The John Wick films have felt like an oasis in the desert of action films over the past decade. Other than The Fast and the Furious and Mad Max: Fury Road, the genre has been mostly defined by sci-fi or superhero films. The Raid films never quite drew the attention they deserved, yet warranted at every step. When Keanu Reeves stepped… Read More "Review: ‘John Wick: …
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Review: ‘Triple Frontier’ Scratches an Itch, But It Should Be Much Cooler
Stories of men searching for riches in Central and South America have been with Western culture since the Spanish first came to the shores of the Carribean. Those stories have been mythologized the world over, with a mythical El Dorado perhaps the most famous of them all. Even in film, characters from The Treasure of the… Read More "Review: ‘Triple Frontier’ …
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Action-Sci-Fi Masterpiece ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ May Get a Sequel After All
Tom Cruise has been known to dabble in franchise filmmaking on occasion. He continues to lead the influential Mission: Impossible franchise, with two more on the horizon. Jack Reacher became a soft franchise for a few years but took a step back with Never Go Back in 2016. Rather than rest on his laurels and wait for the… Read More "Action-Sci-Fi Masterpiece ‘Edge …
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Rami Malek and Billy Manussen In Talks to Play ‘Bond 25’ Villain and Ally Respectively
Well it turns out that winning an Oscar opens some doors for actors. This is far from a new thing for the Bond franchise in all fairness. Both Christoph Waltz and Javier Bardem played the big bad in SPECTRE and Skyfall. Following in the footsteps of the last two Bond villains, Rami Malek is now being… Read More "Rami Malek and …
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Review: ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Puts the Franchise to New Heights
Like most people, I saw the first How to Train Your Dragon movie way after I should have. Dreamworks Animation had mostly become a stay away for me after a run of Shrek films and Shark Tale's had left me burnt time and time again. While some of the stories worked, most did not. With my future wife, we… Read More "Review: ‘How to …
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Review: ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Flashes Visual Brilliance, But Cameron’s Script Sinks It
James Cameron might be the greatest American blockbuster director since 1980. That may seem controversial, yet Avatar, Aliens, Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and of course, Titanic, are a hard hand to beat. Cameron may not direct as much as we want him to (seriously, it has been a decade since Avatar), but he always has his hands in… Read More "Review: ‘Alita: Battle …
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Looks to Be 3 Hours Long and That’s Awesome
Early this week, the internet started buzzing with excitement over the prospect of a three-hour long edit for Avengers: Endgame. The climactic conclusion to this version of The Avengers set up the stakes for our final battles. With much of the future MCU sidelined after being dusted, we're down to some of our core characters. With contracts expiring and… Read More "‘Avengers: Endgame’ Looks …
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