JOHN GOODMAN

VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS (2017)
Starring Dane Dehaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke, Rihanna, John Goodman, Kris Wu, Rutger Hauer, Alain Chabat and Emilie Livingston. Directed by Luc Besson.

Valerian and Laureline are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Valerian has more in mind than a professional relationship with his partner - blatantly chasing after her with propositions of romance. But his extensive history with women, and her traditional values, drive Laureline to continuously rebuff him.

Under directive from their Commander, Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe. Alpha's seventeen million inhabitants have converged over time, uniting their talents, technology and resources for the betterment of all. Unfortunately, not everyone on Alpha shares in these same objectives; in fact, unseen forces are at work, placing our race in great danger.

REVIEWS Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets - A little artificial

ATOMIC BLONDE (2017)
Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Toby Jones, Bill Skarsgård, James Faulkner and Roland Møller. Directed by David Leitch.

The crown jewel of Her Majesty’s Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilised city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies.

REVIEWS Atomic Blonde - Explosive fun

KONG: SKULL ISLAND 3D (2017)
Starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, John C. Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Wilkinson, John Goodman and Thomas Mann. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.

A diverse team of explorers is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific – as beautiful as it is treacherous – unaware that they’re crossing into the domain of the mythic Kong.

REVIEWS Kong: Skull Island - A thunderously good time
Kong: Skull Island - Preposterous, enormous fun

PATRIOTS DAY (2017)
Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Nina Dobrev, Kevin Bacon, J.k. Simmons and Michelle Monaghan. Directed by Peter Berg.

In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins forces with courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of Special Agent Richard Deslauriers, Police Commissioner Ed Davis, Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese and nurse Carol Saunders this visceral and unflinching chronicle captures the intensity and edge-of-the-seat suspense that riveted the world.

REVIEWS Patriots Day - When truth and fiction collide

TRUMBO (2016)
Starring Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, John Goodman, Louis C.k., Elle Fanning, Alan Tyduk, Dean O'Gorman and David James Elliott. Directed by Jay Roach.

In this fascinating true story, Dalton Trumbo is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who was blacklisted in 1947 by the studios under the direction of the infamous House Committee on Un-American Activities. Holding strong to a belief in free speech and refusing to name "suspicious" friends, Trumbo was vilified in the communist witch-hunt that took place in America at the height of the Cold War. He was exiled professionally, sentenced to a year in prison for Contempt of Congress, and drawn into battle with the absurd Red-hating gossip columnist Hedda Hooper. With an irrepressible creative talent, Trumbo would find his way back into Hollywood, writing several scripts under pseudonyms during his exile, including Roman Holiday, and winning two Academy Awards under an alias.

REVIEWS Trumbo - The dark side of Hollywood

LOVE THE COOPERS (2015)
Starring Diane Keaton, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Marisa Tomei, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Wilde, June Squibb, Ed Helms, Anthony MacKie and Jake Lacy. Directed by Jessie Nelson.

The holidays come but once a year, and that’s more than enough for the Newport family. As four generations of the clan brace for yet another Christmas Eve dinner together, they do their best to conceal the decidedly less than perfect aspects of their lives in this hilarious and heartwarming ensemble comedy.

REVIEWS Love The Coopers - A Christmas mess(age)

THE GAMBLER (2015)
Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams and Alvin Ing. Directed by Rupert Wyatt.

Jim Bennett is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance...

REVIEWS The Gambler - An impressive film set to self-destruct

THE MONUMENTS MEN (2014)
Starring Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville, Sam Hazeldine, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban and Holger Handtke. Directed by George Clooney.

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action-thriller focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys – seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 – possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind’s greatest achievements.

REVIEWS The Monuments Men - Fighting a losing battle

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (2014)
Starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Garrett Hedlund and John Goodman. Directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen.

A singer-songwriter navigates New York's folk music scene during the 1960s.

THE INTERNSHIP (2013)
Starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Will Ferrell and John Goodman. Directed by Shawn Levy.

After finagling internships at Google, two salesmen must compete with candidates half as old and twice as smart, for highly coveted positions at the internet giant. It’s a brave new world for this old school duo, whose time-tested skills are pitted against their opponents’ high-tech savvy.

REVIEWS The Internship - Pleasantly amusing

THE HANGOVER PART III (2013)
Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and John Goodman. Directed by Todd Phillips.

This time, there’s no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.

REVIEWS The Hangover Part III - The Wolfpack's last stand

FLIGHT (2013)
Starring Denzel Washington - Whip, Melissa Leo, John Goodman and Don Cheadle. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.

A seasoned airline pilot miraculously crash-lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane?

REVIEWS Flight - An unfortunate crash-and-burn
Flight - High-flying drama narrowly avoids crash landing

PARANORMAN (2013)
Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Jodelle Ferland, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, John Goodman and Elaine Stritch. Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler.

A small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman, who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst of all, moronic grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.

REVIEWS ParaNorman - Holiday hocus pocus

ARGO (2012)
Starring Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Taylor Schilling, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea Duvall, Scoot McNairy and Rory Cochrane. Directed by Ben Affleck.

Based on real events, the dramatic thriller 'Argo' chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis, focusing on the little-known role that the CIA and Hollywood played - information that was not declassified until many years after the event.

REVIEWS Argo - How Hollywood can save your life

CAPTIVE STATE
Starring John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, Ashton Sanders, MacHine Gun Kelly, Jonathan Majors, Kevin Dunn, Kevin J. O'Connor, Alan Ruck, Ben Daniels and James Ransone. Directed by Rupert Wyatt.

Set in a Chicago neighbourhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, 'Captive State' explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents.