Tag: Action
A Tale of Undying Love and Self-Discovery, with Incredible VFX, Powers Alita into Battle
************************This review contains mild spoilers**************************** Visionary director James Cameron’s name has become synonymous with visual wizardry and innovation and he has once again lent his expertise on pushing the limits of what cinema can look like with Alita: …
Read More »A Visual Milestone, Aquaman Feels Like Our First International Superhero Film
Aquaman follows the archetypal “man without a country”, that man in this film being Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), a super-powered half human, half Atlantean also known to the world as the superhero Aquaman. Arthur’s genetic homeland of Atlantis…
Read More »Loaded with Innovative, Action-Packed Potential, Hotel Artemis Just Misses The Mark
************************This review contains spoilers********************* Set amidst a highly privatized American society in 2028 Los Angeles, Hotel Artemis takes us to a hospital of the same name; thirteen stories high and a specialized, members-only clientele consisting exclusively of criminals. Tonight,…
Read More »Upgrade Entertains as a Sci-Fi Action Film While Calling into Question Modern Tech Obsession
“A fake world is a lot more comfortable than the real one.” Set in a not too distant future, Upgrade is the story of Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green), an old fashioned, blue collar guy in a world of…
Read More »Avengers: Infinity War is Marvel’s Biggest Spectacle Yet. But Does Bigger Mean Better?
Avengers: Infinity War finds the mighty Avengers facing their toughest test yet, the madman from the planet Titan, Thanos (Josh Brolin). Motivated by a desire to bring balance to a universe he finds to be overpopulated and stretched thin,…
Read More »Heat: A Treatise on Time and Attachment
” I do what I do best; I take scores. You do what you do best; try to stop guys like me.” Heat is a dissection of opposite sides of the same coin. The film has two protagonists,…
Read More »The Hitman’s Bodyguard Satisfyingly Recalls Buddy-Cop Films of Yesteryear
After losing his career as a AAA-rated bodyguard for hire, Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) is called upon by his ex-girlfriend Amelia Roussel (Elodie Yung) to protect prolific hitman, and witness in an upcoming trial at the International Court…
Read More »Free Fire is Both Unique and Supremely Entertaining
Free Fire follows two separate crews of criminals engaged in a gun deal in an abandoned Boston warehouse in the 1970s. After some tense back and forth between the headstrong participants, a co-incidental reunion between one member from…
Read More »Baby Driver is a Breath of Fresh Air
Baby Driver introduces us to prodigious getaway driver Baby (Ansel Elgort) who because of a traumatic past never stops listening to music and doesn’t say much. Because of a past joyride, Baby is stuck working for crime boss…
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Widows Spins a Thrilling Heist Film into Social Commentary about Grief and the Mistreatment of Women
“The only thing that matters is to survive. Look around you, it’s like Custer’s last stand; kill, or be killed.” Widows follows three women in Chicago, Veronica (Viola Davis), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez), and Alice (Elizabeth Debicki) after a…
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