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Apr 4, 2024 · Roger’s very first Top 10 list for The Chicago Sun-Times, his home outlet for decades, listed a lot of movies that were probably common sights on other people’s lists, including “ The Graduate ,” “Blowup,” “Ulysses,” “A Man for All Seasons,” and the eventual Oscar winner “In the Heat of the Night.”. It also included ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Set largely in a fictional city in India, “Monkey Man” stars Dev Patel as a character simply called Kid who, in classic film-adventure fashion, is out to avenge a past wrong. To do that, Kid ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Monkey Man. Dev Patel pours his entire self into “Monkey Man.”. Some comes over the sides and the mix might not always be right but there’s an undeniable passion here that comes through in a genre that too often feels like it came off an assembly line. The writer, producer, star, director, and guy who broke a few bones filming this one ...
Apr 5, 2024 · 1:29. It’s intense, violent and bloody and no one will consider “Monkey Man” dull. Actor-writer Dev Patel (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”) makes his feature-film directorial debut in this actioner set amidst the grittiness of Indian street culture.
Apr 6, 2024 · Inspired by The Raid and John Wick, Dev Patel's directorial debut brings a refreshing intensity to the big screen with this gritty and ultraviolent revenge action thriller.. Monkey Man blends an ...
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Apr 3, 2024 · Patel exacts wildly OTT vengeance in the neon-lit city in this stylish and exciting action thriller, which doubles as a boisterous satire of Modi-esque nationalism
Apr 4, 2024 · The film’s back-story is only a little less dramatic than the on-screen mayhem: the whole movie was almost capsized by budget crises. Kudos to Patel. You would never know it. As the organised ...
