Movie Reviews

Rampage

Director Brad Peyton Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman Rated M Score 3/6 When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago. I did not catch this one when it had its run at the cinema though for the record…

Wing Commander

Director Chris Roberts Staring Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows Rated PG Score 2/6 Our Wing Commander Review from 2013 In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the felinoid Kilrathi Empire. After destroying a Terran base, the Kilrathi have seized a NAVCOM unit with the hyperspace jump coordinates to Earth.…

The Equalizer 2

Director Antoine Fuqua Starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders Rated MA Score 4/6 The Equalizer Review Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves? This is the first-time director Antoine Fuqua has directed a sequel to one of his…

Renegades

Director Steven Quale Starring J.K. Simmons, Sullivan Stapleton, Charlie Bewley Rated M Score 3/6 A team of Navy SEALs discover an underwater treasure in a Bosnian lake. The last movie that I watched that was directed by Steven Quale Into the Storm wasn’t the best of movies, I suppose I was bound to come back…

That’s Not My Dog!

Director Dean Murphy Starring Shane Jacobson, Paul Hogan, Michala Banas, Jimeoin, Fiona O’Loughlin Rated M Score 6/6 The invite that goes out is clear. Don’t bring meat. We’ll provide the beer. Just come armed with nothing but the funniest jokes you’ve ever heard. Shane will take care of the rest. It’ll be a night of…

The Odd Angry Shot

Director Tom Jeffrey Starring Graham Kennedy, John Hargreaves, John Jarratt Rated M Score 5/6 (This movie said a lot but needed a bigger budget) A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids…

47 Metres Down

Director Johannes Roberts Starring Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Matthew Modine Rated M Score 3/6 Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive. The only reason I was…

Pandemic

Director John Suits Starring Rachel Nichols, Alfie Allen, Missi Pyle Rated MA Score 0/6 A virus of epic proportions has overtaken the planet. There are more infected than uninfected, and humanity is losing its grip on survival. Its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren is a doctor, who, after…

Dead Again in Tombstone

Director Roel Reiné Starring Danny Trejo, Jake Busey, Elysia Rotaru Rated MA Score 3/6 Guerrero returns from the dead once more to protect a stolen relic from getting into the hands of a gang of soldiers, which will ultimately cause hell upon earth. Westerns are a favourite genre of mine and considering that there are…

Manos: The Hands of Fate

Director Harold P. Warren Starring Tom Neyman, John Reynolds, Diane Mahree, Hal Warren, Jackey Neyman Score 0.5/6 A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo. Writer/director/producer/actor Harold P. Warren was an insurance salesman (later a fertilizer salesman) from El…