You could argue a movie with a basic kidnapping/revenge plot has no business being two and a half hours. But this movie – this weird, weird movie – could also make a convincing argument that it fills its time with … Continue reading
Color me surprised. This new Resident Evil animated film is the best of in the series. And I’m not just talking about the other CGI animated adaptations but the live action ones too. Though, to be fair, that’s a pretty … Continue reading
Sheroes is about four friends visiting Thailand on a girls trip. Due to a mixup of bags, they run afoul of the Thai drug cartel and have to use their completely made up on the spot set of skills to … Continue reading
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is not the mess Crystal Skull was but it’s also rather disappointing for a James Mangold film. But at least the perplexing title makes sense now and doesn’t leave me scratching my head, … Continue reading
Extraction 2 is about as good as the first Extractions… which is to say it’s very good at what it’s trying to be… and it ain’t trying to be much more than a straight-up action flick. At that, it’s quite … Continue reading
I am absolutely not a fan of the Michael Bay era of the Transformers movies. I found them over-produced noise with a same-iness to all the monotonous action scenes. They left me bored and mentally drained. But I enjoyed the … Continue reading
Mother’s Day is a Netflix-produced Polish action film in the John Wick style. It features an ex-soldier who had to give up her child and go into hiding. Years later, the boy has been kidnapped and she must re-emerge to … Continue reading
Even by the charitable standards I rate these dumb action movies, I was pretty underwhelmed by Fast X. And that’s despite the impressive roster of usual suspects and returning faces. And despite – or because of – the level of … Continue reading
The Mother is relentlessly dour flick that exists in two parts. One part is an uninteresting action thriller and the other is a slightly more interesting mother/daughter bonding story. The two halves fight with one another and the end result … Continue reading
Watching Polite Society made me feel how my parents probably feel when I make them watch a Marvel movie. They enjoy the flick but they are inherently watching a different movie than me. Or it’s like what I felt like … Continue reading