For the last nine years, the X-Men film franchise has been bringing the saga of the Mutants, genetically mutated humans with special powers, to the big screen. The last film in the series, 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, was seen by most as a disappointment as it tried to packContinue Reading
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is an ex-military man who currently makes a living transporting goods for less-than-reputable people, no questions asked. He lives by three rules: No deal can be changed once it’s settled; no names are to be used; and never look in the package. During one mission, heContinue Reading
Detective Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) works in the cold case division of the NYPD. He’s still reeling from the unsolved murder of his wife and baby son. For three years, he’s personally investigated every lead he can to try and solve the murder himself. When one of those leads takesContinue Reading
In present-day Britain, an underground construction project disturbs the lair of an animal long thought extinct: dragons. Soon after this discovery, dragons have multiplied with unbelievable speed and begun to decimate the Earth. Mankind attempts to use weapons against the dragons but this act simply aids the dragons’ survival asContinue Reading
In 1996, a military program is introduced that hand-selects newborn baby boys to be enrolled into a training regimen that will harden them into super soldiers by their 18th birthday. These soldiers are desensitized to violence as well as given mental and physical tasks that reinforce their endurance. Flash forwardContinue Reading
Continuing as a direct sequel to Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace opens with a car chase that can be used to summarize the entire film: It’s loud, fast-paced, and somewhat confusing, but, ultimately, you figure out what’s happened and make sense of it all. This time out, James Bond (DanielContinue Reading
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubblegum,” says Nada (Roddy Piper), after discovering that the Earth has come under the control of aliens in John Carpenter’s They Live, which is at once a science fiction tale, a comedy, and a commentaryContinue Reading