If Indiana Jones and Mad Max had a cinematic offspring, it's surely the fantastic SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE. The leanest, coolest and funniest action thriller I've seen since the first film "Sisu" three years ago, it's a tribute to great action film making with a heavy dose of Coyote/Roadrunner mayhem. Our silent hero Aatami is back, perfectly played once again by Jorma Tomilla. It's 1946 and WWII is over. Aatami lost his wife and children to a Soviet madman in the war and he be

The last two Predator films from Dan Trachtenberg have been imaginative, thrilling fresh takes that breathed real life into the series. So what in the hell happened with the silly, soft, Disneyfied and stupid PREDATOR: BADLANDS ? This is the "Return of the Jedi" of the canon. It's so touch feely that I kept waiting for the Ewoks to show up and really put in the toilet. Oh wait, yep, there it is, a little baby creature that comes along for the adventure! Whoopeeee! Schwarzeneg

Recovering from its lackluster second entry nearly 10 years ago NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON'T sparks some enjoyable, if a bit too familiar, magic. The great news is that the final caper is a hell of a lot of fun and genuinely surprised me. We meet a trio of young illusionist street hustlers who have connected to the 4 Horsemen's mission of taking money from bad hombres. Dominic Sessa, who was SO damn good in his first role in "The Holdovers" a couple holiday seasons ago, is

22 years after the original, I don't think anyone expected PSYCHO II to be as good as it is. The film opens with Norman Bates at his release hearing. Anthony Perkins is excellent, recreating his classic character down to the smallest tic and every corner of that awkward smile. Norman seems better, but Lila Loomis (again portrayed by a very game Vera Miles) remembers the murder of her sister in the shower ALL too well and is loudly telling anyone that will listen that they

BLACK PHONE 2 is that rarity, a sequel that's just as bloody good fun as the original. Even better, its been amped up with a snowbound Friday the 13th/Nightmare on Elm Street 70's/80's vibe that haunts. The film assumes (as will I for this review) that you've seen the first film, which surprised me at four years ago with its original vibes and Ethan Hawke's lethal turn as a serial killer. Finn (Mason Thames) is now 17 and suffering from all the PTSD of being held by Hawke's

As a jaw dropping visual spectacle that stretches the borders of an IMAX 3D screen, TRON: ARES is a loud, thrilling success. A flawless Nine Inch Nails wall-to-wall soundtrack blasts you through your seat, pounding alongside the rumbling of massive ships and best ever lightcycle chases. But this is no Tron Legacy. Devoid of the bigger, more thoughtful philosophy of Joseph Kosinski's 2010 film (the best of the series by any measure), ARES positions itself as pure popcorn fluf

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As a very casual observer of the series, I was surprised how much I enjoyed the new film KARATE KID: LEGENDS . When I say casual viewer,...

Tom Cruise and company have saved the best for last, delivering an epic, funny and dramatic finale that might be the best IMAX showcase...

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Like most of the victims in the funny, inventive, gory and hugely enjoyable new sequel FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES , I never saw it...

Nine years after the original surprised me with its quirky combination of math and firepower, Ben Affleck is back as Christian Wolff in...

The creators of APARTMENT 7A have created an interesting prequel to the 1968 classic "Rosemary's Baby", but they've had a devil of a...

The best ensemble Marvel film since "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3", THUNDERBOLTS* brings adventure & laughs back to kickoff Summer...

While it's certainly not the Marvel mess that "Eternals" and "The Marvels" were, CAPTAIN AMERICA BRAVE NEW WORLD pales in comparison to...

2018's "Den of Thieves" was a jaw dropper when I saw it in the theater. It blew me away with its thrilling twists and explosive mix of...

Ridley Scott delivers historical spectacle on a thrilling, grand scale in GLADIATOR II , but its an incredible cast led by Denzel...