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Ralph Fiennes didn't just get ripped for The Return, he also delivered one hell of a performance. Directed by Uberto Pasolini, The Return is a retelling of Homer's classic poem The Odyssey. Fiennes stars as an older Odysseus, who washes up on the shores of Ithaca after a 20-year journey. While he was away, his kingdom drastically changed, and his wife Penelope (Juliette Binoche) began attracting suitors looking to become the next king. But Penelope never moved on, and Odysseus has to prove his identity to reclaim his kingdom.

With 17 reviews so far, The Return currently holds a strong 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. The reviews praise Ralph Fiennes' performance as moving, while also noting his intense physical transformation for the role. Alongside Fiennes, the film also stars Charlie Plummer, Amir Wilson, Tom Rhys Harries, Marwan Kenzari, and Jaz Hutchins. According to the reviews, everyone gives a strong performance in this great retelling of The Odyssey.

From the director of Taken (2008) and District B13 (2006) comes Canary Black, which follows a CIA agent who has to comply with a rogue agent’s demands and steal a top-secret file from a secure server to rescue her husband, even if that means going against her organization and risking inviting their wraths.

Canary Black (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis How do terrorists blackmail Avery?

Avery Graves (Kate Beckinsale) is an exceptionally efficient secret agent. She, however, doesn’t share that same expertise in her marriage, though her husband David (Rupert Friend) is very supportive and loving of her.

It is one of these days that her nightmare begins—her husband is kidnapped from their mansion in Croatia by a mysterious organization, who leaves behind a cell phone to help her communicate. They want the Canary Black file, apparently hidden inside a tooth of a CIA detainee named Lazlo Stoica. While patching...

Its been only a year since Kate Beckinsale starred alongside Adrien Brody in Fools Paradise, which also served as Charlie Days directorial debut, and now her latest spy thriller is a smash hit on streaming. Beckinsale features opposite the late Ray Stevenson and Jaz Hutchins in Canary Black, the action flick that recently began streaming on Prime Video and immediately jumped to the #1 spot on the chart. The film follows Avery Graces (Beckinsale) as she is blackmailed by terrorists to betray her country to save her husband. In addition to Beckinsale, Stevenson, and Hutchins, Canary Black also stars Rupert Friend, Ben Miles, Saffron Burrows, and Michael Brandon, and the film currently sits at a 29% score from general audiences with no critics score on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.

Prime Video's Canary Black stars Kate Beckinsale as Avery Graves, a CIA agent who must use all her skill to rescue her husband from the clutches of a terrorist organization before they unleash the Canary Black virus on the world. The movie, directed by Pierre Morel, who also directed the Liam Neeson vehicle Taken, is an action thriller that has a fairly predictable plot. Still, with Beckinsale's committed performance and Ray Stevenson in one of his last roles as Avery's mentor and CIA Director Jarvis Hedlund, it's still worth catching.

But what exactly happens to Avery's husband? And did the Canary Black virus get sent out around the world? Let's take a look!

What Happens in Canary Black?

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Release Date October 24, 2024Director Pierre MorelCast Kate Beckinsale, Rupert Friend, Saffron Burrows, Ben Miles, Goran Kostic, Jaz Hutchins, Ana Cilas, Emma Gojkovi, Igor Peenjev, Andrei Lenart, Romina Tonkovi,...

Canary Black launched on Prime Video on Friday at the top of the streamers movie chart, and Kate Beckinsale has been showing off some sore-looking injuries she sustained while filming the action movie. The thriller has tapped into the ever-popular genre that continues to attract audiences whether it is delivering new titles or forgotten movies from a decade ago. However, like many other chart-topping hits, the films reviews have marked it as another example of the disconnect between its streaming success and critical reviews.

Beckinsale has proven her credentials as a kick-ass action movie lead during her time in the Underworld franchise, but it seems that her star power and stunt work has not been enough to please those checking out Canary Black. Like many other straight-to-streaming movies, the numbers may be stacking up in a way that makes Amazon bosses rub their hands, but leaves a lot on the...

Plot: A top CIA operative, Avery Graves, is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. As she is betrayed at every turn, Avery finds herself in a deadly race to deliver a ransom that could trigger a global crisis.

Review: Thirty years ago, mediocre action movies were populated with mid-level or over-the-hill action stars and had their release relegated to video stores. These same movies were commonly found at your local Redbox a decade ago. Today, the glut of streaming services constantly needs new fodder to entice audiences to choose them over the competition, which means projects that otherwise would not be able to land top talent are now showcases for movie stars slumming it for a paycheck. Canary Black boasts a director...

The director behind the action movie smash hit Taken, Pierre Morel, returns with another action-packed thriller, Canary Black, which is now available to stream on Prime Video. After so successfully transforming acclaimed actor Liam Neeson into the go-to aged action hero, Morel now joins forces with Underworld star Kate Beckinsale for another tale of a highly trained operative on a dangerous solo mission.

You can check out the official synopsis for Canary Black below, which possesses all the necessary ingredients for a no-nonsense action thriller.

A top CIA operative, Avery Graves, is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver a...

Pressing play on an action movie like “Canary Black” is like ordering at McDonald’s. You’ve already agreed to lower your standards, so you don’t get to complain that it’s ultra-processed junk food. That’s what you signed up for. You were in the mood for middle-of-the-road comfort sustenance and that’s all you have any right to expect.

But we’ve all been to a fast food joint where, yes, you technically got what you paid for, but it was so greasy you could barely eat it. Or it got squashed for no discernible reason. Or it’s got a hair in it. Sure, you ordered off the dollar menu but even the dollar menu makes a few meager promises, and if they can’t even get that right… well, you have “Canary Black.”

“Canary Black” is a new kidnapping thriller from Pierre Morel, who 15 years ago directed “Taken.

Prime Video has launched the first official trailer for Kate Beckinsale's next kickass actioner Canary Black, which will see the former Underworld star play a top CIA operative that is forced to go rogue to save her kidnapped husband while simultanously working to prevent the start of World War 3.

The full synopsis reads, "A top CIA operative, Avery Graves, is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver a ransom that could trigger a global crisis."

This will mark the second action film Beckinsale has launched on Prime Video in recent years, following 2021's Jolt. Her series The Widow was also launched on the streamer,...

Pierre Morel, the director behind the huge action movie hit Taken which transformed Oscar nominee Liam Neeson into a bona fide action hero, returns to the genre with the new trailer for the Amazon Prime Video action thriller Canary Black (2024). If the Taken filmmakers involvement is not enough to excite you, then perhaps the fact that the movie stars Underworld star Kate Beckinsale, Hitman: Agent 47 star Rupert Friend, and the late, great Punisher: War Zone star Ray Stevenson will achieve the desired effect.

You can check out the newly released trailer for Canary Black below.

Directed by Pierre Morel and written by Matthew Kennedy, Canary Black sounds like the perfect no-nonsense action spy thriller, with Kate Beckinsale leading the movie as a CIA agent on the run. Beckinsale, Rupert Friend, and Ray Stevenson are joined by the likes of Saffron Burrows (The Bank Job), Ben Miles (Andor), Goran Kosti...

"The agency will hunt you to the grave." Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled an official trailer for an action thriller film titled Canary Black, yet another of these generic, derivative action movies being dumped on video these days. This one is also skipping theaters entirely, and will be streaming on Prime Video starting in October. Does anyone care? Will anyone even watch anyway? From the director of District B13, Taken, From Paris with Love, The Gunman, Peppermint comes a new action film called Canary Black starring Kate Beckinsale. "It's more than a mission." It follows CIA operative Avery Graves as she is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. She must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills. Of course. This also stars Saffron Burrows, Ray Stevenson (Rip), Rupert Friend, Jaz Hutchins, Goran Kostic, and Ben Mills. This movie looks so exceptionally unoriginal,...

AMC Networks’ Shudder has announced the titles that will be available on the streaming service in May 2024. The upcoming slate includes horror, thriller, and supernatural titles.

May’s highlights include the Shudder original films Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever and Stopmotion, as well as new episodes of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs.

The repertory titles include Blood and Black Lace, Combat Shock, Deathdream, Mother’s Day, The Stone Tape, The Toxic Avenger films, YellowBrickRoad, and more.

Shudder’s expanding library of films, TV series, and original content is available on most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Shudder May 2024 Highlights

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (Shudder Original Film)

Streaming on Shudder May 17

In the sequel to the Danish horror classic, Martin’s daughter, Emma, takes up a night watch job to find out what happened to her parents almost 30 years ago. A meeting...