“Bullet Train” is a fast-moving, action-packed, darkly cynical romp along the rails with assassins, trouble-makers, and one mean conductor. The Japanese high-speed rail is the place for an all-out brawl, and a comedy of errors. It is superbly absurd, as suitcases get swapped, hit-men get hurt (and worse) and the general chaos extends past the end of the line. All Aboard! Read more
Directed by: Julius Avery
Written by: Bragi F. Schut
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Javon “Wanna” Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco, Moises Arias
Genres: Action, Thriller
Rated: PG-13 for strong violence and strong language
Producers: Sylvester Stallone, p.g.a., Braden Aftergood, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Bragi F. Schut, David Kern, Adam Rosenberg, Guy Riedel
I’m starting this review with a bit of trivia. This film had a $200 million budget, making it the most expensive Netflix original movie ever made.
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Not only does “Memory” feel just like every other Liam Neeson action/thriller ever made, but it sounds like them, too. Lines such as, “We all have to die sometimes; what’s important is what you do before you go,” have been uttered in films previously. There are others, but that one really stood out.
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Directed by: Taika Waititi
Written by: Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Starring: Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Matt Damon, Russell Crowe
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
“The Bad Guys” is an animated comedy that takes the crazy vibe of Looney Tunes and brings it into a world of “Ocean’s Eleven”. They are a team of animal characters who run elaborate heists on all sorts of unsuspecting people in all sorts of places. Based on a children’s book of the same name, in which the team’s leader decides to change from being Bad to instead being Good. That goes against the motto of the team: “Go Bad or Go Home”.
Directed by: Angus MacLane
Written by: Pete Docter
Starring: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Taika Waititi, Uzo Aduba
Genres: Animation, Action, Adventure
THE MOST INTENSE FILM TRAINING EVER…
GO BEHIND THE SCENES TO SEE THE ACTION COME TO LIFE IN THE PILOT TRAINING FEATURETTE
