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Tag: 2020s
The Exorcism (2024) – Review
When most successful actors hit their middle-age these days, they seem to take the Liam Neeson approach to acting and suddenly become a grizzled action
The Bikeriders (2023) – Review
No matter what, even the most scowling, masculine brute needs a sense of belonging to get them through this unfeasibly random shit show we call
Trigger Warning (2024) – Review
I don’t want to go as far as to suggest that I’m suffering from negative reinforcement, but I’m starting to treat the news of any
Inside Out 2 (2024) – Review
I don’t have to probe the inner most reaches of my brain to know that I’ve adled this question before – but was anyone else
Arcadian (2024) – Review
In his continuing evolution from indie maverick, to action oddball, to DTV maniac and back to indie Maverick again, Nicolas Cage seems to be on
Hit Man (2023) – Review
Possibly one of the most overused tropes in crime cinema is that of the honorable hitman; a guy cold-blooded and malajusted enough to kill people
The Watchers (2024) – Review
Personally speaking, I’ve never been one to cry nepotism when it comes to the children of famous filmmakers taking flight on their own. If I
Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (2024) – Review
One of the biggest surprises of 2020 – aside from that whole lockdown thing, of course – was the Bad Boys franchise suddenly lurching back
Under Paris (2024) – Review
I love noticing weird little parallels that lurk just under the surface, don’t you; I mean, for example, just take Under Paris: Xavier Gens’ new
Sting (2024) – Review
If Frank Marshall’s spiderific 1990 bug-out, Arachnophobia, could be considered the Jaws of killer spider movies (and it should), surely then the far sillier Eight
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) – Review
In 2015, filmmaker George Miller gave action cinema the fuel injected nitro boost we never knew it needed when he raised the Mad Max franchise
Atlas (2024) – Review
Once again, news of another sci-fi movie touching down on the landing pad of Netflix bring conflicting emotions. While not every action or sci-fi entry
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) – Review
“And remember gentlemen, try to have fun.”Not only is this a line of dialogue spoken by Henry Cavill’s dashing – not to mention highly unorthodox
Last Stop In Yuma County (2023) – Review
There’s something about a thriller that’s located under the harsh glare of the of an unforgining sun that has a particular bite to it. Obviously
The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) – Review
Proving that old Hollywood adage of nothing ever dies, the trio of mask wearing, Tamara inquiring, thrill killers known as the Strangers have returned to
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (2024) – Review
Ever since Disney absorbed Twentieth Century Fox into its amorphous being, there’s been a noticable revival of a number of their franchises – Star Wars
Love Lies Bleeding (2024) – Review
I don’t know about you, but I feel that Rose Glass’ searing Saint Maud came along at exactly the right time. A devastating glimpse into
The Fall Guy (2024) – Review
Even since he co-directed John Wick with Chad Stahelski, David Leitch has become the go-to guy for sumptuous, star-studded action epics that – along with
Tarot (2024) – Review
When it comes to horror, tone is absolute. From the stripped back, minimalist, slow burn social commentary of your average A24 flick, to the more
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