‘Shang-Chi’ Delivers Fresh Fights and Fun
With fresh, dynamic fight scenes, Shang-Chi manages to break some new ground and avoid the pitfalls of more generic MCU entries, especially for an origin story this late in the game.
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Does ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ Deliver the Gigantic Monster Fight of Your Dreams?
Hollywood has struggled with nailing the tone of Godzilla movies in the past, either going too serious or too goofy. Thankfully, Godzilla vs Kong seems to know what we want to see in a big monster fight film, and most important of all, it’s fun.
Can ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Rescue Us From 2020’s Superhero Void?
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is the last hope for big, giant, comic book movies in 2020, but can this sequel satisfy fans?
Birds of Prey is fun but flawed
Despite strong performances and fun, colorful visuals, Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is definitely lacking on substance to go with that all that style.
The Deadly Old Timers Are Back In ‘The Expendables 3’
Expect explosions, clichés, and unbelievable scenarios and you won’t be disappointed. Barney (Sylvester Stallone), Christmas (Jason Statham), and the gang find themselves battling Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson), a former co-founder of their team who...
Kids fight modern-day commies in ‘Red Dawn’
Back in the 1980s when the original Red Dawn was released, Americans were terrified of the communist Soviet Union. In the new Red Dawn remake, it’s communists from North Korea invading Spokane, Washington. Thankfully,...
Stunning stars make The Tourist worth watching
If Madonna thought Rita Hayworth “gave good face”, I can only imagine her reaction to Angelina Jolie in The Tourist. Like Mr. & Mrs. Smith, this film takes two really, really, ridiculously good looking...
The Expendables, the best unintentional comedy of the year
It’s too bad The Expendables isn’t billed as a comedy, because it’s one of the funniest movies I’ve seen all year. Imagine if Tommy Wiseau was picked to write and direct The A-Team, but...
Salt isn’t the right vehicle for a summer thrill ride
Evelyn Salt is CIA. Or she’s a Russian spy. Or she’s an American spy. Or she’s some kind of Russian/American spy hybrid. Either way, I don’t care and neither should you.
Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Predators’ stirs interest with stellar cast
An exclusive preview of Predators, produced by Robert Rodriguez and directed by Nimród Antal, showed at the intimate Alamo Ritz on Friday March 12th to a packed house. The filmmakers, along with Fox Searchlight...