j.c chandor

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