Tag: Henry Cavill

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, This is an action-comedy that tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ARGYLLE review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): The greater the spy, the bigger the lie. From the twisted mind of Matthew Vaughn comes Argylle, a razor-witted, reality-bending, globe-encircling spy thriller. Bryce Dallas Howard is Elly Conway, the reclusive author of a series of best-selling espionage novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home …

Review, Theatrical

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 …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel JUSTICE LEAGUE review

Justice League review

Disney changed the cinematic landscape with their commitment to creating a connected franchise with no foreseeable end in sight. We can all agree that the Marvel Cinematic Universe IS the gold standard. More recently, Universal Pictures attempted to resurrect their once-famed horror collection, but in a directly connected way, with The Mummy (2017). The reboot …