Kong: Skull Island (2017)
“That was an unconventional encounter.” In more ways than one, Kong: Skull Island serves as a direct counterpoint to 2014’s dark and grounded Godzilla. This is an extremely loud film, both in its levels […]
Tag Archives: Action
Logan (2017)
“Seeing you like this just breaks my damn heart.” I remember the first time I was spanked as a child. My dad didn’t want to, and it definitely hurt, but […]
The Great Wall (2017)
“At least here we have a common goal.” During most of the press junkets for this film, Matt Damon was posed a similar question time and time again, always revolving […]
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
“Batman works alone.” From its impressively staged opening sequence to the final scene, The LEGO Batman Movie leaps off the high dive of hilarity and performs a cannonball into the canon […]
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
“I’m not that guy anymore.” My 2014 review of John Wick was wrong. In that piece, I complained about an unexplained world where questions piled up at the rapid rate of body […]
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
“The things I do for my country.” Spy movies used to be rather sterile. Gunfire, conspiracies, mysteries to be solved. I’m mostly referring back to the older Bond films plus the likes […]
Sleepless (2017)
“You’ve gotta figure it out.” Before you even think about paying to see Sleepless – be it at regular ticket price or for a discounted matinée – I strongly urge you to first […]
Assassin’s Creed (2016)
“If we eradicate free will, we eradicate the assassins.” History suggests that helming the film version of a video game is a kamikaze conquest. And I believe with all of my inner […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
“Rebellions are built on hope.” I think it’s safe to say that so long as Disney has ownership over the Star Wars saga, we will never see a truly daring divergence from […]
Allied (2016)
“Are you just saying this to say something, or is it real?” Spy thrillers, by their very nature, are hard to love because they’re so riddled with deceit. How can […]
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