Dec
26
We Can Be Heroes
I gave this one a shot only because I was lazy and when it showed up front and center on Netflix, I just hit the play button. And it was a kid friendly superhero flick and seemed ok… and then … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Action
Dec
25
Wonder Woman 84
Just repeat after yourself “This is not a sequel to the original Wonder Woman movie” and maybe you’ll be able to more quickly get into this movie or forgive its inconsistencies. Because Wonder Woman 84 is very much more of … Continue reading
Dec
19
Breach (2020)
I gave Breach a blind rent since I was optimistic for well-produced movies over the same rough time period that Hollywood was finally able to give us Tenet and Greenland. But, sadly, this is one of those movies where you … Continue reading
Dec
14
Jiu Jitsu
I gave this flick a shot because (like many people, apparently) I was suckered in by the trailer. It looked like a big goofy corny ball of kung fu / sci-fi fun. The kind of thing that you can laugh … Continue reading
Dec
07
To Your Last Death
To Your Last Death is a weird amalgam of genres and styles… and not a bad one at that. For me, the biggest turn off was its animation style… it’s kind of a vaguely animated motion comic with a similar … Continue reading
Dec
02
2nd, The
Oh boy. Just… wow. I haven’t laughed this much at a movie that was trying to be serious since Keanu Reeves gifted us the cinematic masterpiece that was Replicas. The 2nd is a comically self-serious, macho-action-guy piece of hokum… and … Continue reading
Nov
26
Fatman
Fatman is a new Christmas-themed action movie that’s available for rent on streaming. It tells the gritty tale of how a twelve year old rich kid, disappointed by the piece of coal he receives for Christmas, puts a hit out … Continue reading
Nov
18
Unhinged
Unhinged is a film that should probably just have been called Road Rage: The Message. Or perhaps, “Unhinged: You know, the bad guy kind of had a point there at the start of this… too bad he killed those people … Continue reading
Oct
28
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula
Peninsula (or the US release title Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula) is a largely in-name-only sequel to the excellent Train to Busan. Train was a zombie film that somehow made the zombie film fresh again. Not so this loud, bombastic … Continue reading
Oct
16
Love and Monsters
Love and Monsters is a new PVOD (premium video-on-demand… aka… $20 rental/$25 purchase at time of release) movie that I kind of rented blind. I caught it on Amazon Prime but it’s available elsewhere as well. I gave it a … Continue reading