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Last Seen Alive (2022), an American action thriller film directed by Brian Goodman and written by Marc Frydman, begins with Detective Paterson accusing a man named Knuckles of kidnapping and threatening him with life in prison. As the detective tightens his grip on Knuckles’ throat, he confesses, “she’s dead.” Wealthy real-estate agent Will Spann and his wife Lisa are headed to her parents’ house so she can have some alone time. While stopping for gas along the way, Lisa enters the store to buy a bottle of water. Upon leaving the store, she ...

The  biographical drama film The Professor and the Madman (2019), directed by Farhad Safinia and written by Safinia and Todd Komarnicki, is based on Simon Winchester’s 1998 book The Surgeon of Crowthorne. Set in 1872 London, the movie follows retired United States Army surgeon William Chester Minor, who suffers from hallucinations where he is persecuted by a soldier he had branded for desertion. In one of these episodes, he accidentally kills an innocent man ...

The British crime film, known as The Hatton Garden Job (2017), is based on the real-life events of April 2015. During this time, four experienced thieves carried out a burglary at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company, located underground in central London. Portrayed by Larry Lamb, 76-year-old Brian Reader takes on the role of Guvnor and leads the operation with his fellow ‘codgers’ Danny Jones, Terry Perkins, and Kenny Collins. Previously convicted in 1975 for routine theft, Reader had also been involved in the infamous Brink’s-Mat robbery of 1983. Using an industrial power drill, the burglars gain entry to the secure premises over a bank holiday ...

The American film, The Cobbler (2014), directed and cowritten by Tom McCarthy with Paul Sado, tells the story of a New York City cobbler and his family. In the past, a group of Jewish men gathered in the shop to discuss a troublesome thug. The cobbler then showcases his special stitching machine to his son, emphasizing its significance. Presently, Max Simkin carries on the family business as the cobbler while his friend Jimmy runs the neighboring barber shop. Meanwhile, Carmen Herrera fights against realtors who want to destroy their neighborhood for development. ...

Empire State (2013) is an American crime drama film that follows the story of two childhood friends who plot to rob an armored car repository, but are met with resistance from an NYPD officer. Chris Potamitis comes from a working-class family in Astoria, Queens, New York during the early 1980s. His immigrant father was recently fired from his job at a questionable Greek social club after ten years of service. Despite his attempts to join the police force, Chris is unable to due to a previous marijuana conviction. He settles for a low-paying job as a security guard at the poorly-run Empire Armored Car Company, where there is little security and morale is low. A tragic ...

Terry Gilliam’s science fiction masterpiece, The Zero Theorem (2013), takes place in a bizarre cyberpunk future of the mid-21st century. It follows the story of Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive programmer who works for the ontological research division of a large company known as Mancom. Qohen, who refers to himself in plural form, spends his days crunching ‘entities’ and avoiding the noisy office by requesting disability leave or permission to work from home. He fears missing an important phone call that he has been waiting for years and is also dealing with a recent loss of hair, which he ...