anton Corbijn knows better, and he’s taken the spy thriller back to its roots.

Control

score: 
F
Director: 
Anton Corbijn
Cast: 
Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson
Running Time: 
121
Rated: 
R
In the 1970s a troubled musician in Ian Curtis was taking England by storm. Serving as the lead singer of the band Joy Division, Curtis had it all, a wife, a child and a successful career; however, things aren’t always as good as they seem. Beginning to feel the burden and strain from his thriving band, along with his quickly diminishing marriage, Curtis hits rock bottom as he finds a new woman for the road and starts to experience worsening epilepsy. In the end Curtis has nothing to prove but that in his life, only he has control.

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