The Transporter reboot should more properly have been entitled Transporter: Running On Fumes. It’s not that it’s terrible but, rather, while it hits all the beats you expect from a Transporter movie, Ed Skrein, the new Frank Martin, has zero charisma – and the franchise is all about charisma.
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Dragon Blade: That Was a Great Fight!
Dragon Blade was inspired by historical events – and by inspired, I mean that Romans and citizens of many other countries used the Silk Road for travel and trade – but bears as much resemblance to facts as 300. Cut by some 23 minutes, it’s a weird, never quite coherent epic that survives its engagement […]
A Walk in the Woods: Grumpy Geezers Go on a Great Adventure!
Robert Redford and Nick Nolte together in a movie? Where do I sign up? A Walk in the Woods is based on the book by Bill Bryson – which I haven’t read, to be honest – about two 44-year olds hiking the Appalachian Trail. Clearly, adjustments have been made to fit Redford and Nolte – […]
Transformative Trailer: The Danish Girl!
The Danish Girl is a film by Tom Hooper – based on the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. The Danish girl stars Eddie Redmayne as Lili and Alicia Vikander as Gerda. It opens in select theaters […]
Z for Zachariah: A Snake In Eden, Take Two!
Z for Zachariah is a gently disturbing end of the world movie that never moves beyond a leisurely pace but never ceases to be fascinating.
We Are Your Friends: Sincerity Counts for Something!
We Are Your Friends is a rags to (almost) riches tale of a young DJ who stumbles into the mentorship of a once great DJ and falls in love with his girlfriend – all while trying to maintain a loyalty to a very Entourage-ish group of far less cool friends. Despite hitting many of the […]
Turbo Kid – The Perfect ’80s Post-Apocalypse Flick!
Turbo Kid is an homage to 80s post-apocalypse flicks set in the far off future of 1997. It’s an inventive, wacky, melodramatic affair that finds a comic book superhero fan becoming the superhero he’s always read about. It’s fast-paced, remarkably witty and filled with all the action, blood and heart that one could ask for.
No Escape – Asian Coup Targets American Family!
An American family moving to another country for a new job find themselves in the middle of a coup – where foreigners are being executed on sight – and having to fight to survive. No Escape is a better than average thriller with a rare dramatic turn for Owen Wilson – who shines as the […]
American Ultra: Jason Bourne via Cheech & Chong!
If Cheech & Chong had made a Jason Bourne movie it might have looked a lot like American Ultra. It’s the story of stoner convenience store clerk Mike Howell – who discovers he’s actually a CIA super-agent who’s been sequestered in Limon, West Virginia following the Ultra Project shut down. When a young hotshot CIA […]
Hitman: Agent 47 – Pure Dumb End of the Summer Fun!
Hitman: Agent 47 is the second attempt to kickstart a franchise based on the Hitman video game. While it’s a fun effort, though far more sizzle than steak, it just isn’t going to start much of anything (please ignore the tag…).
How to Make Love Like An Englishmen – Stylish Take On a Familiar Story!
In How to Make Love Like an Englishman, Pierce Brosnan plays a Cambridge Romantics professor whose affair with one of his students takes him halfway around the world – where he finds something never expected: life.