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Most Dangerous Game

Creators Scott Elder, Josh Harmon & Nick Santora Starring Liam Hemsworth & Christoph Waltz Rated R Score 3.5/6 Desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life, Dodge Tynes accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he’s not the hunter –…

Jolt

Director Tanya Wexler Starring Kate Beckinsale, Jai Courtney & Stanley Tucci Rated MA Score 6/6 A bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. Jolt is one of those movies I can’t help but…

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Director James Gunn Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel,Bradley Cooper Rated M Score 3/6 Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own – a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not…

Highlander: The Final Dimension

Director Andrew Morahan Starring Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Kara Unger Rated MA Score 3/6 Deceived that he had won the Prize, Connor MacLeod awakens from a peaceful life when an entombed immortal magician comes seeking the Highlander. For those of you playing along at home and just might not have realised there are…

Blade of the 47 Ronin

Director Ron Yuan Starring Anna Akana, Mark Dacascos, Teresa Ting, Dustin Nguyen, Mike Moh, Chris Pang Rated MA Score 0/6 Ancient Japanese Ronin warriors set 300 years after 47 Ronin, in a modern-day world where Samurai clans exist in complete secrecy. For those of you playing along at home Blade of the 47 Ronin is…

The Old Way

Director Brett Donowho Starring Nicolas Cage, Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Le Gros, Ryan Kiera Armstrong Rated MA Score 4/6 An old gunslinger and his daughter must face the consequences of his past, when the son of a man he murdered years ago arrives to take his revenge. For those of you who might be interested, from…

John Wick Chapter 4

Director Chad Stahelski Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne & George Georgiou Rated MA Score 5/6 John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes. Going…

R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned

Director Paul Leyden Starring Jeffrey Donovan, Rachel Adedeji & Penelope Mitchell Rated M Score 1/6 Recruited by the R.I.P.D., a resurrected sheriff returns to Earth to save humanity from a gateway to hell. A certain amount of mental gymnastics is required with R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned because it is a prequel/reboot and doesn’t…

Wargames

Director John Badham Starring Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy & John Wood Rated PG Score 6/6 A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III. First things first, when i sat down to watch WarGames, Ally Sheedy’s line about 41 being…

In Pursuit of Honor

Director Ken Olin Starring Don Johnson, Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar Rated M Score 3.5/6 In 1932, a modernizing U.S. Army orders the Cavalry to destroy its horses but some  sympathetic cavalrymen, defying orders, steal the horses in order to save them from destruction, to the dismay of the top Army-brass. The movie is not actually…