A true story about the rise & fall of 2 men from the same Boston neighborhood, one a murderous criminal & the other an FBI agent who made a devil’s deal together.
Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)
After a Canadian surfer falls in love with Maria, niece of Columbia’s brutal drug lord Pablo Escobar, his joining the family becomes a bargain with the Devil.
A Most Violent Year (2014)
During NYC’s most violent year Abel fights unknown competitors stealing his firm’s oil + the DA’s office while he tries to close a deal to enlarge his firm.
The Drop (2014)
I’m recommending this film noir, starring the late James Gandolfini. Click the movie title to read my entire review.
Cold in July (2014)
A mild-mannered man kills a burglar in his house, & the father, just out of prison, comes calling, leading to bloody events that take are often surprising.
Robocop (2014)
In 2128 what remains of a Detroit cop blown up by a car bomb is joined to a cyborg or robot to make the perfect cop. But will his humanity be lost?
I’m In Love With a Church Girl
Miles has made a lot of money dealing drugs and producing musical acts, but when he falls in love with church-going Vanessa, he is torn between the two worlds–that of faith and that of crime..
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
Left alone in the impoverished Brooklyn projects when their dug-addicted mothers are taken away b the police, a 14 year-old African American boy unwillingly becomes the care-giver of an 8 year-old Korean American boy. Dodging the police and gang members, they must survive the hot summer by their wits and pluck.
The Family
A crime family living in France under the federal Witness Protection Program treat the locals as they would at home–with intimidation and force–and soon are fighting for their lives when the mob learns where they are living.
Runner Runner
A grad student becomes mixed up with an internet gambling tycoon in Costa Rica, and is soon over his head dealing with thugs and the FBI.