The Gentlemen is about marijuana kingpin Mickey Pearson and his desire to get out of the life while he's on top of the game. There are a mixed bag of colorful cockney characters who attempt to be the one to take over. Yet, there are also obstacles presented that intend to take the business by force rather than by cash. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Jeremy Strong, Colin Farrell, Henry Golding, Tom Wu, Hugh Grant, Eddie Marsan, and Michelle Dockery. It is directed by Guy Ritchie and is written by Ritchie with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies supplying the story. Small disclaimer at the beginning. British slang and insults often, and with liberal abandon, use the word "cunt."
1917 is a film about two British soldiers who are tasked with bringing official orders from the high command to the front line. The orders will stop a potentially devastating attack. There is extra incentive in the mission as one of the soldiers has a brother who would be among the men massacred in the attack. The film stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Andrew Scott, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Richard Madden. It is directed by Sam Mendes and is written by Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. The most obvious place to start with this film is in the technique employed where the filmmakers made it look as if this is one continuous shot. There are no cuts to other lo