John’s top 10 movies of 2019
2019 movies: Superheroes continued to dominate in 2019, but we also got prime slices of action, comedy, history and horror.
2019 movies: Superheroes continued to dominate in 2019, but we also got prime slices of action, comedy, history and horror.
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This superhero-comedy sequel finds its groove with better jokes and action.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This franchise launcher is likewise a great Christmas actioner.
“Rambo: Last Blood” is an efficient, brutal, gritty and appropriate capper (if it is indeed the capper) to Sylvester Stallone’s five-film series. It poetically marks the final point on a bell curve: “First Blood” is […]
Movie review: This James Cameron-written film is a striking final blast of cyborg sci-fi for the 2010s.
John’s “Kick-Ass” flashback review, Dec. 14, 2019 John’s “Kick-Ass” short review, June 17, 2010
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Despite the awesome Hit-Girl, this comic adaptation is more ass than kickin’.
PKD flashback (Movie review): This short story adaptation truly was padded out after its original cut.
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): There was a lot of excitement when the Donner Cut of “Superman II” came out. But is it the superior version?
John’s “Superman II” Lester Cut (1981) versus Donner Cut (2006) comparison, Dec. 7, 2019 John’s “Superman II: The Donner Cut” (2006) review, Nov. 22, 2017