My second trailer review. Is this going to be a regular thing? Its to early to tell. Am I going to review the movie past this trailer review? No. Apparently, the trailer for the live action movie of a Disney cartoon from the early 00’s Kim Possible dropped today, I only became aware of this…
Movie Reviews
Kin
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Director Jonathan Baker & Josh Baker Starring Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor & Dennis Quaid Rated M Score 3.5/6 Chased by a vengeful criminal, the feds and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con, and his adopted teenage brother are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their…
The Meg
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Director Jon Turteltaub Starring Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson Rated M Score 4/6 After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible. The Meg was adapted from 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror written by…
Reprisal
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Director Brian A. Miller Starring Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Johnathon Schaech Rated MA Score 3/6 A bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker teams up with his ex-cop neighbor to bring down the assailant, initiating an explosive counterattack that brings all three men to the breaking point. Seeing…
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
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Director James Nunn Starring Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin, Shawn Michaels, Rebecca Quin Rated MA Score 3/6 Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals. My only excuse for watching this would be having a case of franchise-completion-itis. I suppose it was nice…
The Happytime Murders
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Director Brian Henson Starring Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph Rated MA Score 4/6 When the puppet cast of a ’90s children’s TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case. Past movies that I have watched that have starred Melissa McCarthy have not been…
Robin Hood
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Director Otto Bathurst Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn Rated M Score 3/6 A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown. Okay, this is exactly what I remember the tale of Robin Hood being. Now, if you go into this one expecting it to be something…
Strange Colours
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Director Alena Lodkina Starring Kate Cheel, Justin Courtin, Daniel P. Jones Rated MA Score 5/6 Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn’t want her to leave. Stuck…
Once Were Warriors
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Director Lee Tamahori Starring Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell Rated MA Score 6/6 A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts. When I originally opened the suggestion list last year, Aaron suggested that I review Once Were Warriors. So, in the…
Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War
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Director Dianna Reid Starring Lachy Hulme, Abe Forsythe, Damon Gameau Rated M Score 6/6 The story of how legendary media mogul Kerry Packer fought a cricket war by secretly signing up 50 of the world’s greatest players to form a breakaway tournament. Packer took on the Australian Cricket Board and MCCC in a war over…