Weekend Films: Black and Blue and Countdown

There is a discussion (or is it more like complaining) going around about Marvel movies or superhero movies in general not being art or cinema and I don't understand why this is even an issue. I love superhero movies and I also love watching a variety of genres. I feel like there are so many different types of movies out there, why should anyone focus on something that doesn't interest them.

Anyway, here's two movies that I want to see the first is an action thriller, Black and Blue. It looks intense with Officer West trying to stay alive to expose corrupt cops. Naomie Harris is an amazing actress and everything that I've seen her in, she never fails to deliver a great performance.

As for the second movie, Countdown, it feels like a new take on the avoiding death horror movies with the inclusion of the modern obsession, the smart phone. Will Quinn survive the countdown? And that question is why I want to see this movie because will she be able to figure out a way to stay alive and not suffer from most likely a horrifying and gruesome death.

What movies are you seeing this weekend?


Black and Blue

Starring: Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Mike Colter, Frank Grillo, Nafessa Williams, Reid Scott and more

Director: Deon Taylor

Description:

Alicia West (Naomie Harris), a rookie cop, inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with Milo 'Mouse' Jackson (Tyrese Gibson), the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.

Countdown

Starring: Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Peter Facinelli, Tichina Arnold and more

Director: Justin Dec

Description:

When Quinn Harris, a nurse, downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock ticking and a figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.