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ALL IS LOST: Behind The Scenes Images Of Robert Redford From J.C. Chandor’s Adventure Drama

J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost is a film about one man’s struggle against the world and society. The problems that we face as we get older, highlighting that there is never a satisfying or easy answer, that happy endings aren’t always [...]

October 21, 2020

The Genius Of J.C. Chandor’s 2013 Robert Redford Starrer ALL IS LOST

A movie like J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost usually sets up who the main character is, what they have and what they risk losing. We know virtually nothing about the 2013 release’s protagonist, although we can ascertain that he’s [...]

June 7, 2020

Who Will Avenge Us? A Cinematic Endgame

Movies In Focus finally caught J.C. Chandor’s Triple Frontier on Netflix. It’s a great flick. Who doesn’t want an entertaining tough hombre heist movie? It’s a guys on a mission, neo-western. Swap a helicopter for a stagecoach [...]

April 15, 2019

Trailer & Poster: Ben Affleck-Led TRIPLE FRONTIER Looks Like A Punchy Thriller

J.C. Chandor’s Triple Frontier drops on Netflix on 13 March and it totally looks like Movies In Focus‘ jam. Tough guys in tough situations, with a cast made-up of Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, Pedro Pascal. I [...]

February 16, 2019

Ben Is Back: Trailer For Affleck Toplined Actioner TRIPLE FRONTIER

Triple Frontier is perfect Movies In Focus fodder. J.C. Chandor’s film seems like a rough and tumble, gritty action thriller with brains. Tough guys, doing tough things, against tough odds. Written by Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker), this [...]

December 11, 2018

DVD Review: Oscar Isaac And Jessica Chastain In The Gritty Drama A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

Following Margin Call and All Is Lost, J.C. Chandor continues to deliver challenging movies with his latest release, A Most Violent Year. This ‘80s set drama is cloaked in stark detail and the film’s atmosphere and mood is heightened by a pair [...]

May 27, 2015

Review: Robert Redford Faces Nature’s Challenge In ALL IS LOST

All Is Lost is about life, death and surviving. It’s about getting old, moving on and overcoming life’s obstacles. It’s a powerful drama, with a great performance from Robert Redford. He’s credited only as ‘Our Man’, the nameless mariner [...]

December 29, 2013