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Thor: Ragnarok Movie Review
Thor: Ragnarok is the funniest Marvel movie yet (just beware of its story) Ever since they first banded together, there’s been an unspoken hierarchy to Marvel’s marquee Avengers. Dwelling on the lower rungs are peripheral characters like Paul Bettany’s Vision and Anthony Mackie’s Falcon. If they didn’t show up, would anyone [...]
Turning to the dark side: is Luke Skywalker really the villain of Star Wars: The Last Jedi?
In the new poster for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill’s character looms menacingly in the background – just like his dear old dad Darth Vader used to. When giant Snoke told us last time out that there had been an “awakening”, most Star Wars fans assumed the alien overlord must [...]
AllandAbout Renegades – Movie Review
Not even a convincing cameo from J.K. Simmons or superior underwater scenes can save this gung-ho flop Two years after it was shot, this military heist thriller from producer and co-writer Luc Besson’s troubled EuropaCorp company has finally seen the light of day. But save for some impressive underwater photography [...]
AllandAbout ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review
A disappointing opening weekend does not a failure make. Don’t fret, replicants: “Blade Runner 2049” will be just fine. Anyone worried that its disappointing box-office numbers will negatively affect Denis Villeneuve, Ryan Gosling, or Harrison Ford is blissfully unaware of how Hollywood works, and what the film lacks in beaucoup [...]
‘The Foreigner’ Review
Jackie Chan goes up against Pierce Brosnan and the IRA in an old-fashioned suspense movie from the director of 'GoldenEye' and 'Edge of Darkness.' Jackie Chan has broken a lot of bones over the years — his own, and those of his unfortunate onscreen rivals — but for the life of me, I [...]
Kingsman: The Golden Circle Review
Summer might be over, but Kingsman: The Golden Circle is the big-ticket blockbuster we could have used a couple months ago, as it's easily one of the most enjoyable sequels / action pictures of the year. Sequels are a difficult business, and everybody knows it. They're even harder to execute [...]