Greyhound // The Old Guard (2020)

Join us for the latest episode of The Martini Scale - where we talk movies over martinis, and provide our perspective on what is and ISN'T worth watching. In this episode, we discuss: The Old Guard (Netflix/2020) - An action film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Greg Rucka, based on his comic book of the same name. The film stars Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor, and follows a team of immortal mercenaries that go on a revenge mission. Greyhound (Apple TV Plus/2020) - A war film directed by Aaron Schneider and starring Tom Hanks, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is based on the 1955 novel The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester, and also stars Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan, and Elisabeth Shue. The plot follows a US Navy Commander on his first war-time assignment in command of a multi-national escort group defending a merchant ship convoy under attack by submarines in early-1942 during the Battle of the Atlantic, only months after the U.S. officially entered World War II. For more information, please visit http://themartiniscale.com // Listen and subscribe to The Martini Scale: Apple Podcasts Spotify Player FM Stitcher Pocketcasts // Follow The Martini Scale on social: Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube ///