Action-Adventure
Here’s Everything That Happened In Zack Snyder’s ‘Twilight of the Gods’
Zack Snyder tackles Norse mythology in Twilight of the Gods, a densely packed extravaganza of sex, slow-motion, and violence freed from the usual constraints by...
Review: ‘Twilight of the Gods’ Isn’t Immune To Zack Snyder’s Worst Impulses
Twilight of the Gods benefits from Norse mythology’s rich storytelling canvas and colorful characters, from creator Zack Snyder’s eye for striking visuals, and from Netflix’s bottomless...
The Ending Of ‘Uglies’ Terrifies The Audience With Setup For A Sequel
Since Netflix’s Uglies is based on Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 series-launching book of the same name, it should come as no surprise that the movie’s ending...
Review: ‘Uglies’ Made Me Want To Gouge My Eyes Out
In Uglies, McG’s Netflix adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 book of the same name, Joey King wants to be pretty. At one point, the Hollywood...
The Ending of ‘Officer Black Belt’ Isn’t About The Action
The ending of Officer Black Belt sums up the theme that has been running throughout the entire movie – the burgeoning sense of duty and...
Review: ‘Officer Black Belt’ Is A Well-Intentioned But Cookie-Cutter Action Flick
There’s a problem with Officer Black Belt, a well-intentioned Netflix movie about an athletic idealist punching and kicking recidivism out of South Korean criminals –...
Recap: ‘The Old Man’ Swaps Mystery For Family Drama In Its Season 2 Premiere
The brilliant first season of The Old Man was a slowly unfurling collection of secrets and mysteries, with occasional bursts of brutal violence. Not having...
Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4, Episode 9 Drops A Late Bombshell
The previous episode of Snowpiercer Season 4 ended amid a frustrating cliffhanger, so it’s appreciated that Episode 9, “Dominant Traits”, wastes no time by picking up from...
Review: ‘Rebel Ridge’ Reinvents Rambo For Netflix
Action movies have been knocking off First Blood ever since it debuted in 1982, but Jeremy Saulnier’s Rebel Ridge is the rare example of a...
Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4 Ups The Stakes Considerably In Episode 7
Snowpiercer has never had a shortage of villains. In Season 4 the Big Bad honors have vacillated between Milius and Wilford, but Episode 7, “A Moth...
‘Terminator Zero’ Ending Explained: Peace and Paradoxes Could Mean Season 2
Time travel stories are designed to go on forever, which might explain why the Terminator franchise is still around since it hasn’t been good since 1993. This...
Review: ‘Terminator Zero’ Takes The Franchise Back To Its Horror Roots
It takes an effort to remember this now, but the Terminator franchise used to be pretty serious. There are two legitimate classics in that canon...
Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Gives Mr. Wilford A Spotlight In Season 4, Episode 6
I wouldn’t say that “Bell the Cat” is entirely Mr. Wilford-centric, but it’s close enough. Episode 6 splits its focus more than any prior installment...
‘The Tyrant’ Doesn’t Need Season 2 To Explore The Story Further
The Tyrant was billed as a limited series, so it’s unlikely that Hulu/Disney+ will be renewing it for Season 2. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean the...
‘The Union’ Surprisingly Works – Not Just Because Of Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry
I know what you are thinking. I’m a critic, so I’m going to predictably pan The Union as a trashy popcorn movie as part of...
Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4, Episode 5 Says Goodbye To A Key Character
Things are starting to heat up in Snowpiercer Season 4, though perhaps that isn’t exactly the right word given at the end of Episode 5 a major...
Breaking Down the Ending of ‘The Tyrant’ And Its Connection To ‘The Witch’
The Tyrant is aggressively complex for a show with a relatively simple story, and the ending of its brief four-episode first season contains almost all...
Review: ‘The Tyrant’ Is Dark In More Ways Than One
Netflix’s dominance in the K-Drama streaming market may never be challenged, and despite Hulu and Disney+ (through its international Star banner) having a good go...
Recap: Big Alice Catches Up to ‘Snowpiercer’ In Season 4, Episode 4
I don’t know about anyone else, but I expected it might take an episode or two for Big Alice to catch up to Snowpiercer. Lo...
Review: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck’s Chemistry Elevates ‘The Instigators’
There isn’t much to The Instigators. It’s a surface-level crime caper with a forgettable plot, few big moments, and largely one-note characters. And yet I...