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Unhinged Review :: Russell Crowe is downright disturbing

August 26, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

This was just the right movie I needed when I headed back to the theater. It was simple and entertaining… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Austin P. McKenzie, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson, Russell Crowe, Solstice Studios, Thriller, Unhinged

Classic Western Blood on the Moon comes to Blu-ray

August 15, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The cinematography is impressive within the film and the transfer can capture the beauty of the locations… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Barbara Bel Geddes, Blood on the Moon, Drama, RKO Radio Pictures, Robert Mitchum, Robert Preston, Romance, Warner Archive

Director David Ayer reaches a new low with The Tax Collector

August 12, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The overall tone and directing seemed like something that would hit Cinemax as a limited series… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Action, Bobby Soto, Cheyenne Rae Hernandez, Cinthya Carmona, Crime, Drama, George Lopez, Jose Conejo Martin, Lana Parrilla, RLJE Films, Shia LaBeouf, The Tax Collector

Extraction is an exhilarating explosive thrill ride

May 5, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Extraction’ has some of the best stunt work I have seen in recent memory… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Chris Hemsworth, David Harbour, eXtraction, Golshifteh Farahani, Netflix, Pankaj Tripathi, Priyanshu Painyuli, Randeep Hooda, Rudraksh Jaiswal, Thriller

The Kitchen is a lackluster film but looks great on Blu-ray

May 1, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The three female leads are fantastic actresses but the writing for their characters hardly provides anything likable… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Action, Brian d'Arcy James, Common, Crime, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Elisabeth Moss, James Badge Dale, Margo Martindale, Melissa McCarthy, The Kitchen, Tiffany Haddish, Warner Bros. Pictures

Blaxploitation comes to Blu-ray with Cleopatra Jones

April 14, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The 1973 film looks better than ever thanks to the Warner Archive… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Antonia Fargas, Bernie Casey, Cleopatra Jones, Crime, Esther Rolle, Shelley Winters, Tamara Dobson, Thriller, Warner Archive, Warner Bros. Pictures

Bloodshot may not be the best comic book movie but it is worth a watch

April 1, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Bloodshot’ at times feels like a generic comic book movie but is still an entertaining one… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Bloodshot, Eiza González, Guy Pearce, Sam Heughan, Sci-Fi, Sony Pictures, Toby Kebbell, Vin Diesel

Sonic the Hedgehog will please fans of the classic video game character

February 14, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ is a quickly paced film that allows for its humor to flow throughout the film… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Ben Schwartz, Family, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Paramount Pictures, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tika Sumpter

Birds of Prey packs a punch

February 7, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

DC gets another one right… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Ali Wong, Birds of Prey, Chris Messina, Crime, DC Comics, Ella Jay Basco, Ewan McGregor, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Warner Bros. Pictures

Underwater Review

January 9, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Derivative but effective… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Horror, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr, Kristen Stewart, Mamoudou Athie, Sci-Fi, T.J. Miller, Twentieth Century Fox, Underwater, Vincent Cassel

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may be the most fan service movie of all time

December 19, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is in summary cheesy but entertaining… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adam Driver, Adventure, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Fantasy, John Boyega, Lucasfilm, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Sci-Fi, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker, Walt Disney Pictures

Charlie’s Angels is far from heavenly

November 15, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Neither the action or comedy can stick the landing… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Charlie's Angels, Comedy, Djimon Hounsou, Elizabeth Banks, Ella Balinska, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Noah Centineo, Patrick Stewart, Sam Claflin, Sony Pictures

Terminator: Dark Fate is action-packed fun

November 2, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It’s a little light on story but the effects and action are terrific… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Diego Boneta, Gabriel Luna, Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Paramount Pictures, Sci-Fi, Terminator: Dark Fate

Shaft is a bad mother ∼ shut your mouth!

October 7, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

A look at the ‘Shaft’ movies from the beginning to the present… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Christian Bale, Comedy, Crime, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, Richard Roundtree, Samuel L Jackson, Shaft, Shaft in Africa, Shaft's Big Score, Warner Archive, Warner Bros. Pictures

Godzilla: King of the Monsters stomps down the house in 4K

August 29, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Whether you loved or hated the movie, this video presentation is a keeper… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing 4K, Action, Adventure, Aisha Hinds, Bradley Whitford, Charles Dance, David Strathairn, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Ken Watanabe, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sally Hawkins, Thomas Middleditch, Vera Farmiga, Warner Bros. Pictures, Ziyi Zhang

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    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
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    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
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    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
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    MURDER AT THE DERBY  ★✩✩
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    DESIRE: A TEMPTATIONS STORY  ★★✩
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