Tag: action
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FIRE AND ASH continues AVATAR hallmarks but adds nothing
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYFollowing the events of the second movie, the Sully family is currently hiding out with the Metkayina clan in a desperate attempt to lay down some roots. Jake (portrayed by Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) are still mourning the loss of their son Neteyam and Jake starts to resort back to his…
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THE RUNNING MAN a cheesy remake… but oh so fun!
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYIn desperate need of medication for his ailing two-year old daughter, Ben Richards (played by Glen Powell) decides to be a contestant on The Running Man, a reality game show in which everyday Americans help The Hunters track contestants down within 30 days. Hand-picked by Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), the producer of the…
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER ripe with low hanging fruit
The best political films are commentaries on American life. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is closer to a pandering agenda movie than it is a commentary.
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Amazon should’ve left WAR OF THE WORLDS in 2020
Solid attempt to bring the H.G. Wells’ 1898 classic novel up to date but with bad execution and even worse release timing.
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IN THE LOST LANDS should’ve stayed lost
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYIn a dystopian Earth, a witch named Gray Alys (played by Milla Jovovich) is visited by The Queen (Amara Okereke) who is looking to buy the power of a werewolf within the week. In need of a hunter, Gray Alys enlists Lost Lands veteran Boyce (Dave Bautista) to help her track down Sardor,…
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SUPERMAN restores hope to DC movies
A superhero movie is at its best when it has those things but also has a degree of empathy and emotion attached to the different storylines or arcs. SUPERMAN is one of those.
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HEADS OF STATE is a fun flight of fancy
There have been several Marvel or Star Wars projects, for example, that would’ve benefited from being feature-length films instead of forced episodic chapters. HEADS OF STATE is the opposite.
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F1® THE MOVIE grand in scope, cliche in execution
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYWashed up race car driver Sonny Hayes (played by Brad Pitt) is given another chance to get behind the wheel when long-time friend — and former competitor — Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardeem) persuades him to be the second driver on his APXGP Formula 1 racing team. After Hayes reluctantly accepts, his confidence-through-experience comes…
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M3GAN 2.0 update could lead to frustration
If you appreciate a film that doesn’t take itself too seriously, you’ll love M3GAN 2.0.
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FINAL RECKONING ends impressive franchise on average note
In order to stop the Entity — which was introduced in the previous movie, DEAD RECKONING — legendary IMF agent Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise), is on a quest to find the Padkova which houses the Entity’s original source code. The problem is, the Podkova sits on board a doomed Russian submarine laying in…
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