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Gringo (2018), an action comedy crime film directed by Nash Edgerton and written by Anthony Tambakis and Matthew Stone, follows the story of Richard Rusk and Elaine Markinson, co-presidents of Promethium Pharmaceuticals. While in their Chicago office, the two receive a call from Harold Soyinka, a company employee who has allegedly been kidnapped in Mexico. He claims that his abductors are asking for a ransom of five million US dollars. In an attempt to save him, Richard and Elaine fly to Mexico where they meet with Sanchez, ...

In 2017, Todd Haynes brought to life Wonderstruck (2017), an American mystery drama adapted from Brian Selznick’s 2011 novel of the same title. Christine Vachon produced the film under her Killer Films banner and had enlisted Haynes as director by May 2015. As someone who typically works on period pieces, Haynes found the double-period concept of Wonderstruck, set in both the 1920s and 1970s, particularly intriguing. He also saw it as a classic mystery that ...

Directed by Doug Liman and written by Dwain Worrell, The Wall (2017) is an American war thriller depicting the events of the Iraq War. In the desert of the country, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Shane Matthews is a sniper tasked with investigating a pipeline construction site alongside his spotter, Sergeant Allen Isaac. After 22 hours of patient surveillance, they conclude that the area is safe. However, as Matthews begins to inspect the site, he is fatally shot by an Iraqi sniper. Isaac attempts to save him but ends up getting injured in his right knee and losing his radio ...