‘Firefly’ goes full-on Western in ‘Magnificent Nine’ (2019)
‘Firefly’ flashback (Book review): James Lovegrove goes solo for the second “Firefly” novel, a straight-up Western on a dusty frontier planet.
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‘Firefly’ goes full-on Western in ‘Magnificent Nine’ (2019)
‘Jonah Hex’ (2010) a stylish but thin Wild West yarn
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Jonah Hex” is a stylish Wild West production, but it’s all in service of a thin story.
‘Lethal Weapon 4’ (1998) a boffo closing chapter
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Funny and action-packed, “Lethal Weapon 4” is what a closing chapter of a series should be.
Tom Hardy stands out in ridiculous ‘Venom’ (2018)
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): A sympathetic Tom Hardy performance stands out in this otherwise ridiculous Spider-Verse spinoff.
‘Crow: City of Angels’ (1996) has style, no originality
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This sequel to the cult favorite comic-book flick is another entry full of delicious style, but it’s short on originality.
‘Mask of the Phantasm’ (1993) reveals Batman’s lost love
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Although it only made a blip at the box office, this film has become highly regarded among Bat-fans.
‘Bloodshot’ inoffensively launches Valiant superhero saga
Movie review: “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel aims for another hit franchise with this launch of the Valiant superhero universe.
‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’ (2019) a silly, wild romp
An outsider’s take on the ‘Fast’ saga (Movie review): Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham do their thing in this wild ride.
‘The Fate of the Furious’ (2017) is epically dumb
An outsider’s take on the ‘Fast’ saga (Movie review): Even by the standards of this film series, part eight is particularly stupid.
‘Furious 7’ (2015) bids farewell to Walker with class
An outsider’s take on the ‘Fast’ saga (Movie review): The seventh entry has good action spectacle and banter, but it’s best known as Paul Walker’s last film.