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Zombie Heists

I have now seen both Peninsula (Train to Busan 2) and Army of the Dead and both were disappointing.


Extraction: A Review

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…


Time to Hunt: A Review

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…


The Great Battle: A Review

When I saw The Great Battle on the Netflix listings, I was hyped. Most Korean historical movies are set during the Choson era, but I have always been interested in the Koryo period, and The Great Battle takes place during Read more…


Buffalo Boys: A Review

I love westerns and I especially love alternative takes on it – I am a huge fan of the Good, the Bad, the Weird, the Korean western set in Japanese-occupied Manchuria in the 1930s. Buffalo Boys is another alternative western, Read more…


The Defenders – the First Five Episodes

I’m up to episode five with the Defenders, and I’m enjoying it so far, except for Iron Fist. But let’s leave that until later. Let’s heap some praise on this before I unleash the disdain. One word of warning: if Read more…


Marco Polo (Season One)

I’ve just finished season one of Marco Polo on Netflix and I have to admit to quite enjoying it. That “I have to admit” is mostly for myself, as I watched the first two episodes about a year ago when Read more…


Marvel’s Iron Fist – the First Seven Episodes

I’m up to episode 7 in the Netflix series Marvel’s Iron Fist and while it’s fine, I find it the weakest of the Marvel series. Without getting into spoilers, the main character is pretty wooden and this is not offset Read more…


Strange Empire

So I watched the first episode of a Canadian TV series called Strange Empire. It seemed like it would be something different and cool – a Canadian Western with female leads. I knew nothing about it other than the women Read more…


Sunday Six for June 1, 2014 Part the Deux

Here are the final two to make up the Sunday Six. I already fired off four because Great Pharaohs of Egypt was on sale and I wanted to let everyone know. Speaking of sales . . . Darklands. Man, I Read more…