October 30, 2024
I had Amazon Prime for a bit, when I got the free offer after making a purchase. While I had it, I decided to check out Road House, the remake of the Patrick Swayze actioner with Jake Gyllenhaal. I honestly Read more…
October 23, 2024
Uprising is the story of an enslaved Korean during the Choson-period overlapping with the Imjin War when Japan invaded Korea. The story follows the enslaved—who seems to a be a natural warrior—and his relationship with his master and his master’s Read more…
August 8, 2021
The thing with first run movies hitting streaming quickly or at the same time as theatrical releases, is that I see movies a lot earlier than I would. I highly doubt I would have seen Wrath of Man in the Read more…
July 18, 2021
Gunpowder Milkshake seems like another attempt to adapt the John Wick formula outside of Wick-verse (is that a thing?). There is enough fun here for a light recommend. I’d give it 3 stoner van-mounted miniguns out of 5. Karen Gillan Read more…
July 11, 2021
For those not interested in the all the blather, I recommend Black Widow especially to those who follow the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A great cast made me believe in the main characters, adding weight to even pedestrian lines. It made Read more…
July 4, 2021
My 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime (they keep offering me free trials, even after I’ve cancelled multiple times) gave me a chance to watch The Tomorrow War starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, and J. K. Simmons. I’m not going Read more…
June 20, 2021
My wife and I recently watched Without Remorse. It is a rather pedestrian actioner, elevated by its lead and supporting cast, with acceptable but not innovative action scenes. Without Remorse takes place in the Tom Clancy-verse (for lack of a Read more…
May 22, 2021
I have now seen both Peninsula (Train to Busan 2) and Army of the Dead and both were disappointing.
May 3, 2020
This review was first presented on my Patreon. Extraction is the new Chris Hemsworth action movie released on Netflix. The summary according to Rotten Tomatoes is: Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is a fearless black market mercenary with nothing left to Read more…
April 29, 2020
This review was first presented on my Patreon. I had the chance to catch the new South Korean thriller, Time to Hunt, on Netflix this week. The plot, as summarized on Rotten Tomatoes is: In a hopeless dystopian city, Jun-seok Read more…