Recently, I reviewed San Andreas, and I said that no matter what implausible action film Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in, it’s hard to find fault with the guy. His 2018 movie, Rampage, proves that still holds true. The movie is the epitome of silly action movies but I likedContinue Reading
To support her daughter, Hai Phuong (Veronica Ngo) works as a debt collector in rural Vietnam. Her days are spent tracking down debtors and thrashing them within an inch of their life if they can’t pay. Her nights are spent caring for her daughter, Mai (Mai Cát Vi,) whom sheContinue Reading
Captain Nolan (Richard Harris) captures sea creatures and sells them to aquariums for a living. He’s currently hunting a great white shark, for which he claims he can get as much as $250,000. When Nolan’s boat meanders into a diving zone occupied by a whale researcher, Rachel (Charlotte Rampling), heContinue Reading
In the waning days of his big screen action career, Arnold Schwarzenegger was involved in some real clunkers. Collateral Damage, a 2002 movie directed by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive,) is one of them. Cast as Gordy Brewer, a Los Angeles fireman, Schwarzenegger plays a doting father and loving husband. BrewerContinue Reading
One complaint that I have about most shark-related movies is that they’re wildly exaggerated. Sharks don’t actively hunt people. Most shark attacks are accidents, with the shark not knowing that it is biting a human. Once a shark discovers what it’s bitten isn’t a seal or other prey item, itContinue Reading
Sometimes a movie maker’s ambition outweighs the budget with which they have to work. That doesn’t always make the resulting movie a bad one. Sometimes, it actually adds some charm to the final product. One case of this is The Aftermath, a 1982 post-apocalyptic, science-fiction film written, directed, produced, andContinue Reading
Let’s get one thing out of the way: Godzilla vs. Kong is not going to redefine the cinematic art form. It’s a cheesy, good-time movie featuring two iconic monsters battling over who should be the alpha. Fans of Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse know this by now. This is the payoff forContinue Reading