Movie Reviews

Mission Impossible: Fallout

Director Christopher McQuarrie Starring Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames & Vanessa Kirby Rated M Score 4.5/6 Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. Following the 6 mission impossible movies has required a similar investment of time that is necessary with the marvel…

L’ascension aka The Climb

Director Ludovic Bernard Starring Ahmed Sylla, Alice Belaïdi, Kévin Razy Rated M Score 5/6 A young man from the suburbs with no mountaineering experience decides to climb Mt Everest to show a woman he’d do anything for her. For those of you who might be interested L’ascension is the first fictional film to be shot…

Rampage

Director Brad Peyton Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman Rated M Score 3/6 When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago. I did not catch this one when it had its run at the cinema though for the record…

Wing Commander

Director Chris Roberts Staring Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows Rated PG Score 2/6 Our Wing Commander Review from 2013 In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the felinoid Kilrathi Empire. After destroying a Terran base, the Kilrathi have seized a NAVCOM unit with the hyperspace jump coordinates to Earth.…

The Equalizer 2

Director Antoine Fuqua Starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders Rated MA Score 4/6 The Equalizer Review Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves? This is the first-time director Antoine Fuqua has directed a sequel to one of his…

Renegades

Director Steven Quale Starring J.K. Simmons, Sullivan Stapleton, Charlie Bewley Rated M Score 3/6 A team of Navy SEALs discover an underwater treasure in a Bosnian lake. The last movie that I watched that was directed by Steven Quale Into the Storm wasn’t the best of movies, I suppose I was bound to come back…

That’s Not My Dog!

Director Dean Murphy Starring Shane Jacobson, Paul Hogan, Michala Banas, Jimeoin, Fiona O’Loughlin Rated M Score 6/6 The invite that goes out is clear. Don’t bring meat. We’ll provide the beer. Just come armed with nothing but the funniest jokes you’ve ever heard. Shane will take care of the rest. It’ll be a night of…

The Odd Angry Shot

Director Tom Jeffrey Starring Graham Kennedy, John Hargreaves, John Jarratt Rated M Score 5/6 (This movie said a lot but needed a bigger budget) A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids…

47 Metres Down

Director Johannes Roberts Starring Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Matthew Modine Rated M Score 3/6 Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive. The only reason I was…

Pandemic

Director John Suits Starring Rachel Nichols, Alfie Allen, Missi Pyle Rated MA Score 0/6 A virus of epic proportions has overtaken the planet. There are more infected than uninfected, and humanity is losing its grip on survival. Its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren is a doctor, who, after…