American Assassin (2017) – Review
American Assassin plays like an anthology of parts from other recent action thrillers. It has a former protegé turned villain,
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Author: Jason Rugaard
Boyka: Undisputed (2016) – Review
Scott Adkins is the most underutilized action star of the decade. Here is an actor with dramatic chops, an incredible
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – Review
If there were ever any doubt that 2017 is the official epic-center of the golden era of superhero films just
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War Pigs (2015) – Review
There is only so much a filmmaker can do when working on a war movie with a limited budget. Period
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The Perfect Weapon (2016) – Review
The Perfect Weapon is the latest film, to purportedly star, faded headliner Steven Seagal. Once again the former icon is
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Assassins (1995) – Review
Richard Donner is an accomplished director with many hits to his credit and even more accolades, but he’s the wrong
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Code of Honor (2016) – Review
At 107 minutes in length, Code of Honor is undoubtedly the longest film in Seagal’s post theatrical era. Even with
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Spawn (1997) – Review
It’s too bad that Todd McFarlane’s Spawn was made back in 1997 and without the technological savvy and storytelling slickness
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A Time to Kill (1996) – Review
We used to go to the movies, and watch stories about people confronted with relatable obstacles or problems. Today, it’s
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City of Industry (1997) – Review
In the immediate post-Pulp Fiction world of the late nineties a rash of imitators quickly followed with the misbegotten intent
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The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) – Review
After Cannon films had run the Superman franchise into the ground and before Marvel’s cinematic universe emerged, there was an
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Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) – Review
I really loved the first Transformers movie. It was a sweet tale about a teenage boy who wanted a car
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The Mummy (2017) – Review
Tom Cruise presides over this 2017 reboot of the much re-made film that originated with Boris Karloff nearly 100 years
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The Founder (2017) – Review
Michael Keaton does a typically solid job as Ray Kroc in The Founder, a film that squanders a great Keaton
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Jason Bourne (2016) – Review
Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon return to the Bourne franchise after a one film hiatus in the series and their
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