Tag: action
Movie Review: “Death Wish” isn’t even controversial enough to be upsetting...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzILu6yyA20
Movie Review: "Death Wish" (R)
The Charles Bronson-headlined "Death Wish" from 1974 was a product of its time --- a gloriously exploitative, seedy, cold, and...
Movie Review: “Black Panther” throws culture and timely themes into Marvel...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjDjIWPwcPU
Movie Review: "Black Panther" (PG-13)
While some might argue that the last decade has seen its fair share of cinematic superhero overload, Marvel is to...
Movie Review: “The Commuter” goes off the rails
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQZL28DywEA
Movie Review: "The Commuter" (PG-13)
Who would have thought that Liam Neeson would go from dramatic leading man status in the '90s (see his amazing...
Movie Review: “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is quite the pleasant...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_TJKwJwN0E
Movie Review: "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (PG-13)
If you can get past a generic subtitle whose sole purpose seems to be the assurance that...
Movie Review: “Justice League” is better than predecessor but is that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-DM9uBtVI
Movie Review: "Justice League" (PG-13)
It's been a really solid year for superhero properties. "Logan," "The Lego Batman Movie," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,"...
Movie Review: “Geostorm” is a disaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOlYPSEzSc
Movie Review: "Geostorm" (PG-13)
The new Dean Devlin-directed epic, "Geostorm," is a disaster. Worse still, it's weirdly joyless. And unlike the equally over-the-top "San Andreas,"...
Movie Review: “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” isn’t half as entertaining as the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpKmt4MpctM
Movie Review: "The Hitman's Bodyguard" (R)
The idea of charismatic motormouth Ryan Reynolds teaming up with charismatic motormouth Samuel L. Jackson for a buddy action...
Movie Review: “Atomic Blonde” benefits from ass-kicking Charlize Theron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIUube1pSC0
Movie Review: "Atomic Blonde" (R)
There are few things sexier and more gracious in the cinematic world than Charlize Theron kicking ass! And there's quite...
Movie Review: “Dunkirk” finds director Christopher Nolan on historical terrain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7O7BtBnsG4
Movie Review: "Dunkirk" (PG-13)
I feel like I'm in the overwhelming minority when I say that "Dunkirk" isn't a masterpiece. It isn't a masterpiece by...
Movie Review: “War For the Planet of the Apes” ends trilogy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjPjPzQ1iU
Movie Review: "War For the Planet of the Apes" (PG-13)
Is "War For the Planet of the Apes" the strongest entry in this this incredibly...