Action Movies

Sep
07
Composite image: in Aliens, Ripley, armed with flamethrower, steps out of an elevator into an alien hive. In Alien: Romulus, protagonist Rain does the same fucking thing.

Alien: Romulus: The Cinemorph

The first Disney-produced Alien film cares more about referencing the original movies than it does actual originality.
12 min read
Jul
04
Summer Solstice Screentime

Summer Solstice Screentime

I saw I Saw the TV Glow, finally, among other films in late June.
8 min read
Apr
19
Civil War: What We've Got Here is Failure to Communicate

Civil War: What We've Got Here is Failure to Communicate

Alex Garland's vivid portrait of a war-torn America imagines how much worse things could get, but is that enough?
8 min read
Apr
12
A Mayan chieftain,stands high above a crowd of his people, arms aloft. In the distance stand multiple pyramids.

Apocalypto: Tell-Tale Eclipse of the Heart

Mel Gibson's Mayan bloodbath is probably evil, but it is also unstoppably watchable.
8 min read
Mar
22
Final Fantasy Rewind: The Ultima Flavor Experience

Final Fantasy Rewind: The Ultima Flavor Experience

Against all odds, a piece of Final Fantasy XV side content is the best adaptation the JRPG series has had yet.
7 min read
Mar
14
Final Fantasy Rewind: Dilly Dally Shill

Final Fantasy Rewind: Dilly Dally Shill

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children remains a travesty of its source material, and thus can be seen as a prototype for modern IP-driven pop culture.
6 min read
Feb
12
Argylle: The Bigger the Spy, the Bigger the 'Why'

Argylle: The Bigger the Spy, the Bigger the 'Why'

The Matthew Vaughan spy movie's ungainly, self-satisfied approach to action and comedy makes it a slog to sit through.
7 min read