Valiant One instantly has one thing going for it as a modern war movie… it’s not set in the Middle East. No, these producers didn’t go to a random desert for their action flick, they went to Vancouver and pretended … 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
With the collapse of the DCU and the troubles with the MCU, pretty soon half of all movies will be Guy Ritchie flicks. Don’t know what they put in his tea, but four movies in three years is quite a … Continue reading
I guess I’ll be the contrarian… but I refuse to believe this is a hot take. Alex Garland’s Civil War is a movie about nothing, it says nothing, it is nothing. It’s a big swing that is too cowardly to … Continue reading
Little known fact: the Land of Bad is where the Bye Bye Man lives <insert har-de-har-har here>. Also, a single serving box of Frosted Flakes is 120 calories while a Froot Loops box is only 100. That along with a … Continue reading
When I heard there was an Indian Top Gun at the local theater, I figured I’d hop into my car and take the side roads to the danger zone. Fighter is an Indian action/war film about top guns, hot shots, … Continue reading
Golda is set in Israel during their 1973 Yom Kippur war with Egypt and Syria. This is a conflict for which I had vanishingly little knowledge… which makes a movie about it potentially interesting. The film follows Israeli Prime Minster … Continue reading
I knew almost nothing about this movie going in… I figured it was going to be just another war in the Middle East flick. But when I realized that was Gerard Butler under that beard, I quickly re-oriented my thinking. … Continue reading
John Wick’s grandpa sure kicked some Nazi ass during WW2, amiright? That seems to be the premise of this crazy over-the-top action flick that actually kind of lost me with how over-the-top it went. But maybe I’m not the target … Continue reading
I was concerned going into this film since my last Guy Ritchie experience was so very bad… and I’m just not a big fan of his arch hyperactive tough guy crime films. But I needn’t have worried since this is … Continue reading