The self-described “Ocean’s 7/11” serves up a stacked cast of Hollywood who’s whos: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Riley Keough, Katherine Waterston, Katie Holmes, Sebastian Stan, and a wildly entertaining Daniel Craig. As a result, the movie largely came and went without so much as a whimper-which is a real shame, considering how absurdly enjoyable the whole venture is. Without performing too much of a box-office autopsy, Logan Lucky director Steven Soderbergh botched the release by essentially self-financing and releasing it without backing from a major studio. Logan Lucky befell a similar fate as Rush, another film from a beloved director that failed to resonate with audiences. Starring: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Sebastian Stan, Hilary Swank, Daniel Craig Sadly, it’s a magic trick-but, oh, what a trick it is. If you’ve seen Amy, you already know that Kapadia’s working on another level, spinning a yarn that makes it feel like the subject is actually back. The knowledge of the inevitable fate of three-time Formula 1 champ Ayrton Senna hangs a definitive melancholy over the film, but it’s not without levity: Comprised entirely of archival footage from his family and the media who followed Senna’s too-short career, Kapadia paints a staggering portrait of Senna’s boyish charms and fierce competitive nature (his rivalry with teammate Alain Prost would make Hunt and Lauda blush) using the driver’s own words. How do you capture the spirit of someone who raced like he was running out of time? Asif Kapadia’s Senna is the first of two documentaries from the director (the second being 2016’s heart-wrenching Amy) to focus on a legendary talent taken from the world too soon. Starring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis Get ready to start your engines, folks: here are Complex’s picks for the 15 best car movies of the 21st century. Reflecting back on nearly two decades of thrilling high-speed chases and sleek sets of wheels, our cup seems to runneth over with fantastic car movies across genres-action, indie, and horror, to name a few-that can satisfy even the most discerning film buffs.īefore we get to our crash course, a few ground rules: These selections all debuted in or after 2000, we’re limiting ourselves to one movie per franchise (meaning only one entry of Fast & Furious eligible, do not me), and the term “car movies” is loosely defined-if it features a car in a couple of key set pieces, it’s fair game. After all, who doesn’t love watching characters putting the pedal to the metal on the silver screen? With the release of Hobbs & Shaw, the forthcoming Ford v Ferrari, and new hope of a sequel (or two!) to 2015’s award-winning Mad Max: Fury Road, it’s evident that car movies continue to be entertaining for filmgoers and profitable for Hollywood.
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