10 Awesome Recent Movies You Probably Missed
10. Boss Level
Time loop movies are all the rage right now, and while Joe Carnahan's Boss Level doesn't reach the finesse of, say, the recent Palm Springs, it also clearly doesn't want to.
This totally bonkers sci-fi actioner stars Frank Grillo as a retired soldier who finds himself caught in a time loop which - you guessed it - always culminates in his brutal demise.
Grillo, who has long been in search of a fitting star vehicle for his grizzled talents, is terrific as our no-nonsense lead, while writer-director Carnahan knocks both the loony action and breezy humour out of the park.
If this isn't enough, a gleefully hammy Mel Gibson co-stars as the antagonist, and the likes of Naomi Watts, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, and Will Sasso round out the supporting cast nicely.
Just as time loop movies are starting to ironically feel rather repetitious, here's one that's refreshingly creative and fearlessly off-the-wall.