The frenzied exposition of the beginning takes away from the spectacular action of the rest.
Category: Action
Godzilla Minus One (2024) – Movie Review
Godzilla Minus One would be a great movie even without the monster; with it, it becomes a fantastic disaster/kaiju movie with a poignant anti-war drama at its heart. Not to be missed!
Furiosa (2024) – Movie Review
Setting aside the academic discussion of whether Fury Road “needed” a prequel, Furiosa enriches the world of Mad Max while standing on its own as a fantastic action movie.
Ballerina (2023) – Movie Review
Eh, it could be worse, I guess.
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) – Movie Review
¡En español! Mission Impossible is once again the perfect summer blockbuster: fun globe-trotting spy action with incredible practical stunts, made all the more impressive by contrast with the superhero garbage that seems now, finally, to […]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) – Movie Review
Once again, the Spider-Verse thrusts the medium to new heights with stunning creativity.
The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan (2023) – Movie Review
Everything you could ask from a The Three Musketeers adaptation: gorgeous production, visual spectacle, plenty of entertainment.
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) – Movie Review
Bigger, better, cooler, longer, grander.
Irati (2023) – Movie Review
Irati is a visually stunning epic that brings Basque myths to life despite some pacing issues.
Athena (2022) – Movie Review
Hard to recommend but for the visual spectacle, Athena features excellent craft in service of a confounding story that betrays itself.
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