Action-Adventure

Pennyworth season 2, episode 8 recap – “The Hangman’s Noose”

March 28 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 8, “The Hangman’s Noose”, contains spoilers. “The Hangman’s Noose” is a classic transitional episode, the kind of thing...

Pennyworth season 2, episode 7 recap – “The Bloody Mary”

March 22 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 7, “The Bloody Mary”, contains spoilers. “The Bloody Mary” is a classic will-they-won’t-they episode, but not about a...

Pennyworth season 2, episode 6 recap – “The Rose and Thorn”

March 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 6, “The Rose and Thorn”, contains spoilers. If there’s an overarching theme in this season of Pennyworth, it’s...

Pennyworth season 2, episode 5 recap – “The Bleeding Heart”

March 8 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 5, “The Bleeding Heart”, contains spoilers. Throughout its first season, it was easy to forget that Pennyworth was...

Boss Level ending explained – does Frank Grillo prevent the world from ending?

March 5 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Boss Level is probably my favorite movie of the year – it’s certainly the most fun I’ve had in a good while, and thanks largely...

Boss Level review – a time-loop actioner that totally works

March 5 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Boss Level is the most fun I’ve had with a movie in ages. Joe Carnahan has taken the played-out Groundhog Day time-loop gimmick and imbued...

Sentinelle (2021) Review – A Thematic Revenge Thriller That Needs More Script

March 5 2021, by Daniel Hart

Near the start of the film, it describes “Operation Sentinelle” — a group of soldiers serving as an anti-terrorist guard in various locations in France;...

Chaos Walking review – exposition in the not-too-distant future

March 4 2021, by M.N. Miller

I’m not sure if you can call Chaos Walking new exactly. The original adaptation is from a book called The Knife of Never Letting Go,...

Bigfoot Family Review – Stellar Animation Gets Lost in the Wilderness

February 26 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

To its credit, Bigfoot Family accomplishes something many films in its genre don’t by appealing to both the kids and the long-suffering adults who have...

Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 6 recap – the ending explained

February 19 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 6, “Chapter 6”, contains spoilers. It also discusses the Tribes of Europa ending. You can check...

Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 5 recap – “Chapter 5”

February 19 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 5, “Chapter 5”, contains spoilers. You can check out our spoiler-free season review by clicking these words....

Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 4 recap – “Chapter 4”

February 19 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 4, “Chapter 4”, contains spoilers. You can check out our spoiler-free season review by clicking these...

Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 3 recap – “Chapter 3”

February 19 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 3, “Chapter 3”, contains spoilers. You can check out our spoiler-free season review by clicking these...

Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 2 recap – “Chapter 2”

February 19 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 2, “Chapter 2”, contains spoilers. You can check out our spoiler-free season review by clicking these...

Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 1 recap – “Chapter 1”

February 19 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Tribes of Europa season 1, episode 1, “Chapter 1”, contains spoilers. You can read out spoiler-free season review by clicking these words....

Tribes of Europa review – solid sci-fi that’s over too quickly

February 18 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Tribes of Europa is spoiler-free. With the way things are going currently, I wouldn’t be surprised if humanity’s downfall is closer than...

Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie review – another bland adventure

February 16 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

If you watched Netflix’s previous interactive series starring Bear Grylls, You vs. Wild, you’ll have seen virtually everything that the new Animals on the Loose: A You...

Space Sweepers – the ending explained

February 5 2021, by Daniel Hart

This article discusses the ending of Netflix Korean film Space Sweepers, so it will contain major spoilers.  If you reached the end of this engaging...

Space Sweepers review – a space-action adventure that’s a whole lot of fun

February 5 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of Korean Netflix film Space Sweepers contains no spoilers. The action-adventure was released on the streaming service on Feb 5, 2021. Netflix is...

Finding ‘Ohana review – a safe and far too long family adventure picture

January 29 2021, by M.N. Miller

I recognize sometimes film criticism may get caught up in an overall level of keeping standards high to keep the medium as an art form....