格斗之王 2

　　某個槍聲大作的午後，小女孩艾斯德蕾雅獨自返家，不僅苦等不回相依為命的母親，還開始見到一連串的異象。在恐懼驅使下，她離開了變調的家，踏上冰冷的街頭，被迫加入少年幫派以尋求食物與庇護。然而，天下沒有白吃的午餐，她的第一個任務，就是拿著偷來的手槍，闖入豪宅去謀殺一名凶惡的毒梟爪牙⋯⋯。墨西哥導演伊莎羅培茲以獨到女性視角，探討連年毒品戰爭後被忽略的兒童問題。將寫實社會背景融合魔幻鬼魅風格，精釀闇黑殘酷暴力童話，開啟毒戰題材及成長電影新頁，堪稱拉美版《蒼蠅王》。上映至今不僅爛番茄網站滿分好評居高不下，《水底情深》金獎名導吉勒摩戴托羅更欽點為個人年度十大，連恐怖小說泰斗史蒂芬金都盛讚：「才看兩分鐘，我就落入了這部電影的詛咒」。

　　This year The Binge happens miraculously on Christmas. Unleashing a new holiday adventure featuring magical storybooks, catchy songs, and more.

　　斯坦顿（布莱德利·库珀 Bradley Cooper 饰）是一个穷困潦倒的男人，误打误撞之中来到了流动马戏团，在这里，他凭借着自己的聪明才智为自己某得了一份差事——为塔罗牌占卜师赞娜（托妮·科莱特 Toni Collette 饰）和她的情人皮特（大卫·斯特雷泽恩 David Strathairn 饰）工作。从这两个人身上，斯坦顿学会了如何依靠巧舌如簧和敏锐观察来施展观众们眼中的“魔法”。
　　与此同时，斯坦顿还在马戏团里邂逅了名为茉莉（鲁妮·玛拉 Rooney Mara 饰）的女孩，随着时间的推移，斯坦顿和茉莉之间产生了感情。最终，斯坦顿带着茉莉离开了马戏团，他们坚信他们能够靠自己的双手打开一片属于他们的天地。一晃眼多年过去，虽然斯坦顿在占卜圈已经小有名气，但他并不满足，渴望更多的金钱。此时，一个名叫莉莉丝（凯特·布兰切特 Cate Blanchett 饰）的女人出现在了他面前。

　　Erstwhile Special Forces operative Doc Alexander is asked to broker a truce with the Mexican drug cartel in secrecy. When Oklahoma Governor Richard Jeffs celebrates the execution of a high-ranking cartel member on TV, his Chief of Staff and Doc inform him about the peace he just ended. But it’s too late, as Cuco, the cartel’s hatchet man, has set his vengeful sights on Doc’s daughter Dixie.
　　They don’t make ’em like Little Dixie anymore: honed to the bone, all gestures and actions, only a few words. Too many genre films these days try to create meaning by piling ideas and intentions on their narrative frames. John Swab, as always, works the other way around. Meaning and depth come from taking away whatever is superfluous – by reducing the plot to its bare essence and the characters to their core trades and tricks.
　　Ultimately, Little Dixie feels like the pulp fiction version of a Giacometti sculpture, all fearful symmetries and mirror images. A gem of crime cinema at its purest and most philosophical, proudly featuring noir’s new darling, Frank Grillo.