Posts Tagged ‘Arnold Schwarzenegger’
Film Review – Prey
Prey (2022) – the latest in the long running Predator franchise – is a return to form. Where the other sequels and spin offs became progressively sillier, this entry has elected to strip things down to its bare essentials. Writer Patrick Aison and director Dan Trachtenberg have a keen understanding of what…
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Film Review – The Man from Toronto
The case of mistaken identity is about as old as storytelling itself. When done well, it can provide for excitement and thrills – Alfred Hitchcock was a master at this kind of structure. When done poorly, you end up getting The Man from Toronto (2022). This is…
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Film Review – Interceptor
Interceptor (2022) is one of those throwback action pictures where a lone hero must take down an entire platoon of terrorists. Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, these were common fare, from Under Siege (1992), Executive Decision (1996), Air Force One (1997) and of course Die Hard (1988), which this film lifts the most…
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Film Review – Nobody
A lot of the talk about Nobody (2021) revolves around its central casting. Bob Odenkirk – whose background is in comedy and whom many recognize as the lawyer in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul – may not be the first person one will think of as a kick ass action…
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Film Review – Terminator: Dark Fate
I saw the Terminator: Dark Fate panel at San Diego Comic-Con this summer, and ever since then, the excitement to see the film has not wavered. This film is the first since Terminator 2: Judgement Day that writer and producer James Cameron has participated in, and…
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Film Review – Angel Has Fallen
Every once and awhile, a little junk food cinema is good for the soul. Sure, there’s plenty of space for hard hitting examinations of society, delving deep into the complexities of life through mature writing, exquisite acting, and pitch perfect directing. Other times, it’s just…
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Film Review – The Predator
Monster movies are fun. And there’s no doubt that the creature design from the original Predator film from 1987 is one of the great makeup jobs in film. H.R Giger‘s creature design for Alien is still superior, but the look of that “One ugly mother”…
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Film Review – The First Purge
4 Movies in, this series with the Twilight Zone-esqe premise, continues to be an exercise in frustration. We all know the setup by now: Once a year, the American government declares that all crimes are legal for 12 hours. This is in an effort to…
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