Only God Forgives reminds me of a teenager who gets really into poetry and thinks they’re really deep but in reality are the most annoying person to be around. Nicolas Winding Refn was really going for…
Fighting
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Warrior is a dramatic look at the world of MMA, as seen through the eyes of two brothers with a complicated relationship. While this is a sports movie primarily about fighting, much of Warrior is dedicated to…
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Streaming Action/AdventureStreaming Reviews
‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Is Only for the Most Forgiving Action Movie Aficionados
Stop me if you’ve seen this one before: a highly-skilled assassin working for a shadowy organization gets betrayed by their employers and is hunted down; said assassin, though merciless if need be, becomes emotionally attached…
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Retrospectives
‘What About Bob?’: A Lesson in Unintentional Method Acting
by Kali Tuttleby Kali TuttleFor the casual What About Bob? viewer, you would think that Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss were simply really good at acting. After all, that is their job. Surely they couldn’t hate each other that much, could…
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Streaming ReviewsStreaming Romance
‘Malcolm & Marie”s Stunning Performances Elevate a Lackluster Screenplay
by George Clarkby George ClarkSam Levinson’s lockdown project Malcolm & Marie will go down as one of the most divisive movies this year. Starring the incredible Zendaya as Marie and John David Washington as Malcolm, the film is based…
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Retrospectives
‘The Mechanic’ Is Just an Hour and a Half of Wasted Potential
by Kali Tuttleby Kali TuttleBefore I rip into The Mechanic (2011), I’d like to start with a little story. Once upon a time, I saw this movie was having an anniversary and rushed to write an article on it.…
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I could absolutely destroy Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction (1994) in physical combat. There is no way I could lose. Sure, he has a gun and he’s unpredictable, but he also dances like a nerd and could…
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Action/AdventureReviews
Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘Crazy Samurai Musashi’
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesA renowned philosopher and swordsman of the early Edo period, the life of Miyamoto Musashi has been told onscreen countless times since the late 1920s. Most notably in Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai Trilogy, where the legendary…
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Action/AdventureReviews
‘Samurai Marathon’ Sprints Past the History that Inspired It Towards Something Greater
by Chris Wagerby Chris WagerSamurai Marathon desires to be placed among the ranks of impressive historical Japanese films that have come before it. The filmmakers were inspired by history and took a small moment of Japanese history and wrapped…
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A Prayer Before Dawn was another promising entry by the continuously stellar distributor A24. The trailer certainly caught my attention! This film seemed to be about the possible redemption of a drugged-out Muay-thai fighter, stuck…