The number of good movies based on video games can be counted on one hand, even if that hand has lost a couple of fingers due to poor fireworks handling, but director Brad Peyton teams up with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to give us a balls-to-the-wall action movie that is easily one of the best…
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Streets of Fire (1984) – Review
Set in “Another Place…Another Time” this retro-futuristic world of Walter Hill’s rock & roll fable Streets of Fire came and went into theaters in the mid-80s with hardly a ripple, barely grossing over $8 million at the box office, yet over the years it has developed a strong cult following.
Wonder Woman (2017) – Review
Wonder Woman has been around since 1941, where she first battled the Nazi war machine in the pages of her comic book, later becoming a feminist icon in the 70s as well as the star of a hit television series, but unlike Superman and Batman she has never managed to make the crossover onto the…
The Fate of the Furious (2017) – Review
If you’ve seen the last few movies in this franchise you may have noticed it’s veered slightly away from bad boys street racing with undercover cops who occasionally take on villainous drug dealers
Underworld: Blood Wars (2017) – Review
By this fifth installment of the Underworld series we must come to the conclusion that it will continue as long as Kate Beckinsale will agree to wear leather and a corset, the series offers little more than that for returning fans, and the subtitle “Blood Wars” is about as meaningless as the previous installment title…