RUPERT WYATT

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

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.

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.