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The Old Guard
2020 · Film · 125 min
Part of The Old Guard Collection
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
Four undying warriors who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal.
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The Intercept article was titled: "BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE ROCK: A Reformist Black Police Chief Faces an Uprising of the Old Guard."
This apparently received a takedown notice from an IP protection company because it contains the words "[T]he Old Guard," the title of a 2020 film starring Charlize Theron.
If you watched the film "Happy Death Day" (if not the lesser sequel) and enjoyed its exploration of a kind-of goofy mashup (Ground Hog Day x Teen Slasher), the same director made a film built on, roughly, a similar concept, just called "Freaky". If you already suspect you might like it, don't read anything and just watch, though you may be able to guess the mash-up from the one-word title. It's fun, and well-made.
I'm struggling to think of much else that I've personally seen, from last year, that wasn't a little too indie or "genre" for me to recommend it to someone whose tastes I don't know—I didn't get much new watched, and mostly caught up on some reputedly-great stuff I'd missed from the prior five years or so (I keep up with a mix of pop junk food films, which I do like, and the "good" stuff, but usually don't have time to watch anywhere near all of either) aside from some fairly taste-specific newer material I watched.
Some other titles I'm seeing, from people I know and trust, for 2020, include: First Cow; The Old Guard; Portrait of a Lady on Fire (technically a 2019 film, but widely available in 2020); Wolfwalkers (animated); Spontaneous; Bacurau; Blow the Man Down. There are lots more, that's just a varied sampling.
Not being familiar with London, this is probably a popular spot, but just watched The Old Guard on Netflix last night and noticed James Sandham's window and 1:48:12 in the movie are the same.