Shazam! 2-Film Collection (Blu-ray Double Feature) [Blu-ray] [Standard]

Shazam! 2-film Collection (DVD Double F

This gritty Film Noir is drenched in greed, cynicism and corruption of the soul, as embodied by John Garfield (THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE) in one his most memorable roles. Garfield is perfectly cast as Joe Morse, a lawyer whose connection to a ruthless racketeer has nearly destroyed his sense of morality. His participation in a rigged numbers racket could prove disastrous for his high-strung brother (superbly played by Thomas Gomez), whose small-time policy bank stands to go broke when the rigged numbers pay off. Writer and director Abraham Polonsky (In his directorial debut) was later victimized by the Hollywood blacklist, curtailing a promising career for decades until he directed Robert Redford in 1969s TELL THEM WILLIE BOY IS HERE. The great supporting cast includes Paul Fix, Beatrice Pearson and Noir goddess, Marie Windsor (THE KILLING).

By the mid-21st century, a rogue artificial intelligence will have caused Los Angeles' destruction-and the U.S. military will have designated the unknown InchNirmata,Inch the leading architect of AI advancement, for termination on sight. Embittered operative Joshua Taylor (John David Washington) took the job readily-but he may go off mission as he bonds with a robotic child able to control technology remotely. Powerful fantasy-parable co-stars Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson. 133 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.