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Amityville Horror: The Awakening (2017)

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Director: Franck Khalfoun Writer: Franck Khalfoun Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh (Joan), Bella Thorne (Belle), Mckenna Grace (Juliet), Cameron Monaghan (James), Thomas Mann (Terrence), Taylor Spreitler (Marissa), Jennifer Morison (Candice), and Kurtwood Smith (Dr. Milton). Opening Sequence: A little bit of backstory here. The Amityville story is more than just a supernatural event, it's about murder.The oldest son, Ronnie Defeo murdered  his family execution style. The cause of it was a supposed demon, or someone telling him to murder. But he did what he had to do according to his recollections. Was it real? You decide and investigate the facts of the crime. 13 months later, a new family moved in. Even after knowing what had happened in the house the Lutz family still moved in. The house sold for cheap, so with that being said it was a decision they had to deal with for the rest of their lives. The supernatural events was so incredibly bad that the Lutz had to move...

American Assassin (2017)

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Director: Michael Cuesta Writers: Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz. Based on the novel by Vince Flynn. Cast: Dylan O'Brien (Mitch Rapp), Michael Keaton (Stan Hurley), Sanaa Lathan (Irene Kennedy), Taylor Kitsch (Ghost), and Charlotte Vega (Katrina). Opening Sequence: The world of the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) field agents, undercover and beyond. Agent enters a room, pulls his gun, walks around a corner, takes a peek to see his advantages, and disadvantages. Behind the agent is his back-up, a swarm of other agents following to make sure the situation is handled accordingly. Taking the fight to the enemy, no matter what the cost. The high speed chases, the cool visuals as the cars race through the city streets, making the perfect scene. X-files, Homeland to Jack Bauer racing against the clock in 24. The heroes, villians are all present. Either it's CTU, CIA, or the FBI in these action packed sequences, that makes up cons...