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Category: Action – Thriller
Movies with plots that are fast paced or suspense.
Captain Marvel‘s fast pace stumbles on storytelling
Captain Marvel has emerged as the first true blockbuster of 2019, bursting out of the…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse is Genre Busting Fun
Wow. Just Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an engaging, genre-busting movie,…
Movie Review: Fine acting can’t lift Ocean’s Eight above a predictable plot
Ocean’s Eight is the newest addition to the Ocean’s “heist film” series rebooted by Ocean’s…
Review: Solo entertains but doesn’t break ground in Star Wars Universe
Solo: A Star Wars Story opened to less than enthusiastic audiences, but the numbers are…
Review: Avengers: Infinity War‘s dull plot doesn’t stop Marvel’s romp across the universe
The biggest issue with Avengers: Infinity War is its failure to resolve plot conflict. And…
Review: Tomb Raider fails to live up to Vikendar’s strong performance
The 2018 reboot of the Tomb Raider film franchise is a serviceable action film with…
Review: The Hitman’s Bodyguard combines action, ethics, and parody to entertain
My movie review of The Hitman’s Bodyguard starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, and French…
Review: War for the Planet of the Apes brings closure to a grand arc
I finally got around to seeing War for the Planet of the Apes. This is…
Review: Valerian‘s entertaining space romp
My rather lengthy review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is now…
Review: Wonder Woman is a smart, well executed action film
My movie review of Wonder Woman is live at the Independent Institute. I really liked…