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Mission: Impossible – Fallout is Ethan Hunt’s most impossible mission yet

July 29, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The franchise just gets better with age… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Henry Cavill, Michelle Monaghan, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Paramount Pictures, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Simon Pegg, Thriller, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Wes Bentley

Dwayne Johnson gets really high in Skyscraper

July 13, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘The Towering Inferno’ meets ‘Die Hard’ in the disaster epic… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Byron Mann, Chin Han, Dwayne Johnson, Hannah Quinlivan, Neve Campbell, Noah Taylor, Pablo Schreiber, Roland Møller, Skyscraper, Thriller, Universal Pictures

Sicario: Day of the Soldado keeps things tense in this mostly decent sequel

June 29, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ is a decent thriller, but nothing close to the original… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Benicio Del Toro, Bruno Bichir, Catherine Keener, Crime, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Brolin, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Matthew Modine, Shea Whigham, Sicario Day of the Soldad, Sony Pictures, Thriller

Tomb Raider roars into action on 4K

June 17, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The rebooted video game adaptation isn’t that bad… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing 4K, Alicia Vikander, Daniel Wu, Derek Jacobi, Dominic West, Fantasy, Kristin Scott Thomas, Thriller, Tomb Raider, UHD, Walton Goggins, Warner Bros. Pictures

Ocean’s 8 brings heist movies back in style

June 6, 2018Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

Calm and reserved, ‘Ocean’s 8’ is still a fun popcorn flick… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Cate Blanchett, Crime, Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, Mindy Kaling, Ocean's 8, Richard Armitage, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures

Upgrade gets better when it decides to just have fun

June 1, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Upgrade’ is a fun ride despite the cliched technophobic action underbelly… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Benedict Hardie, Betty Gabriel, BH Tilt, Harrison Gilbertson, Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Sci-Fi, Simon Maiden, Thriller, Upgrade

The 15:17 to Paris arrives on Blu-ray

May 23, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The harrowing true story stars the three actual heroes… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, Biography, Jaleel White, Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer, Spencer Stone, The 15:17 to Paris, Thomas Lennon, Thriller, Tony Hale, Warner Bros. Pictures

Play a dangerous game of Truth or Dare

April 13, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A clever plot and decent cast elevates the latest Blumhouse horror… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Blumhouse's Truth or Dare, Hayden Szeto, Horror, Landon Liboiron, Lucy Hale, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sophia Taylor Ali, Thriller, Tyler Posey, Universal Pictures, Violett Beane

You Were Never Really Here is an intense evocative thriller

April 13, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘You Were Never Really Here’ isn’t a movie for everyone, but it’s an elevated revenge thriller with depth… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alex Manette, Amazon Studios, Claire Hsu, Crime, Dante Pereira-Olson, Drama, Ekaterina Samsonov, Frank Pando, Joaquin Phoenix, John Doman, Judith Roberts, Mystery, Thriller, You Were Never Really Here

Red Sparrow plays as an average suspense spy thriller

March 9, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Moments of ‘Red Sparrow’ offer satisfying suspense… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Charlotte Rampling, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Irons, Joel Edgerton, Mary-Louise Parker, Matthias Schoenaerts, Red Sparrow, Thriller, Twentieth Century Fox

Geostorm is not a total disaster :: Geostorm Blu-ray Review

February 6, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The unjustly maligned film is dumb but fun… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Abbie Cornish, Andy Garcia, Ed Harris, Eugenio Derbez, Geostorm, Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures

Maze Runner: The Death Cure ends the franchise in spectacular fashion

January 26, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The ‘Maze Runner’ series ends on a surprisingly strong note… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Aidan Gillen, Dylan O'Brien, Giancarlo Esposito, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Maze Runner, Patricia Clarkson, Rosa Salazar, Sci-Fi, The Death Cure, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Thriller, Twentieth Century Fox, Will Poulter

Mom and Dad is a gonzo horror misfire with glimpses of potential

January 19, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Mom and Dad’ wields a crazy Nicholas Cage but doesn’t hit the insane heights it promises… continue reading

★, ★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Anne Winters, Horror, Mom and Dad, Momentum Pictures, Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Thriller, Zackary Arthur

IT creeps into your living room

January 14, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Stephen King’s terrifying clown is even more disturbing in 4K… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Bill Skarsgård, Chosen Jacobs, Finn Wolfhard, Horror, It, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, New Line Cinema, Sophia Lillis, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wyatt Oleff

Dunkirk is visually stunning, but emotionally lacking

December 20, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Christopher Nolan’s wartime drama does pack a punch… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing 4K, Aneurin Barnard, Barry Keoghan, Cillian Murphy, Dunkirk, Fionn Whitehead, Harry Styles, History, Jack Lowden, James D'Arcy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, Thriller, Tom Glynn-Carney, Tom Hardy, UHD, War, Warner Bros. Pictures

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    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    THE BEEKEEPER   ★★✩
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    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
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    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
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    SHARI'S SECOND ACT  ★★✩
    WIFE STALKER  ★★★
    JENNA'S FIRST LOVE  ★★✩
    TRAPPED IN HER DORM ROOM  ★★✩
    PLAYING WITH FIRE  ★✩✩
    ROYAL-ISH  ★★✩
    TAKEN AT A BASKETBALL GAME  ★★★
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