The Contract 2006  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: John Cusack, Morgan Freeman, Jamie Anderson, Alice Krige, Megan Dodds, Ned Bellamy, William Tapley, Mircea Monroe, Jonathan Hyde, Rich Cowan, Corey Johnson, Thomas Lockyer
While grieving over the death of his wife, Ray Keene (John Cusack) takes a hike in the woods with his young son Chris (Jamie Anderson). During their trek, they run into handcuffed assassin Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) who has escaped from the FBI. Ray takes Cardin into custody and attempts to turn him in–only to be pursued in the wilderness by Cardin's team of assassins.
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The Defender 2004 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Dolph Lundgren
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Jerry Springer, Shakara Ledard, Thomas Lockyer, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Gerald Kyd, Ian Porter, Howard Antony, Geoffrey Burton, Iddo Goldberg, James Chalke, Leigh Zimmerman, Steven Elder
Secret Service agent Lance Rockford (Dolph Lundgren) is determined to bring down terrorism and is working as a bodyguard for the head of the National Security Agency, Roberta Jones (Caroline Lee-Johnson), who goes to a meeting at a hotel in Romania. She plans to meet one of the world's worst terrorists, give him immunity, and make him promise to become invisible to the public eye. While at the hotel, a squad of troops assaults Rockford and his group. Now it is up to Rockford to save the mission, while the President of the United States (Jerry Springer) has his own problems to deal with.
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Dog Soldiers 2002  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Horror
Director: Neil Marshall
Cast: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham, Thomas Lockyer, Darren Morfitt, Chris Robson, Leslie Simpson, Tina Landini, Craig Conway, Bryn Walters, Ben Wright, Brian Claxton Payne
While on a routine training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a squad of British soldiers, led by Sergeant Harry Wells (Sean Pertwee), encounters the bodies of the Special Ops Squad they have been sent to find. Soon, they are attacked by giant werewolves and, while escaping, run into a zoologist, Megan (Emma Cleasby). She explains what is happening, and they take refuge in a farmhouse while hungry werewolves hover nearby.
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Endgame 2009 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Pete Travis
Cast: William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong, Clarke Peters, John Kani, Derek Jacobi, Langley Kirkwood, David Henry, Patrick Lyster, Faith Ndukwana, Trevor Sellers, Moshidi Motshegwa, Lizanne Tulip, Thomas Lockyer
During the late 1980s, South Africa is in turmoil, and an insurrection by the African National Congress (ANC) is expected. Concerned about their mining interests, the British firm, Consolidated Gold, sends Michael Young (Jonny Lee Miller) to attempt a reconciliation among the feuding forces. They meet for discussions during which ANC leader Thabo Mbeki (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and anti-apartheid Professor Will Esterhuyse (William Hurt) form a bond, and the hope for peace appears to be possible.
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Incognito 1997  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Badham
Cast: Jason Patric, Irene Jacob, Thomas Lockyer, Ian Richardson, Simon Chandler, Pip Torrens, Michael Cochrane, Rod Steiger, Togo Igawa, Joseph Blatchley
Artist Harry Donovan (Jason Patrick) is hired by a British art gallery to forge a Rembrandt (that has been lost for over 300 years). The price: $500,000. Meanwhile, he meets and has a one-night stand with Marieke (Irene Jacob), who happens to be a Rembrandt expert and who later is hired to evaluate the painting's authenticity. So it's off to Europe to research and paint, but the plans go awry when Marieke declares the painting a fake and Harry runs for his life–with Marieke as a hostage.
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Ultraviolet 1998  TV, 300 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joe Ahearne
Cast: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast, Colette Brown, Fiona Dolman, Thomas Lockyer, Stephen Moyer, Elizabeth Earl, Marc Bolton, Corin Redgrave, Matthew Butler, Ian Crowe
This British TV miniseries is much like "The X-Files"–for vampires. Vampires are on the increase, and a secret police team is formed to deal with the threat. Good, low-key acting and presentation.
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| 1. The Contract (2006)
2. The Defender (2004)
3. Dog Soldiers (2002)
4. Endgame (2009)
5. Incognito (1997)
6. Ultraviolet (1998)
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