EPISODE · Jul 20, 2022 · 1H 2M
16. A Most Violent Year (2014) Film Review
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It's 1981 New York City and Ronald Reagan (the actor) is President, you own a heating-oil business and your oil trucks keep getting robbed... what do you do? This film may have the answer. Starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year is a period crime-drama that explores the inner workings of the oil industry in the early 80s. The film centers around Abel, an immigrant and business owner who wants to achieve the American Dream, but at what cost? Is the American Dream all a mirage? Written and directed by J.C. Chandor and co-starring Albert Brooks, these A24 nerds delve deep into the last A24 film of 2014. Caution: movie spoilers.
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It's 1981 New York City and Ronald Reagan (the actor) is President, you own a heating-oil business and your oil trucks keep getting robbed... what do you do? This film may have the answer. Starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year is a period crime-drama that explores the inner workings of the oil industry in the early 80s. The film centers around Abel, an immigrant and business owner who wants to achieve the American Dream, but at what cost? Is the American Dream all a mirage? Written and directed by J.C. Chandor and co-starring Albert Brooks, these A24 nerds delve deep into the last A24 film of 2014. Caution: movie spoilers.
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