Depending on one’s familiarity with the John Wick franchise at large, Peacock’s “three-part event” entitled The Continental: From the World of John Wick is definite cause for celebration. This prequel series has some especially big shoes to fill on the heels of 2023’s euphoric John Wick: Chapter 4. Prequels already carry with them the baggage … Continue reading TV Review: The Continental: From the World of John Wick
TIFF 2023: Boy Kills World
★★★★★ Boy Kills World depicts a candy-colored ultraviolent post-apocalyptic vision of the future on steroids, complete with gory mayhem, note-perfect characterizations, and hilariously off-beat humor. It also happens to be one of the best movies at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. In-demand actor Bill Skarsgård (Stephen King’s It, Barbarian) plays deaf-mute lead Boy with … Continue reading TIFF 2023: Boy Kills World
Interview: Boy Kills World Director Moritz Mohr
Ahead of 2023’s exciting iteration of the Toronto International Film Festival, Allison and I interviewed director Moritz Mohr about his outrageous, balls-to-the-wall action thriller, Boy Kills World. In-demand actor Bill Skarsgård (Stephen King’s It, Barbarian) plays deaf-mute lead Boy with a ferocious and vengeful energy. Brought in at a young age by a mysterious shaman credited as … Continue reading Interview: Boy Kills World Director Moritz Mohr
Film Review: Retribution
★★★★ Another day, another Liam Neeson actioner racing to cinemas. In the wake of Taken’s outrageous success way back in 2008, Neeson appeared to be stuck doing carbon-copy rehashes of that same formula for quite some time. With Retribution, directed by genre vet Nimród Antal (2010’s Predators, Vacancy), I was afraid Neeson would again be … Continue reading Film Review: Retribution
Cinequest 2023: Going Places
★★★★ Who doesn’t love a good road trip movie? Going Places, the new action/comedy from writer/director Max Chernov, throws three teens together on a high school victory lap that goes terribly awry. For best friends Otis (Ethan Cutkosky, Shameless, 2009's The Unborn), Jaden (Spence Moore II, All American, Creed III), and Cora (Chloe East, HBO … Continue reading Cinequest 2023: Going Places
Film Review: God is a Bullet
★★★★★ Based on the book of the same name by Boston Teran, God is a Bullet may be the feel-bad movie of the year. The film, written and directed by Nick Cassavetes (Alpha Dog, John Q), has especially gnarly gore sequences, coupled with explicit sexuality/violence—think: a modern, less horror-centric The Last House on the Left … Continue reading Film Review: God is a Bullet
Film Review: The Out-Laws
★★★★ From the writer of Tooth Fairy 2 and Sherlock Gnomes comes a new Netflix action rom-com for the raunchy R-rated set: The Out-Laws. Enjoyment of this surprisingly fun film will rely solely on one’s tolerance for actor Adam DeVine. Much of the humor leans on DeVine’s usual schtick (see: Workaholics, Mike & Dave Need … Continue reading Film Review: The Out-Laws
Film Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
★★★★★ Serving as the definitive Spider-Man cinematic experience, Across the Spider-Verse expands the scope of the mythology like never before, forming a deeply emotional visual extravaganza. This trio of directors (Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson) have crafted a movie that manages to transcend its complex inspirations. While the previous animated iteration, Into … Continue reading Film Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Film Review: Assassin Club
★ Try to envision the most generic Hitman-style action film, and begin to approach the middling horror concept of Assassin Club. Without rhyme or reason as to why an incredibly talented cast became stranded in a movie as hollow as a chocolate Easter bunny, one has to question what drew them to the project in … Continue reading Film Review: Assassin Club
Film Review: Hypnotic
★ If it was the late 90s or even the early 2000s and a movie was announced teaming Ben Affleck with Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty), I would be jumping up and down with excitement. Even now, the teaming of these two has potential for an especially memorable action flick, or genre-bending … Continue reading Film Review: Hypnotic