6.9/10Alien ResurrectionExtraterrestrial ReduxRecommend to watch: On a quiet night Alien Resurrection (1997): Extraterrestrial Redux Its clear the franchise decided to take a detour from a serious galaxy-conquering horror to embrace a slightly more comical route, and boy does it happen with gusto. Our xenophobic alien pals join forces with...
7.2/10RampageMonster MayhemRecommend to watch: Yes Rampage (2018): Monster Mayhem As our charismatic lead, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, flexes his monumental acting muscles, were thrust into a plot as intricate as a coloring book. In this city-leveling rollercoaster ride, science takes an...
7.4/10Romeo + JulietLoveBound DisasterRecommend to watch: Yes Romeo + Juliet (1996): LoveBound Disaster DiCaprio exudes Shakespearian street cred while in grungy Hawaiian shirts, giving us a Romeo born out of MTV Beach House rather than any Italian tragedy. Danes gives us a wonderstruck Juliet, grappling with a...
7.1/10The Purge: Election YearDemocrazy NightsRecommend to watch: Yes The Purge: Election Year (2016): Democrazy Nights The Purge: Election Year is about as subtle as a chainsaw and twice as loud. Its the cinematic equivalent of that friend who screams surprise! at their own birthday party.
7.4/1021Blackjack BreakoutRecommend to watch: Yes 21 (2008): Blackjack Breakout Now, I know what youre thinking, maths and casinos, isnt that just risking expulsion and a criminal record for a bit of extra credits? Well, indeed, but what is life without a little risk, especially when...
7.2/10RampageChaos UnleashedRecommend to watch: Yes Rampage (2018): Chaos Unleashed Ironically, the gorilla named George is the most likable character in this glorified B-movie. Dwayne The Rock” Johnson is magnetic, sure, but I found myself living in this parallel universe where Im guessing...
8/10I, TonyaIcecapades ScandalRecommend to watch: Yes I, Tonya (2017): Icecapades Scandal Margot Robbie laces up as Tonya Harding with a performance so fiery it almost burns a hole in the ice. She barrels towards disaster with the grace of a freight train, all while nailing the art of the scorned...
7.3/10The GiverAmnesia AlmsRecommend to watch: Yes The Giver (2014): Amnesia Alms In a world where pain, love, and even temperature are controlled (or a vision of 2020 on steroids), The Giver tosses you an apple, literally, of chaotic emotions. The powers-that-be have banished differences...
7.2/10Despicable Me 3Minion Mayhem!Recommend to watch: Yes Despicable Me 3 (2017): Minion Mayhem! Despicable Me 3 waltzes onto the screen with all the grace of a one-legged unicorn; slightly wonky but undeniable magic. The film serves abundant villainy, wrapped in bubblegum aesthetics, seasoned with the...
6.9/10GeostormClimate ChaosRecommend to watch: On a quiet night Geostorm (2017): Climate Chaos The plot, a term I employ very loosely, charts the course of world-saving heroics: satellites malfunction, causing extreme weather. Arent we glad this real worlds governments are house-trained enough not to...
7.4/10Angels & DemonsHeavenly TroublemakersRecommend to watch: Yes Angels & Demons (2009): Heavenly Troublemakers Hanks, the tweediest action hero of our time, reprises his role as somewhat bewildered Professor Robert Langdon. The movie rapidly Metamucils us through art, history and science forcing us to digest an...
8/10Top gun: MaverickWorthy sequelRecommend to watch: Yes Top gun: Maverick (2022): Worthy sequel Tom Cruise is back doing what he does best: flashing his superstar smile and flexing his bizarrely ageless body in a realistically believable movie that, for all its macho contrivances, still manages to take...