Retrospective: Jean-Pierre Melville and the Cinematic Hitman | Features

Melville’s antiheroes (primarily in his noirs) are bathed in disciplines, morals, and strategies. They endure surveillance from authoritative and bureaucratic forces. To lead up to the 4K restoration release of his French Resistance classic “Army of Shadows” on August 2, Film Forum will host a 13-film “Complete Melville” retrospective filled with the director’s crime thrillers, … Read more

Dusk for a Hitman movie review (2024)

Mostly taking place over the course of a year, “Dusk for a Hitman” begins in the Fall of 1979. Lavoie (Éric Bruneau), behind the wheel of his sleek caramel-colored Cadillac, is driving down a country road with a new, nervous partner. His young sidekick was assigned to Lavoie by their boss, Claude Dubois (Benoît Gouin), … Read more

Pierce Brosnan and Morena Baccarin tie up loose ends in a brutal hitman thriller

Pierce Brosnan and Morena Baccarin lead an intense and bloody Phillip Noyce-directed thriller in the Fast Charlie trailer. Pierce Brosnan has a very particular set of skills in Vertical Entertainment‘s Fast Charlie trailer, and he’s not afraid to show you how he keeps them sharp. The upcoming thriller from director Phillip Noyce (Salt, Gone Baby Gone, The Giver) features … Read more