Action
‘The Predator’ is a briskly paced blast, but tonally uneven
Movie review: Black’s take on the “Predator” saga is a briskly paced blast, but the tone is a bit off.
Garner’s ‘Peppermint’ has good action, but adds little to the revenge genre (Movie review)
“Peppermint” is basically a gender flip of “The Punisher.” Jennifer Garner plays Riley North, whose husband and daughter are gunned down by gang-bangers due to some poor decisions the husband had made. After an outburst […]
Annoyances bring down brisk and otherwise solid actioner ‘Mile 22’ (Movie review)
“Mile 22,” directed by Paul Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, comes on the heels of “Lone Survivor,” “Deepwater Horizon” and “Patriot’s Day,” all of which were really good movies. In fact, “Lone Survivor” and “Patriot’s […]
All 6 ‘Mission: Impossible’ films, ranked
Movie rankings: In honor of “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” hitting home rental, here’s my ranking of all six “M:I” movies.
‘The Meg’ is a big, dumb shark movie … but a good one
Movie review: Director Jon Turteltaub’s adaptation of Steve Alten’s popular thriller novel is big and dumb, but also quite entertaining.
‘Hotel Artemis’ borrows ‘John Wick’s’ hospital for criminals, doesn’t do enough to stand out (Movie review)
“Hotel Artemis” is a strange animal. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but the film doesn’t do enough to stand out either. It depicts a futuristic Los Angeles in which riots and chaos have overtaken […]
All 13 episodes of ‘The Punisher’ Season 1 (2017), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): The Punisher takes the spotlight in his own series.
Ridiculous ‘Skyscraper’ pushes suspension of disbelief past the breaking point (Movie review)
I’m always up for a good action movie. I have the mindset that no matter how bad a blockbuster action movie is, it’s still worth a watch when it’s big, loud and fun. All you […]
After masterful ‘Sicario,’ ‘Day of the Soldado’ is content to be an OK action thriller (Movie review)
The first “Sicario” (2015) is a work of art. It has mood, tension, amazing cinematography and a great story. Needless to say, I was excited to see the sequel. “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” is […]