Action-Adventure

‘The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time’ | Film Review

August 21 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I must confess to not being entirely familiar with the Sharknado franchise, but I can’t imagine that matters. As I understand it, the one-joke premise...

‘The Last Warrior’ (‘The Scythian’) | Film Review

August 21 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

You can rely on the Russians to do certain things rather well, such as meddling in elections and crafting proudly old-fashioned fantasy epics. The Last...

‘Mile 22’ | Film Review

August 19 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Mile 22 is the fourth collaboration between rapper-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg in just five years. The other three were Lone Survivor, about...

‘The Meg’ | Film Review

August 11 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Some films are meant to be enjoyed in the theatre, where you can join in the shared experience while munching on popcorn like a giant...

‘Upgrade’ | Film Review

August 7 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

If it isn’t one of the best movies of the year, Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade is without a doubt one of the most unique and memorable....

‘The Darkest Minds’ | Film Review

August 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

2018 might be both the best and worst year for yet another franchise-starting young-adult blockbuster. The worst, because, frankly, who needs any more of these...

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ | Film Review

July 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Tom Cruise is running. He always is. For at least half of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, the sixth film in the franchise, he’s running on...

‘Extinction’ | Film Review

July 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

These days, watching a Netflix science-fiction film is like picking through the bins of a high-end restaurant. You might, if you’re lucky, fish out something...

The Equalizer 2 Review

July 23 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m an unapologetic advocate of Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer, from 2014, which rebooted the late-80s Edward Woodward TV series with a tea-sipping, classic-literature-reading, obsessive-compulsive Denzel...

Skyscraper (2018) Review

July 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Rawson Thurber’s Skycraper is the illegitimate lovechild of Die Hard and The Towering Inferno, pitting one of the world’s most impressive and imposing structures against...

Here’s everything that happened in Mr. Sunshine Season 1

July 7 2018, by Daniel Hart

It is probably useful to understand the general premise of this K-Drama series, which is difficult to realise from the first episode. Mr. Sunshine tells...

Bleeding Steel Review

July 5 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Jackie Chan is 64 years of age. He’d qualify for a free bus pass. Not that he’d ever use it; a career sprung out of...

Bulletproof Episode 6 Review

June 25 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

This review contains spoilers for the season finale of Bulletproof. You’ll have to excuse the absence of regular Bulletproof reviews here. Thanks to each episode...

Escape Plan 2: Hades Review

June 19 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

In Escape Plan, the first film, Sylvester Stallone played Ray Breslin, a former prosecutor whose wife and child were murdered by an escaped convict he...

Hotel Artemis Review

June 17 2018, by Tyler Howat

This is a seriously frustrating film. It seems that Hotel Artemis just wants to have intriguing ideas, but doesn’t want to spend the time to flesh...

Marvel’s Luke Cage Season 2 Review

June 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

When the first season of Marvel’s Luke Cage was released, a bulletproof black American was the most potent political statement one might hope to find...

Condor Premiere Review

June 11 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

This review contains spoilers for the Condor premiere episode, “What Loneliness”. Okay, let me get this straight. First, in 1974, was the novel Six Days...

Bulletproof Episode 3 Review

May 31 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s an overarching plot in Bulletproof, one involving a gunman with a skin condition whose weapon of choice is a firearm from the 1930s. We...

Sara’s Notebook (El cuaderno de Sara) Review

May 29 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Sara’s Notebook is remarkable throughout, raising important questions of morality and exposing the true fickleness of mortality. Following Laura, we are taken on a journey of...

‘Aiyaary’ Review – A Messy, Overstuffed Espionage Thriller That Falls Flat

May 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Neeraj Pandey’s Aiyaary is a messy and overstuffed espionage thriller that runs for 160 agonizing minutes. Checking your watch during a bad movie is nothing...