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 […]
Tag Archives: Action
Skyscraper (2018)
“It’s okay to be scared.” The quote directly above, said with great confidence by the planet’s biggest action star, is what sets Skyscraper mildly apart from the many movies which influenced its […]
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
“I do some dumb things, and the people I love the most – they pay the price.” Ant-Man and the Wasp is funny and entertaining in the same ways that you’re instantly […]
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
“No rules this time. I’m turnin’ you loose.” I’m not sure it’s proper to directly compare the first Sicario film released back in 2015 to this newest installment. They’re too different. The […]
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
“We’re not compatible.” Visually breathtaking and obtusely written, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom only stands as a significant improvement on 2015’s Jurassic World because that first film in this new trilogy was so cringe-worthy […]
Incredibles 2 (2018)
“We have to adapt.” As joyfully thoughtful and stubbornly uncooperative as it is earnestly political, the innocent Incredibles 2 is the kind of family film that serves up so much laughter and […]
Ocean’s 8 (2018)
“For once we want to be ignored.” Fun, fast, and refreshingly feminine, Ocean’s 8 thoroughly entertains while it also diminishes its own originality by relying on what preceded its path. The story […]
Adrift (2018)
“Will you sail around the world with me?” Fueled by the altruistic fate of requited love and the oceanic odyssey demanded to navigate and survive Mother Nature’s harshest elements out […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
“Do not improvise.” Before the picture begins and the origin of all things Han Solo starts to knock us over the head, Solo: A Star Wars Story wisely and sensibly brands […]
Deadpool 2 (2018)
“Kids give us a chance to be better than we used to be.” It’s hard to laugh at the same joke twice. Those unexpected, ab-tigheting, stomach churning experiences really only […]
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