DANIEL ESPINOSA

LIFE (2017)
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare and Olga Dihovichnaya. Directed by Daniel Espinosa.

The story of the six-member crew of the International Space Station that is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.

REVIEWS Life - Wasted potential

CHILD 44
Starring Tom Hardy, Joel Kinnaman, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman and Vincent Cassel. Directed by Daniel Espinosa.

Set in Stalin's Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent, Leo Demidov is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders - a case that begins to connect with the very top party leadership. Leo, having experienced a tough, bleak upbringing as an orphan, was taken in by the red army, rising through the ranks, Leo, now a revered soldier, is framed for treason and he and his wife, Raisa are sent into exile to a remote outpost. Here, children are being savagely murdered and the authorities are turning a blind eye. At rock bottom, Leo decides to take it upon himself to solve the crimes.