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South of Heaven Review :: South of Heaven isn’t sure what it wants to be

October 13, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘South of Heaven’ confusingly throws itself between revenge and romance genres… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Crime, Drama, Evangeline Lilly, Jason Sudeikis, Mike Colter, RLJE Films, Shea Whigham, South of Heaven

Daniel Craig says goodbye in No Time To Die

October 8, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The 25th Bond film caps off a great run for 007… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies 007, Action, Adventure, Ana de Armas, Ben Whishaw, Billy Magnussen, Christoph Waltz, Dali Benssalah, Daniel Craig, David Dencik, Jeffrey Wright, Lashana Lynch, Léa Seydoux, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Naomie Harris, No Time To Die, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek, Rory Kinnear, Thriller, United Artists

Raging Fire is a more subtle attempt at a layered Hong Kong tale

August 19, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

Raging Fire is the last Hong Kong thriller from the late director Benny Chan… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Ben Lam, Crime, Donnie Yen, Foreign, Henry Prince Mak, Ken Lo, Nicholas Tse, Patrick Tam, Qin Lan, Raging Fire, Simon Yam, Tak-Bun Wong, Well Go USA

The Suicide Squad is insane

August 9, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

James Gunn’s reboot/sequel gets it mostly right… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Alice Braga, Daniela Melchior, Flula Borg, HBO Max, Idris Elba, Jai Courtney, Jennifer Holland, Joel Kinnaman, John Cena, Margot Robbie, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, Sean Gunn, Steve Agee, Sylvester Stallone, The Suicide Squad, Tinashe Kajese, Viola Davis, Warner Bros. Pictures

Book passage on the Jungle Cruise

July 30, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Disney may have a new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ on their hands… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Comedy, Dwayne Johnson, Edgar Ramirez, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Jungle Cruise, Paul Giamatti, Veronica Falcón, Walt Disney Pictures

Marvel’s Black Widow lacks bite

July 8, 2021Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

The film is fine but it’s a victim of timing… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, David Harbour, Disney Plus, Florence Pugh, lack Widow, Marvel Studios, O-T Fagbenle, Rachel Weisz, Ray Winstone, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-Fi, Walt Disney Pictures, William Hurt

Mortal Kombat is a bloody good time

May 3, 2021Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Fans of the series will likely geek out whenever their favorite ‘Mortal Kombat’ contestant enters the fold… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Chin Han, Fantasy, HBO Max, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jessica Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, Laura Brent, Lewis Tan, Ludi Lin, Matilda Kimber, Max Huang, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Tadanobu Asano, Warner Bros. Pictures

Godzilla goes another round in 4K

April 2, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The giant beastie gets upscaled… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Action, Adventure, Bryan Cranston, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Olsen, Godzilla, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros. Pictures

Godzilla vs. Kong …and a convoluted plot

March 31, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Not even a weak story can bring down the two titans… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Alexander Skarsgård, Brian Tyree Henry, Demian Bichir, Godzilla vs. Kong, HBO Max, Julian Dennison, Kaylee Hottle, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Sci-Fi, Shun Oguri, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures

Embattled punches its way to escape an abusive cycle

January 1, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Embattled’ truly has something good at heart, even if it’s a bit muddled in execution… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Ava Capri, Colin Mckenna, Darren Mann, Donald Faison, Drama, Elizabeth Reaser, Embattled, IFC Films, Karrueche Tran, Saïd Taghmaoui, Sport, Stephen Dorff

Wonder Woman 1984 is more grody than gnarly on HBO Max

December 25, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It seems Warner Bros. may have totally made the right decision with this streaming release… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Adventure, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Fantasy, Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Kristoffer Polaha, Pedro Pascal, Ravi Patel, Robin Wright, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wonder Woman 1984

Greenland is a surprisingly decent disaster flick

December 25, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Leave it to 2020 to have a disaster movie feel too close to home… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Andrew Bachelor, David Denman, Drama, Gerard Butler, Greenland, Hope Davis, Joshua Mikel, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, STXfilms, Theodore Scott Glenn, Thriller

Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna is heartfelt send-off to a loved franchise

October 12, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The theme of growing up flows throughout the film as many of the DigiDestined have a different idea of growing up… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Adventure, Animation, Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna, Foreign, Johnny Yong Bosch, Joshua Seth, Mona Marshall, Nicolas Roye, Robbie Daymond, Tara Sands, Toei Animation

Tenet :: The most complex film there is

September 8, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

One of the biggest moments of the film comes when Nolan destroys a 747 aircraft, with no CGI… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Action, Adventure, Clémence Poésy, Dimple Kapadia, Elizabeth Debicki, John David Washington, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Robert Pattinson, Sci-Fi, Tenet, Warner Bros. Pictures

The New Mutants wasn’t worth the wait

August 29, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The New Mutants’ trades in the big blockbuster moments for more personal moments for a young group of mutants… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing 20th Century Studios, Action, Adam Beach, Alice Braga, Anya Taylor-Joy, Blu Hunt, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Horror, Maisie Williams, Sci-Fi, The New Mutants

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