We’re right at the tail end of August which typically is a place where studios stick the movies that have a snowball’s chance in…well…summer of succeeding. Typically these are ones that couldn’t quite stand up to the big boys and girls in the school yard but might find some success in the area where the …
Tag: Action
Time for a Reel THE MEG review
August is in full swing which means, in the movie world, this is the time to burn through some titles that weren’t quite hot enough to withstand the summer blockbuster heat. It’s not necessarily that these are bad movies, although some of them definitely will be, it’s more of a case where the smart business …
Time for a Reel THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME review
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) is a classic James Bond film starring Roger Moore in the iconic lead role. As with many other successful movies over time, they are more often than not, “borrowed” for comedic inspiration at some point down the road. Mike Myers’ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) is …
Time for a Reel TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES review
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is the first theatrical offering based on the Teen Titans Go! television series (hence the creatively entertaining title) which already has five seasons under its belt. Do to its success on Comedy Central, the animated, occasionally edgy, comedy which focuses on a younger generation of DC Comics looking to …
Time for a Reel MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT review
It’s no coincidence that the Mission: Impossible franchise really took off, in terms of widely agreed upon quality from both the critics and the fans, when Christopher McQuarrie was hired on to direct the Tom Cruise-led espionage action adventure. The McQuarrie/Cruise symbiotic cinematic cohesiveness began ten years ago with Valkyrie (2008) which starred Cruise and …
Time for a Reel SKYSCRAPER review
As far as Alpha Males go, Dwayne Johnson would be right up there at the front of line if you did a lineup of all of Hollywood’s leading men over the last decade. Anyone that can still be seen as intimidating dressed as a Tooth Fairy is full regalia has my vote. Regardless of the …
Time for a Reel THE FIRST PURGE review
Five years ago, The Purge (2013) was released into the wild. The idea of living in a world where all crime was legal for 12 hours a year was quite compelling and proved its worth by making Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures a lot of money. Even though the ratings weren’t that hot, a squeal …
Time for a Reel ANT-MAN AND THE WASP review
If you’ve been keeping up with the ongoings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s A LOT most of you may still be processing. One of those questions, and rightfully so, might be, “where the heck is Ant-Man?” Now that you’ve had a little time to breathe and collect your thoughts, at one lingering question will …
Time for a Reel SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO review
The battles on both sides the U.S.-Mexico border have been brutal and unforgiving. The amount of casualties, mostly due to drug trafficking, have captured the imagination of filmmakers and showrunners everywhere. Acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve captured the essence of what goes on in this brutal landscape with 2015’s Sicario with both fans and critics coming …
Time for a Reel BLACK WATER review
Saban Film’s Black Water marks the fifth time that Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren have shared the screen for an action-packed outing. Wheeler (Van Damme) is a deep cover operative who has been double crossed and detained in a government run black ops submarine that doesn’t exist on paper. Someone has it out for …