Checked out Hitman: Agent 47 – a movie that is either the sequel to the earlier Hitman movie or an attempt to reboot the franchise (both films are based on the video game series of the same name). They’ve recast … Continue reading
So American Ultra is a stoner comedy action spy movie that makes the mistake of not actually being a stoner comedy… or much of a comedy for that matter. In fact, for a supposed stoner comedy, it’s extremely violent and … Continue reading
Caught the film remake of the 60s tv show (which I’ve never seen) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. which, as far as I can tell, doesn’t require familiarity with the old show. This one stars Brit Henry Caville playing the suave … Continue reading
Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation (which has too many colons in it is a really great film. Possibly best in the series, in my humble opinion. And this coming from the two previous outings being pretty great flicks in their own … Continue reading
Spy is Melissa McCarthey’s new comedy where she plays an office worker turned 007-style super spy. And it’s a consistently, and occasionally gut-bustingly, funny flick. My favorite part of this R rated comedy is that it gets its humor from … Continue reading
Checked out the new limited release/digital distribution action teen comedy Barely Lethal. This is a flick about teenage super spy assassins and how one sees too many John Houghes movies while on assignment and realizes she wants to be a … Continue reading
So Furious 7 is a big, dumb movie and it knows it. So no harm, no foul there. The 7th Fast and Furious movie follows after part 6 and part 3 due to the scrambled time-line of a series about … Continue reading
Kingsman: The Secret Service is the spy action/comedy by Mathew Vaughn, the director of Layer Cake, Kick Ass, and X-Men: First Class. Up front, I love Vaughn as a director – he really gets what makes action scenes work, how … Continue reading
Checked out Mortdecai… Johnny Depp’s latest attempt to be a weirdo on screen. This time he’s a puffy British rich guy with a fancy mustache and that’s flippin’ HI-larious… or you better think his mustache is hilarious because they crack … Continue reading
Saw 3 Days to Kill, the new Kevin Costner spy-with-a-daughter flick. Is it a spy movie or a family comedy? Yes. I’m sure this isn’t going to do well, but I was surprised – shocked – at how much I … Continue reading