An exceptionally well put together thriller! A Government Treasury Director hunts down a mysterious hitman known only as The Accountant, who has worked for numerous dangerous groups and mafia across the world to cover up their financial dealings. Ben Affleck is certainly good at picking his roles. From Gone Girl to Argo, he often plays…
Review: Doctor Strange
One wonders why Marvel, of all franchises, is in a rush? Super surgeon Doctor Stephen Strange has his towering ego dashed to the ground when he is in a terrible car accident that ruins both of his hands. Seeking any medical aid to restore his fame and fortune, Strange is directed to the mystical Ancient…
Banter: A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur’s Court
I like the Transformer movies from Michael Bay… Okay, not the second one so much… Or the rampant product placement in the fourth one… But I like them; there are genuinely worse films out there, and honestly despite where the series went, the first film (just try to deny it) revitalized the franchise and brought in…
Review: Westworld (1973)
With the new HBO television series Westworld coming to our screens now, I really wanted to return to the original that inspired it, Michael Crichton’s own written and directed Westworld feature from 1973. I haven’t watched this film in years, maybe even fifteen years, but I always remember it fondly. Fondly enough that in hearing…
Review: The Girl on the Train
A taut, grim thriller with plenty of twists and turns and great characters. An alcoholic ex-wife takes a train ride daily that passes by her old house. When she sees something unusual happening in one of the next door houses during one particular trip, she starts to investigate. But when secrets and relationships become entangled,…
Double Review: Troll
So, with Dreamworks’ Trolls coming out this week, and in the spirit of October, I figured I would watch these famous films also called Troll. I mean… Trolls is a sequel to these right? Like Aliens is to Alien? Right? Right? Nah, I am just trolling. Troll (1986) The infamous eighties fantasy film, perhaps benefited…
Triple Review: The Magnificent Seven
We got ourselves a little Mexican Standoff! This is a Remake Rumble Review with a difference. While some are quick off the mark to argue the 2016’s Magnificent Seven as a worthy remake, touting their knowledge that the original was a remake too (le gasp!) I am happy to say that I had seen both…
Review: The Girl with All the Gifts
A grim, post-apocalyptic take on the zombie movie, and a very solid entry in the genre! The world is ending. Tiny pockets of civilization battle for survival against hordes of rabid humans driven mad by a fungal pathogen, and yet one facility believes it has a cure to the outbreak. Melanie is one of several…
Review: Don’t Breathe
A tense, well executed horror/thriller that demands your attention. Three thieves are informed that over $300,000 cash resides in the home of a blind war veteran living in an abandoned neighbourhood. But in deciding to rob him quickly goes sideways upon entering the house, and they find themselves hunted. Don’t Breathe is an excellent little…
Review: Kubo and the Two Strings
Ahhh. That nice feeling of watching something original. Kubo is a young son of a warrior who is maimed as a baby by The Moon King and is raised by his mother as a storyteller. Now older he lives in isolation, with his injured mother, hiding from the Moon King’s servants who wish to take…