Verhoeven Effect

We dive into the weird world of Black Hawk Down. A violent warlord is hijacking hunger relief deliveries and starving out local rivals. A force of Airborne Rangers is sent in to capture this warlord and get caught up in a counter attack.

Act 1: 24:55

Act 2: 1:02:58

Act 3: 1:51:05

Cinematographer -  Slawomir Idziak 

Written by -Mark Bowden (Book) Ken Nolan (screenplay

Cast -  Josh Hartnett Ewan McGregor Tom Sizemore

We dive into the weird world of Black Book. In a violent Nazi occupied Netherlands, a Jewish Cabaret singer spies on the local Gestapo following the murder of her family.

Act 1: 15:20

Act 2: 34:09

Act 3: 1:43:52

Cinematographer - Karl Walter Lindenlaub 

Written by - Gerard Soeteman Paul Verhoeven 

Cast - Carice van Houten

We dive into the weird world of the Grey. A violent and vengeful wolf pack, prey on a group of oil workers that have just survived a plane crash.

Act 1: 15:14

Act 2: 51:46

Act 3: 1:54:41

Cinematographer - Masanobu Takayanagi 

Written by - Joe Carnahan & Ian Mackenzie Jeffers 

Cast - Liam Neeson Dermot Mulroney Frank Grillo

We dive into the weird the weird world of White Men Can't Jump. Running from violent mobsters, a former college basketball player hustles pick up basketball games across the country.

Act 1: 20:33

Act 2: 47:26

Act 3: 1:17:08

Written by - Ron Shelton

Cast - Wesley Snipes Woody Harrelson Rosie Perez

We dive into the weird world of White Squall. A coming of age story of kids irresponsibly in charge or a boat that sinks in a storm.

Act 1: 25:43

Act 2: 56:18

Act 3: 1:46:39

Cinematographer -  Hugh Johnson 

Written by - Charles Gieg Jr. and Felix Sutton (Book) Todd Robinson (written by)

Cast - Jeff Bridges Caroline Goodall John Savage

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We dive into the weird world of Silver Linings Playbook. Pat is recently released from a mental health facility as he learns to struggle with his disease and try and improve himself for his Ex-wife. Meanwhile his OCD dad needs pat as sports betting good luck charm and helps a friends sister with a dance competition.

Act 1: 27:08

Act 2: 45:57

Act 3: 2:13:36

Cinematographer -  Masanobu Takayanagi 

Written by - David O. Russell (Screenplay) Matthew Quick (Novel)

Cast - Bradley Cooper Jennifer Lawrence Robert De Niro

We dive into the weird world of Atomic Blonde. On the verge of the Soviet Union collapsing and the Berlin wall coming down, a British agent is hastily sent into Berlin to find a list of secret agents from every country.

Act 1: 25:54

Act 2: 44:19

Act 3: 2:02:12

Cinematographer -  Jonathan Sela 

Written by - Kurt Johnstad based on graphic novel by Antony Johnston Sam Hart 

Cast - Charlize Theron James McAvoy John Goodman

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We dive into the weird world of Pretty in Pink. A violent class struggle creates the strife between two lovers from different side of the train tracks.

Act 1: 12:58

Act 2: 40:26

Act 3: 1:11:35

Director - Howard Deutch

Cinematographer - Tak Fujimoto  

Written by - John Hughes 

Cast - Molly Ringwald Jon Cryer Harry Dean Stanton

We dive into the weird world of GoldenEye. The violent death of a colleague leads to the release of a Russian space EMP after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Prologue: 34:53

Act 1: 1:00:57

Act 2: 1:36:21

Act 3: 2:13:37

Cinematographer -  Phil Meheux 

Written by -  Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirstein, Michael France (story by) 

Cast - Pierce Brosnan Sean Bean Izabella Scorupco

We dive into the weird world of Jackie Brown. A violent illegal arms merchant uses Jackie Brown to smuggle money across the border. A quirky tale of mid life crisis ensues.

Act 1: 23:20

Act 2: 1:15:44

Act 3: 1:56:14

Cinematographer - Guillermo Navarro 

Written by -  Quentin Tarantino (Screenplay) Elmore Leonard (novel)

Cast - Pam Grier Samuel L. Jackson Robert Forster