“How To Train Your Dragon” (2025) Review
15 years ago, I marveled at the astonishing animation of the plucky Hiccup and his dragon Toothless taking to the skies with their makeshift tail wing. 15 years later, I
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“Predator: Killer of Killers” Review
Dan Trachtenberg’s Killer of Killers feels like the likely follow-up to his Predator spin-off, Prey. What other time periods and settings could be used for the Predator formula? While this
“Ballerina” (2025) Review
The John Wick films have always felt like an action ballet, refined with the most creative and wonderous of brutal choreography. Ballerina continues that dance, but, much like Mad Max
“Bullet Train Explosion” Review
Although technically a sequel to 1975’s The Bullet Train, this action-packed reprisal lives up to its simplistic title. You won’t be disappointed if you were expecting an action film with
“Havoc” Review
Watching Gareth Evans go from directing the manic masterpiece of The Raid to the familiar street cop grit of Havoc is like having a top-rated chef go from cooking Kobe
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” Review
The feeling of finality within The Final Reckoning extends beyond the title, the number of Mission: Impossible films, or a trip to Tom Cruise’s IMDB page to look up his
“Thunderbolts*” Review
It’s hard not to see the parallels that Marvel’s misfit ensemble picture shares with DC Comics’ The Suicide Squad. This film shares many of the same elements, including staging, pacing,
“Sinners” (2025) Review
The biggest sin in trying to define Sinners would be to write it off as Ryan Coogler’s Americana riff of From Dusk Till Dawn. The mere citation might be a
“G20” Review
G20 is a frustrating action thriller because it seems to stumble so close to being a revenge fantasy fit for 2025. Here is a film where a Black female president
“The Amateur” (2025) Review
Theoretically, The Amateur offers a refreshing subversion of the globe-trotting action-spy thriller genre. Instead of casting a beefy tough guy who can shoot guns and kill easily, this film casts