2004’s “Man on Fire” by Tony Scott features Denzel Washington mirroring roles we’ve seen before. “Flight” (for alcoholism) and “The…
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We officially are in Dumpuary. For me, as a critic, it’s like summer break after awards-season finals weekend—a predictable lull…
Video-game to movie adaptations are notoriously hard to master, although they can still produce entertaining attempts. I enjoyed the “Resident…
One usually has to view a Bond film through a lens of nostalgia. Whether you prefer Connery or Moore, etc.,…
Released in 1993, “Demolition Man” is an oddly mature film for a sci-fi actioner and Sylvester Stallone at his most…
“Dredd,” released in 2012, fits right into the dystopian ideal. The character itself, Judge Dredd, is pulled from source material…
“Tron” has always been one of Disney’s strangest and most inconsistent franchises—and I’ll admit, I’m defenseless against it. I love its…
It’s been eight long years since Gore Verbinski last graced us with a movie. His 2017 fever dream “A Cure…
Given the utter brutality and lack of morals in Nicholas Winding Refn’s 2011 film “Only God Forgives,” his 2011 film…
In 2014, they killed John Wick’s dog. We’ve been dealing with the consequences ever since. Not only did “John Wick” spawn a…