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Borderlands: Ouch

Image with a very colourful kind of explosion in the background, with the main characters from the Borderlands movie posing in the centre.

When the Borderlands movie was first announced, I wanted to have a little hope, but I couldn’t help but be excited. Borderlands 2 is probably my favourite computer game of all time. Well, depending on the day—you know how it Read more…


The Bad Founder Sleeps Well

The movie posters for The Bad Sleep Well and The Founder, framing a scene of Toshiro Mifune from The Bad Sleep Well

This holiday break, two of the movies I watched were Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well from 1960 and The Founder from John Lee Hancock. Both of these movies tell stories of ambition in the corporate world—for The Bad Sleep Read more…


Random Thoughts: Alien Christmas

The Aliens movie poster showing Ripley holding Newt and a weapon standing in the middle of a field of xenomorph eggs. Beside that, a show of Hudson looking panicked and Hicks, looks pensive.

I am lucky enough to have a job that affords me the chance to take leave at Christmas. Well, I can take leave any time I want, but my job also provides three days off, so leave used around Christmas Read more…


Doug Liman’s Road House Remake

The movie poster for "Road House" which shows a battered and disinterested Jake Gyllenhaal sitting with his shirt hanging open at a bar.

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…


Korea Historical Action: Uprising

Poster for Korean movie Uprising, showing the protagonist and antagonist facing off against each other

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…


Disappointment of Man

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…


Gunpowder Milkshake, a review

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…


Black Widow, a review

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…


The Tomorrow War, a review

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…


Without Remorse, but With a Review

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…