Posts Tagged ‘Die Hard’
Film Review – G20
G20 (2025) attempts to do two things simultaneously. On one end, it’s a throwback actioner in the same vein as Air Force One (1997), Die Hard (1988), and The Rock (1996). You’ll see several familiar rhythms, plot points, and set pieces transcribed here. On the other end is an attempt to tie…
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Film Review – Carry-On
In a season overstuffed with hard hitting dramas, big budget spectacles, socially conscious documentaries, and other productions geared for award contention, it’s refreshing to see a good old entertainer as well made as Carry-On (2024). This is the kind of film whose sole purpose is to provide…
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Film Review – The Gray Man
Anthony and Joe Russo’s post-MCU career has been fascinating. They clearly have a taste for throwback action thrillers, as their producing credits include the likes of 21 Bridges (2019) and Extraction (2020) – both starring MCU alums Chadwick Boseman and Chris Hemsworth, respectively. The Marvel connections don’t stop there, as the Russo Brothers’ previous…
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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 – Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), the latest in WB’s “MonsterVerse” franchise, is the best of the bunch so far. It capitalizes on the potential set by its predecessors – Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) – while giving audiences all the oversized action they’ve been clamoring…
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Film Review – Skyscraper
Duct tape plays a prominent role throughout Skyscraper (2018). When Dwayne Johnson’s character suffers a brutal gash from shrapnel, he closes the wound off by wrapping it in tape. When he has to scale the side of a three thousand foot tall building, he wraps…
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Film Review – London Has Fallen
There’s a moment early into the action in London Has Fallen where the film’s hero Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) executes a bad guy in an isolated situation. President of the United States, Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) is watching Banning as he does this and responds with…
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Film Review – The End of the Tour
Immediate and full disclosure: I have not read Infinite Jest. My brother, who is much smarter than I am, is reading it currently and described it as “very challenging,” allowing me to disregard the notion completely while running into the comforting arms of Stephen King.…
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