Written by Alexander Reams "One would assume he would be in “director jail” after multiple failed efforts that should have been hits, and he presumably was, until the Jason Statham school of film reached out with “The Beekeeper” and revived … Continue reading.
Tag: Jason Statham
The Expendables
Written by Nick McCann "The way to movie stardom is via muscles, explosions, and fisticuffs. At least that’s what the 1980s proved, with many actors rising to popularity in the decade’s influx of modern action films. Since then, others have … Continue reading.
Meg 2: The Trench
Written by Taylor Baker "A stilted and accidental farce, "Meg 2: The Trench" has laughable dialogue driving a film centered on some of the worst big-budget computer-generated graphics this year. Wheatley through either a lack of experience, interest, or..."… Continue reading.
Fast X
Written by Alexander Reams "Even when Jason Momoa is doing his version of the Joker, Diesel’s stunted line delivery protrudes because every other performer feels more comfortable than him. For someone who leads this franchise, he never looks..."… Continue reading.
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Written by Alexander Reams "When the words “troubled production” are spoken, it’s like a hex, a promise that a film will be bad because the making of it was rough. Guy Ritchie’s latest action fare was originally supposed to be … Continue reading.
Episode 124: Don’t Look Up / West Side Story / The Hand of God
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.”Steven Spielberg, Director of West Side Story (2021) Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Deezer | Gaana | Google … Continue reading.
Retrospective Feature: Fast & Furious Saga
Written by Alexander Reams What started out as a glorified Point Break ripoff has snowballed into one of the biggest action franchises of all time and also one of the biggest soap operas in history. A series spanning 20 years, … Continue reading.
Wrath of Man
Written by Alexander Reams 87/100 Guy Ritchie has always been one of my favorite filmmakers since the 2009 Sherlock Holmes. Even the highly polarizing and generally panned King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a film I will champion whenever … Continue reading.
