The Equalizer 2 (2018)
“If we don’t remember somebody out loud, they die twice.” Oppressively bleak and occasionally downright boring, The Equalizer 2 features a fundamental misreading of violence and its rare righteous purpose. Because the film […]
Category Archives: Thriller
Gemini (2018)
“You’re the one who remembers things.” Unknowingly retailing itself as a cheap alternative and derivative take on the classic noir genre, Gemini has all of the right looks and hardly any of […]
A Quiet Place (2018)
“Who are we if we can’t protect them?” I normally try to avoid opening night for blockbusters / horror films because the unpredictable crowds always scare me. Walking into A Quiet […]
The Hurricane Heist (2018)
“This time, no one’s gonna’ die.” Had it been released back when brick and mortar video rental stores were a norm instead of a slowly dying breed of the prehistoric […]
Red Sparrow (2018)
“Don’t give him all of you.” More like a slow, suggestive death knell than the flurry of frenzied action you’re likely to expect, Red Sparrow is the sort of film that simultaneously […]
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
“I should misbehave more often.” Most studies show that porn controls a significant percentage of all the internet’s bandwidth. There seems to be a site for every kink, every fetish, […]
The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
“My Father says everyone has a story and it’s our duty to tell it.” Back in my scathing review of 2015’s American Sniper – which is, at least in my opinion, one […]
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
“We started this together, may as well end it that way too.” After three films, 6+ hours of screen time, and a trio of blandly written books, I couldn’t help […]
Personal Shopper (2017)
“You could call it that; you could call it a million things.” Personal Shopper will likely not be of much interest to most moviegoers, which if I’m being honest, is a […]
The Top 50 Films of 2016
What a year for the movies. It seems like I’m always having to defend the integrity and the quality of what’s actually available out there to curious family members and […]
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