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gilmoregirlsbestmoments · 2 months

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If you enjoyed "Argylle", here are some other movies you might enjoy:

1. "Gunpowder Milkshake" - directed and written by Navot Papushado and Ehud Lavski, starring Karen Gillian, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett and so many other amazing female actresses, it's an insane movie, full of unexpected twists. I swear, no matter what you expect will happen, it never actually does happen. I love it.

The movie follows Sam, a bounty hunter for a company that practically raised her after her mom's disappearance, who receives a seemingly ordinary assassination mission, but her alliances are questioned once an 8-year-old girl is found to be in the middle of everything.

2. "American Ultra" - directed by Nima Nourizadeh and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Topher Grace, this one's also surprising.

The movie follows Mike Howell, an anxious, stoner, convenience store clerck, who plans on proposing to his longtime girlfriend, when he comes across two tough-guys tempering with his car, a dormant, primal instinct he wasn't aware of, takes over him and he manages to over take them with ease.

3. "The Art of Self-Defense" - written and directed by Riley Stearns, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots.

The movie follows Casey, an awkward accountant who's brutally attacked by a motorcycle gang. In order to protect himself, he goes out to buy himself a gun, when a stumbles upon a dojo where he takes a trial class and eventually decides to forget about the firearm and instead learn Karate for self-defense.

4. "Dual" - also written and directed by Riley Stearns, starring Karen Gillian, Beulah Koale, Theo James and Aaron Paul, this might be the heaviest movie of the bunch. It's really sad and confusing, but it's also really funny and Aaron Paul absolutely gives his all in his performance, he's the absolute best thing in this movie.

The movie takes place in the near future and follows Sarah, a depressed alcoholic, who's disconnected from her mother and in a lackluster relationship with her boyfreind. One day, Sarah wakes up to a pool of blood on her pillow and when she goes to the doctor, she's told she'll certainly die soon. She's given the option to protect her dearest from the pain of her loss, by cloning herself. The clone will live with the original Sarah until her untimely demise, and learn her every move and get to know her personality so that she could become a perfect copy.

Of course, you should also watch the rest of Matthew Vaughn's films, such as "Stardust", "Kick-Ass" and "Kingsman".

#argylle #argylle movie #kingsman #american ultra #kingsman movie #dual movie #the art of self defense #dual #aaron paul #jesse eisenberg #karen gillan #imogen poots #Riley Stearns #matthew vaughn #kick ass #stardust #movies

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bloodaria · 1 year

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Claire in FAULTS (2014)

#filmedit #thrilleredit #moviegifs #filmgifs #faults #faults 2014 #riley stearns #mary elizabeth winstead #junkfooddaily #dailyflicks #cinemapix #fyeahmovies #doyouevenfilm #a very clear story going on here lol #also yeah i'm becoming mildly obsessed with her #watch this get no notes because no one has even heard of this movie #m*

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yokyopeli · 25 days

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Amira Khalifa as The Facility Receptionist in Dual (2022)

#amira khalifa #dual 2022 #karen gillan #nocticola art #filmed in tampere finland #riley stearns

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aintitstrange · 1 year

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DUAL (2022), written and directed by Riley Stearns.

#karen gillan #aaron paul #riley stearns #dual #dual 2022

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scenesandscreens · 2 years

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Dual (2022)

Director - Riley Stearns, Cinematography - Michael Ragen

#scenesandscreens #Dual #dualsim #riley stearns #Michael Ragen #beulah koale #Maija Paunio #Sanna-June Hyde #Andrei Alén #Kris Gummerus #karen gillan #aaron paul #theo james

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brokehorrorfan · 2 years

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Dual will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 19 via RLJE Films. The 2022 sci-fi thriller is currently available on VOD.

Riley Stearns (The Art of Self-Defense, Faults) writes and directs. Karen Gillan stars in a dual role with Beulah Koale, Theo James, and Aaron Paul.

Special features are listed below, where you can also watch the trailer.

Special features:

Audio commentary by writer-director Riley Stearns

The Making of Dual

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Upon receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death. Now she has one year to train her body and mind for the fight of her life.

Pre-order Dual.

#dual #karen gillan #aaron paul #beulah koale #theo james #riley stearns #rlje films #dvd #gift #the art of self defense #sci fi #science fiction #thriller #sci fi thriller #horror

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filmpalette · 1 year

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Dual (2022) dir. Riley Stearns

#dual #riley stearns #2022 #aaron paul #karen gillan #2020s

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tinyreviews · 2 years

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I am going down the Riley Stearns rabbithole, after enjoying his recent movie Dual. I noticed his movies are towards the absurdist side.

The Art of Self-Defense is a 2019 black comedy martial arts film written and directed by Riley Stearns and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola and Imogen Poots.

#the art of self defense #jesse eisenberg #alessandro nivola #imogen poots #riley stearns #absurdist #black comedy #martial arts #deadpan #toxic masculinity #chekov's gun #movie review

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katieroo28 · 1 year

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Weekly recap for 11/27 through 12/3 is here! I’m slacking a bit with my reading but also finding two of the three books I’m currently in the middle of to be really tough to get through (I suspect one is strictly because it’s an audiobook and I’m not liking the actor at all 😬)

BEST MOVIES I WATCHED: Glass Onion (2022), The Art of Self-Defense (2019), Pontypool (2008), Mother (2009), and Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

BEST TV OF THE WEEK: The White Lotus, The Real Housewives of Potomac, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and Abbott Elementary

CURRENTLY READING: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, and Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

LISTENING TO ON REPEAT: Celebrity Skin by Hole

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fabioemme78 · 2 years

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#movies #drama #thriller #fantasy #amazon prime video #riley stearns #leland orser #Mary Elizabeth Winstead

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fictionz · 2 years

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New Fiction 2022 - April

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - "Judges" ed. Richard Challoner (1752)

Eyy Samson, and a lot of focus on how the Israelites are more a loose band of tribes than a nation led by a king. And we sing, "there is no king."

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - "Ruth" ed. Richard Challoner (1752)

Short and sweet, focused on Ruth's origin as wife of Booz in the lineage that leads to King David. The next book is called 1 Kings so it feels like they'll finally get to the fireworks factory.

Man Hating Psycho - "Change :)" by Iphgenia Baal (2021)

This takes me back about a decade or more to wanting to be a cool and interesting writer with cool and interesting friends. The way these characters live their lives feels so chaotic and carefree, as I tried to be for a hot second.

Man Hating Psycho - "Pain in the Neck" by Iphgenia Baal (2021)

There are moments where a character might wonder if they should just go home, and I’m like, yes, go home and get outta this situation full of uncertainty and risk, but then I should know better, shouldn’t I? This pairs well with my recent Mitski obsession.

Man Hating Psycho - "Middle English Bestiary" by Iphgenia Baal (2021)

There’s a voice here I hadn’t read for a long time because I was terrified to go back there. I used to ask some people I'd meet (digitally communicate with), "are you real?" Since those mixed up days (are they any different now?), I've cut myself off from most communication with most people. Instead, I found a place in reading fiction. All sorts, high-minded lit to comfy-as-a-couch science fiction or horror.

Man Hating Psycho - "vodaphone.co.uk/help" by Iphgenia Baal (2021)

I received the communication from them, these made-up people in made-up scenarios. They didn't need anything from me. I, naturally, began tracking all these fictional works in lists, because how else would I remember that one story about the time a young woman named Belle Starr held a man at gunpoint and which offered no resolution? That's been the way of it for going on a decade.

Man Hating Psycho - "Nothing Old, Nothing New, Nothing Borrowed, Nothing Blue" by Iphgenia Baal (2021)

Then I read this collection of short stories, and I couldn't immediately file it away and move on. I was confident I was reading fiction in the first few stories, clearly satire yeah? But then it starts to get more real, too personal to be made-up. Perhaps drawn from the author's real life but rearranged to protect the innocent, you know. The momentum then builds as more and more of real life seeps in including some of my own that I try to keep at bay.

Man Hating Psycho - "I Just Want to Pull Down Your Panties and Fuck You" by Iphgenia Baal (2021)

London and Los Angeles, police and Grenfell, identity derived from parents and their parents and their parents. It's a jam. So some fiction and some nonfiction? How have I never run into this before? I researched the author's work. Some fiction, some nonfiction. Six in one hand, half a dozen in the other. This and that and all of it. I guess some writing just does that to you.

"The Night-Mother" by Melanie Gillman (2021)

Not long for the upright world.

"Sometimes even the villains have standards" by britainbray (2022)

Someone has to place value on life.

You Won't Be Alone dir. Goran Stolevski (2022)

Carve the home you want from the stone in the path.

Morbius dir. Daniel Espinosa (2022)

You could have been a contender.

Ambulance dir. Michael Bay (2022)

A gambling man never wins.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 dir. Jeff Fowler (2022)

Eggman or Robotnik, you decide.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore dir. David Yates (2022)

Unnecessary secrets in a unnecessary confession.

Dual dir. Riley Stearns (2022)

Keep it, it’s yours.

The Northman dir. Robert Eggers (2022)

When the story has too much meaning to its creator.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent dir. Tom Gormican (2022)

Mr. Cage is doing fine.

The Bad Guys dir. Pierre Perifel (2022)

Join us or die.

Moon of the Wolf dir. Daniel Petrie (1972)

My fantasy in which the monster kills all the landed gentry. Just unnecessary violence and destruction. This is not it, but I want to see it.

Charlotte dir. Eric Warin & Tahir Rana (2022)

Charlotte Salomon lived a short life. Charlotte Salomon lived a complicated life.

The Monster Squad dir. Fred Dekker (1987)

I understand, but it flew by and now it’s beyond me.

Memory dir. Martin Campbell (2022)

Two Liam Neeson snoozy thrillers in as many months and I wonder who's clamoring to see these in theaters. This was the better take on an aging assassin thanks to the rest of the cast. A more generous analysis might be, "Under this reading, Neeson’s action movies are about the order whiteness and wealth has imposed on the world, the male sense of entitlement to that order, and the violence lurking beneath it, aimed at anyone who tries to disrupt it."

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watchingmoviesandshit · 2 years

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Dual (2022)

#dual #riley stearns #karen gillan #aaron paul #watching movies & shit #movies

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watchingalotofmovies · 2 years

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Dual

Dual [trailer]

A woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death.

A lot more personal and thoughtful than the trailer makes it look like. That's not necessarily a bad thing. But you have to be prepared for it.

The (often darkly) comedic elements, like the gastroenterologist and the dance lessons, are helpful. But I wish there would be more to Sarah's character.

#Dual #Riley Stearns #Karen Gillan #Aaron Paul #Beulah Koale #Theo James #June Hyde #recommended

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neowitcher · 2 years

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DUAL | FILM REVIEW

DUAL (2022) ★★★

Sci-fi/Thriller, 1h 35m

Dir. Riley Stearns

Cast: Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Theo James, Elina Jackson & others

Summary:

A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death. (Letterboxd)

My review (spoiler-free):

2022 is shaping up to be the year of actors truly proving themselves by playing different versions of the same character. Some notable examples lie with Marvel, with Benedict Cumberbatch playing multiverse variants and Oscar Isaac portraying a character with DID. This time, we step outside of that universe and get to see Karen Gillan do a wonderful job acting out the main character and her clone.

Dual isn’t for any sci-fi lover but rather for the ones that can tolerate a slower pace and a more psychological storyline. The first scene of the film introduces the viewer to what the film could have been but it ends up straying far away from that. It turns out to be a story about grief and ultimate betrayal in which the main character doesn’t quite seem to enjoy life but is still willing to fight for it. At times, Gillan’s acting may seem monotonous but that’s exactly what feels true to her characters. The detailed way she has them act and especially react to things makes them easy to differentiate and really shows off her skill. Throughout the film, it’s also the little details that do the most and kept my attention.

For a film that is quite sorrowful, it still manages to use humor albeit in darker or more subtle ways. I especially liked the interactions between Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul, as their characters have very serious but also lighthearted moments that truly give the film character. However, the build-up they create to ultimately lead to that ending does disappoint a little. For a good film, it was enough. For a great plot, it may have needed a little more.

The ending in itself is a really intriguing one that makes you think despite the answer being very obviously laid out for the viewer. It’s not as eventful as the biggest part of the film hints at which is both its biggest weakness and strength. Overall, I believe this to be an interesting film that plays with what it means to be alive and what you’d be willing to do to keep it that way but it’s more psychological than full of action. If that’s your thing, I highly recommend checking it out (especially without looking up too much information about it - the less you know, the more intriguing!)

trigger warnings: gore and animal death

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particellare · 1 year

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Dual - Il clone - Riley Stearns

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filmsetseriespourtous · 1 year

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« The Art of Self-Defense » est à découvrir

Si vous êtes d’humeur à visionner un bon film comique, laissez-vous tenter par « The Art of Self-Defense ». C’est une réalisation de Riley Stearns mettant en scène un jeune comptable qui ne sait pas se défendre.

#the art of self defense #film comique #riley stearns

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