Alarum didn’t have a lot of potential but I figured with Scott Eastwood and Sylvester Stallone, it might be more than a geezer teaser trap. I mean, Stallone might just be in it for the paycheck but I figured Eastwood … Continue reading
Haven’t we seen this exact movie before… like a dozen times in the past five years? Mom and dad, husband and wife, boyfriend and girlfriend are secret spies for the FBI, surprising their significant other or children or whoever needs … Continue reading
I barely remember anything about the first Den of Thieves and nothing about this sequel encouraged me look it up. About all I remember is that I thought it was kind of boring and overstuffed with macho bullshit. The sequel … Continue reading
Ooooh… Latin. Ad Vitam makes this French Netflix movie sound fancy, or introspective, or deep… or if not those, able to summon Deadites. But, no, it’s just a too-lah-de-da title for a pretty generic but entertaining action flick. It’s about … Continue reading
I’m not a huge fan of the Sonic franchise… I played the first game in the 90s and a little of its sequel but dropped off after that. But I liked the first live action Sonic movie and really liked … Continue reading
Mufasa: The Lion King is the backstory you’ve been waiting thirty+ years for, admit it. Watching the original in 1991, you said to yourself, you said “What’s the story of this Darth Vader talkin’ mofo?”… even if you weren’t even … Continue reading
I gave Dirty Angels a shot for two reasons: it’s directed by Martin Campbell and stars Eva Green. But it otherwise sounded like a generic war thriller, maybe a little inspired by The Dirty Dozen (since: dirty) only starring a … Continue reading
Carry-On is one of those solid thrillers that doesn’t want to give you the time to say ‘hey, wait a minute!’ before moving onto the next unlikely but tightly wound scenario. In other words, it’s good. It works. Just maybe … Continue reading
Word on the street is that Sony has given up the tangential Spiderman villain universe of films… and what better day for this to get out than the day Kraven the Hunter limps into movie theaters. A white flag of … Continue reading
The Killer as a remake of John Woo’s own 1989 film was a mistake since it just invites comparisons. In both films, it’s about a hitman who accidentally blinds a woman during a shootout. Feeling guilty, the killer protects her … Continue reading