As Tears Go By
A Hong Kong gangster (Andy Lau) goes to great lengths to protect his protégé “Mr Fish Balls” (Jacky Cheung) from Hong Kong loan shark Tony (Alex Man) – that’s right, […]
Tag Archives: action
Nobody
From the makers of John Wick, in which Keanu Reeves murdered a bunch of people for killing his dog, comes Nobody, in which Bob Odenkirk murders a bunch of people […]
The Villainess
As far as opening action sequences go, South Korean actioner The Villainess might just have the best: a first-person, single-take fight through corridors packed with scores of assailants, like Oldboy meets […]
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Dame Angelina Jolie (that still sounds weird) plays a shit-talking, risk-taking smokejumper (ie. a parachuting firefighter) in Taylor Sheridan’s latest thriller. We can continue to count on Sheridan to deliver […]
Godzilla vs. Kong
This century’s tallest franchise comes roaring to a halt with Godzilla vs. Kong, the long-mooted monster mashup where stupidity clashes with inevitability. Five years after Godzilla: King of the Monsters, […]
Alien vs. Predator
For anyone who saw Godzilla vs. Kong and thought, “I wish this was shorter,” cast your attention back to 2004 sci-fi/action crossover Alien vs. Predator. An archeological team is lured […]
Thunder Force
With evil mutants wreaking havoc on Chicago, two estranged school friends (real life pals Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer) team up to defeat them, with the help of super-strength, invisibility […]
Speed 2: Cruise Control
No longer with her bus-bound boyfriend (Keanu Reeves), Annie Porter (Sandra Bullock) is now dating another man (Jason Patric) who winds up in a similar situation but this time on […]
Resident Evil: Afterlife
As if our collective intelligence wasn’t already being insulted on a daily basis by press conferences about a deadly virus delivered by a shambling humanoid doberman, the Resident Evil franchise is […]
Tron: Legacy
Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) enters vintage videogame Tron in search of father and game creator Kevin (Jeff Bridges) who went missing there in the 80s. He encounters a virtual world […]
