When Matt Damon took on the role of Robert Ludlum’s titular hero Jason Bourne way back in 2002, it created a shift in the action-spy genre that radically changed audience expectations. Thus, when a movie based on a book from popular action/thriller author Stephen Flynn was released, a certain level of balls-to-the-wall audacity was expected….
Category: Reviews
The Ritual (2017) – Review
“If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise, if you go down to the woods today you’d better go in disguise!” The lyrics for Teddy Bear’s Picnic contain some solid pieces of advice – ones that almost no character in horror movies ever take to heart – and though…
Cloak & Dagger (2018) Pilot Review
Marvel may be kicking butt and taking names with their Cinematic Universe – the latest Avengers movie having earned literally all the money – but on the small screen they haven’t been as consistently successful. With Netflix doing most of the heavy lifting on television – the less said about ABC’s Inhumans the better- one…
Fifty Shades Freed (2018) – Review
Most would agree that the Fifty Shades books are a cross between fanfiction and a trashy beach read – no one is going to be proclaiming E.L. James author of the year any time soon – but the movies based on these books are only slightly better, in that they are faster to get through…
Death Wish (2018) – Review
Bruce Willis became an iconic action hero with his portrayal of police officer John McClean in the film Die Hard which spawned four sequels; so, casting Willis in the Charles Bronson role of Eli Roth’s remake of the 1974 film, Death Wish – which spawned four sequels as well – must have seemed like a good idea…