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Review in Brief: Nobody (2021)
More melancholy than TAKEN and far funnier than JOHN WICK, NOBODY doesn’t exactly lay new ground for films of its ilk but is really rather satisfying on its own terms. Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is a suburban loser stuck in … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Action, Bob Odenkirk, Christopher Lloyd, Ilya Naishuller, John Wick, Nobody, Taken, Thriller
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Review in Brief: Army of the Dead (2021)
Zack Snyder is clearly relieved to be done with superheroes for now and has returned to the genre that broke him through: the zombie movie. Unfortunately ARMY OF THE DEAD is an over-stuffed and largely ponderous affair. The promising premise … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Army of the Dead, Matthias Schweighöfer, Netflix, Tig Notaro, Zack Snyder, Zombie Movie
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Review in Brief: Mortal Kombat (2021)
Maybe rather than trying to stumble upon the secret formula for a successful game-to-film adaptation, it should be agreed that the answer remains “don’t”. MORTAL KOMBAT looks visually impressive for the most part, and fans of the games will doubtless … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief, Video Games
Tagged Action, Mortal Kombat, Simon McQuiod, Video Game
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Peninsula (2020) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Action, Peninsula, Train to Busan, Yeon Sang-ho, Zombie Film
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Review in Brief: Bloodshot (2020)
BLOODSHOT looks like it’s going to be about something for a ten minute stretch in the middle when amnesiac supersoldier Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) meets fellow members of his new black ops squad – all servicemen injured in action and … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Bloodshot, Guy Pearce, Superhero Movie, Vin Diesel
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Review in Brief: John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
I’ve never been a JOHN WICK stan (am I using that right?). I like the films just fine – the first considerably more than the second – but I don’t quite see them as the action art form that some … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Halle Berry, John Wick, John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum, John Wick: Chapter 2, Keanu Reeves, The Raid 2, Thriller
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Review in Brief: Robin Hood (2018)
If I hear one more new take on a property tell me to forget what I know, I’ll stab myself with a fork. We’re also supposed to “forget history” with the latest take on ROBIN HOOD. Just as well really, … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Robin Hood, Taron Egerton
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Review in Brief: Tomb Raider (2018)
The quest for the great, even good video game movie (as opposed to a few decent examples of movies about video gaming) continues. The latest TOMB RAIDER is unengaging, lifeless and features a depressing amount of obviously fake jungle sets. … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Alicia Vikander, Daniel Wu, Kristen Scott Thomas, Tomb Raider
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