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
I love the idea of taking werewolves up a notch and giving us an army of dog soldiers on the attack. I’m not the first person to note it’s like The Purge with werewolves (Frank Grillo said it in an … Continue reading
Weekend in Taipei is a perfectly ok one of these. An ok to enjoyable fairly generic action flick with a decent one-on-many fight, a pretty good car chase, and maybe a little too much family drama. Given I expected very … Continue reading
Well, time for a dad movie. After good turkey and bad beans, what else am I gonna do? Watch a football game? Spoiler alert: I should have watched a football game. Or, really, any game with balls and feet. Armor … Continue reading