FilmBookCast Ep. 129 – THE MAURITANIAN (2021)

Chris Banks February 28, 2021Last Updated: March 2, 2021

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FilmBookCast Ep. 129

FilmBookCast is the official podcast of FilmBook. FilmBookCast is an entertainment news podcast on the latest movie and television show news. Each week, FilmBook contributor Chris Banks discusses that breaking Hollywood news.

In FilmBookCast Ep. 129, Chris looks at movie previews including: Reminiscence starring Huge Jackman, The next SpiderMan has a new (official) name, TV trailers of Season 4 of The Handmaids Tale and more.

Among this week’s headlines: Ray Donovan may not returning for another season but a film is in the works, TV adaptation of Halo changes homes, J.J. Abrams is working with HBO Max again, and more.

Chris wraps up every episode of FilmBookCast with a movie review. In FilmBookCast Ep. 129, he analyzes and reacts to The Mauritanian, directed by Kevin Macdonald.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on the NY Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, this is inspiring the true story of Slahi’s fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi (Tahar Rahim) finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley) who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), uncovers shocking truths and ultimately proves that the human spirit cannot be locked up.

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MOVIE AND TV SHOW NEWS

Movie News :50

TV News 3:14

TV Trailers 4:38

Movie Trailers 6:58

FEATURED REVIEW

The Mauritanian 9:07

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