Action
Action
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
A decent story carried by some of the best action in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Protege
This slick, high quality action thriller offers superb fight scenes and solid character work, but occasionally feels a bit too much like a John Wick clone.
Jungle Cruise
An attempt to capture the magic of pulp adventure movies of the past that instead creates something tragically soulless and derivative.
Conan the Barbarian
Pulp fantasy nonsense.
Bumblebee
As a movie, it’s pretty fun. Compared to its franchise peers, it’s practically a work of art.
Red Dawn
An inventive idea squandered by a muddied execution and poor acting.
The Bodyguard
Great songs, solid premise, disappointing everything else.
Taking of the Pelham One Two Three
A decent crime thriller that isn’t likely to blow any modern viewer away but is still a reasonably compelling few hours of entertainment
The General
Physical comedy aplenty compensates for this silent era film’s weaker story, goofy effects, and general lack of polish relative to modern filmmaking.
Bonnie and Clyde
An uneven movie whose lack of polish in storytelling and cinematography is likely a result of originating much of the modern narrative and cinematic techniques it employs.
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
Forty years and nine movies worth of built up expectations ends in a hot mess.
Total Recall
This sci-fi cult classic’s imaginative and mind-bending story does a lot to offset or otherwise justify its wilder directorial choices.