Actions, consequences and rules. “Without them, we’d live with the animals,” says Winston. No matter how hard John Wick fights, these rules consistently drag him deeper into a cycle of action and reaction. What started as an indie action film, slowly evolved into a modern-day action epic. With each sequel, the consequences of John’s actionsContinue reading “Actions Breed Consequence – John Wick: Chapter 4”
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Wick Week – Top 5 Action Scenes
He’s back! After three years of anticipation, John Wick: Chapter 4 finally makes its way to the cinema. The John Wick franchise didn’t just reignite Keanu Reeves’ career, but it also jumpstarted the careers of directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, who were Keanu’s stunt doubles for The Matrix. John Wick not only gave usContinue reading “Wick Week – Top 5 Action Scenes”
MASSACRE ON 34th STREET – SCREAM VI
Ghostface rocks his Timbs and heads to New York City in the latest sequel to the Scream franchise. Following the events of 2022’s Scream, Sam (Melissa Barrera), Tara (Jenna Ortega), Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown), and Chad (Mason Gooding) relocate to New York City as a way to start fresh. However, a new killer dons theContinue reading “MASSACRE ON 34th STREET – SCREAM VI “
Monsters in the Deep – Deep Rising
“What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.” Stephen Sommers’ Deep Rising is an action-horror starring Treat Williams, Kevin J. O’Connor, and Famke Janssen. Captain John Finnegan (Williams) and his crewmembers Joey (O’Connor) and Leila (Una Damon) are hired to pilot a group ofContinue reading “Monsters in the Deep – Deep Rising”
Top Gun: Maverick – My Favorite Film of 2022
Tom Cruise returns to the Danger Zone as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick. Set thirty years after the first film, Maverick is assigned to prepare a young group of fighter pilots for a special mission. One of the new recruits is Miles Teller’s “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s former co-pilot and best friendContinue reading “Top Gun: Maverick – My Favorite Film of 2022”
Horror Meets Hong Kong Cinema – Human Lanterns
Sun Chung’s Human Lanterns is many things: it’s gory, it’s actiony, but most of all, it’s a bloody good time! Tony Liu and Chen Kuan-tai play rival martial artists Lung Shuai and T’an Fu respectively. Following a public embarrassment, Lung Shuai seeks the help of Ch’un-Fang, a lantern maker who Lung Shuai appoints to makeContinue reading “Horror Meets Hong Kong Cinema – Human Lanterns”
Halloween Ends
Halloween Ends…on a bit of a whimper. David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends, the final installment of the Halloween (2018) trilogy, is a film with wild ambitions but lacks the conviction or confidence to follow through with any of them. Set four years after the events of Halloween Kills, Michael Myers has disappeared back into theContinue reading “Halloween Ends”
Carpe Action – Seized
When the least believable thing in your film is Scott Adkins as a tech guy, you know you’re going to have a good time. Isaac Florentine’s Seized stars Scott Adkins as Nero, a former special forces operative who lives on the California beach with his son Taylor (Matthew Garbacz). Nero’s tranquil life is suddenly disruptedContinue reading “Carpe Action – Seized”
The Batman (2022)
He is vengeance! He is the night! He is PATMAN!!! Two years into his crusade on crime, Batman (Robert Pattinson) has little to show for it. Crime continues to run rampant and rot the core of Gotham City. A series of murders of Gotham’s rich and powerful lead Batman and Lieutenant James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright)Continue reading “The Batman (2022)”
Masters of the Universe
By the power of Grayskull! The battle between good and evil will be fought on our own planet earth as He-Man (Dolph Lundgren) and Skeletor (Frank Langella) fight for the fate of Eternia and the universe. After being transported to earth, He-Man and friends seek help from Julie (Courteney Cox) and Kevin (Robert Duncan McNeill),Continue reading “Masters of the Universe”
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