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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Jackie Brown (1997)

















































Starring:
When flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is busted smuggling money for her arms dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) and detective Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) want her help to bring down Robbie. Facing jail time for her silence or death for her cooperation, Brown decides instead to double-cross both parties and make off with the smuggled money. Meanwhile, she enlists the help of bondsman Max Cherry (Robert Forster), a man who loves her.

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Run For Your Life! (1985)

































Starring:

Storyline
A friendly cross-country run brings unheralded horrors as two friends are taken hostage by a notorious drug-lord after they stumble across his illegal operation out in the woods.

With the threat of becoming drug slaves themselves, forced to work the plantation for the man known as Cobra, the two friends will have rely on one another and use their wits if they wish to defeat the brawn of the armed guards holding them captive.