‘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.
Kurt Russell
‘The Fate of the Furious’ (2017) is epically dumb
‘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.
‘Sky High’ (2005) smoothly blends superheroes, teen comedy
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Sky High” smoothly blends superheroes with Disney teen comedy.
Russell, young actors have infectious holiday spirit in ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ (Movie review)
“The Christmas Chronicles” (Netflix) makes a strong bid to join the pantheon of holiday classics. Despite being a straight-down-the-middle yarn in a lot of ways, the earnest performances – especially a game Kurt Russell as […]
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ (2017) is again a visual feast
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): James Gunn delivers a fun sequel.
‘Breakdown’ review
“Breakdown” – A gripping yarn from start to finish, director Jonathan Mostow’s “Breakdown” stars Kurt Russell as an ordinary guy on vacation out West when his wife (Kathleen Quinlan) is kidnapped and his world is […]
‘Soldier’ reviews
John’s PKD flashback review of “Soldier,” Sept. 14, 2020 “Soldier” – “Rambo” meets “The Terminator” meets “Blade Runner” with a twist: The soldiers of the future are not robots, they are human beings who have […]
‘Grindhouse’ review
“Grindhouse” – Writer-directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino have a bloody good time here, spinning yarns in the style of the choppy, grainy B-movies they grew up watching in the 1970s. Rodriguez’s “Planet Terror” is […]