Tag: Action
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Film Review: A Film That Lives Historic
Oh what a film. What a lovely film! Director George Miller returns to the wasteland with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the most balls-out and inventive action extravaganza since his own Mad Max: Fury Road from 2015. With his latest,
‘The Fall Guy’ Film Review: A Witty and Charming Good Time
Based on the Lee Majors-starring television hit of the same name, director David Leitch’s The Fall Guy is a big screen remake of the popular 80s series. Glen A. Larson’s show was silly, to be sure, but existed as a
‘Boy Kills World’ Film Review: Enough Already
Today’s action films just aren’t fun anymore. With the exception of a select few, most action thrillers drown in an excess of preposterously over-the-top moments that make them hard to enjoy. Existing in the tired world of video game-inspired action,
‘Monkey Man’ Film Review: Dev Patel’s Bloody Revenge Tale
Dev Patel’s feature length directing debut, Monkey Man, finds its lead character bringing down the walls of vengeance and unleashing his hell in a violent and viscerally commanding revenge picture crafted with an infectious passion. The film’s aesthetic falls somewhere
‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Film Review
Godzilla. King Kong. Together again. What else do you need? With the release of the original King Kong in 1933 and Godzilla in 1954, the two movie titans have been thrilling audiences for over 90 years. Now comes Godzilla x Kong:
‘Rebel Moon: Part One- A Child of Fire’ Film Review
Beginning with simplistic narration (provided by a slumming Sir Anthony Hopkins, who also voices a droid that is the “C-3PO” of the piece), Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon: Part One- A Child of Fire” sets its sights on being this generation’s
‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Film Review
One thing’s for sure about James Wan’s “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”, this one is for the kiddies. Not that any comic book movie is Shakespeare, but David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick’s screenplay (from a story by Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, Jason Momoa,
Film Review: Hidden Strike- A Big, Loud, Waste Of A Martial Arts Legend
Since I was a teenager, I have been a disciple of the legend that is Jackie Chan. Many of his late 70s and a good amount of his 80s Hong Kong films are classics or close to it. At the
Film Review- Kill Shot: Somewhat Passable Old School Action Flick
Director Ari Novak’s “Kill Shot” starts off pretty well, as it uses its opening moments to firmly lock in a sense of unease through silence and movement. A young Afghan girl (Anaya Patel) moves through an illegal drug manufacturing plant.
Film Review: ‘Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny’- Indy Retires
As the tag line taught us, “If Adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones!” The beloved movie hero has returned for one last ride. For Indy’s final quest, director James Mangold (and co-writers David Koepp and John-Henry and