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24 - Season 8 (TV Series)24 - Season 8 (TV Series) (2010)
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland
Final season of the high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
CarlosCarlos (Carlos the Jackal) (2010) Aro Favourite
Dir. Olivier Assayas
Feat. Édgar Ramírez, Nora von Waldstätten, Alexander Scheer
An explosive, globe–trotting biopic of Venezuelan terrorist and fugitive Ilich Ramírez Sánchez – aka Carlos the Jackal – whose exploits…
Essential KillingEssential Killing (2010) Recommended
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
Feat. Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner
Vincent Gallo plays a terrified Taliban fighter on the run from American forces in this oddly compelling chase movie, distinctive for its relentless…
Four LionsFour Lions (2010) Aro Favourite
Dir. Chris Morris
Feat. Kayvan Novak, Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay
Explosive comedy of folly and idiocy that follows four would–be Jihadists as they bicker and blunder towards their intended target. Perhaps…
Green ZoneGreen Zone (2010) Recommended
Dir. Paul Greengrass
Feat. Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson
Action ace Paul Greengrass deploys Bourne leading man Matt Damon in this frenetic, politically pointed thriller focused on the hunt for Weapons of…
UnthinkableUnthinkable (2010)
Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen
Troubling psychological thriller with Sheen as a terrorist suspect who won't divulge the whereabouts of rogue nuclear weapons, Jackson and Moss…
9/11: Blueprint for Truth9/11: Blueprint for Truth (The Te Papa Lecture) (2009)
Dir. Colin Hodson
Speaking at Te Papa Museum in Wellington, late 2009, American architect Richard Gage presents further evidence (or complete bullshit, depending on…
Disappearance of Alice Creed, TheDisappearance of Alice Creed, The (2009) Recommended
Dir. J Blakeson
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan, Martin Compston
Nominally another addition to the flavorless torture genre, this ransom drama centred on the abduction of a millionaire's daughter by two…
Five Minutes of HeavenFive Minutes of Heaven (2009)
Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel
Feat. Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca
Northern Ireland's troubled past is tackled in a contemporary spirit of "truth and reconciliation" in this fictional drama in which James Nesbitt…
IncendiaryIncendiary (2009)
Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Matthew MacFadyen
Thriller set in the aftermath of a terrorist strike in London, based on the novel by Chris Cleave. Though it boasts a typically fine Michelle…

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