Plot: Boy is a mayhem machine who’s been training to assassinate the bloodthirsty Hilda Van Der Koy and avenge his family’s murder; guided by his sister’s mischievous spirit, Boy uncovers one stunning revelation after another as he barrels toward Hilda. This film was Mixbag. Pros: It’s succeeded trending dark comedy, humour with the action. By …
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Plot: So, when his past and debts start to catch up with him, A high stakes gambler laying low encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. This film was good. Pros: I like the setting & feel of Macau & Hong Kong. It was simple and well balanced. Colin …
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Plot: Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. However, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentments soon emerge when Theo’s career nosedives and Ivy’s own ambitions take off. The Roses was great. Pros: Benedict Cumberbatch & Olivia Colman were amazing as picture-perfect couple. I like …
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Plot: A man joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by “hunters” hired to kill them. This remake was reality good. Pros: I like its action and its theme of corporate government control, wealth and healthcare inequality, citizens turning on each other and surveillance. It does …
The plot: When a powerful music mogul is targeted by a ransom plot, he is forced to fight for his family and legacy while jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. The film was okay. Pros: It did stay inconsistent into its main storyline involved a kidnapped. Denzel Washington was very good as the lead. …
The plot: Charlie, the fiercely independent owner of an all-female mechanic shop, is forced to re-evaluate her future when a flashy corporate competitor moves in across the street. Seeking comfort, she turns to an anonymous online confidant, unaware she’s confiding in Beau, the very rival who’s threatening her business. This film was rubbish. Pros: …
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Plot: An 18-year-old girl named Noah moves from America to London with her mother and wealthy stepfather. She meets her stepbrother, and an attraction brews despite their efforts. Unaware, her estranged father tracks her down after release from prison. This remade was Pretty Good. Pros: I like the plot that brings something different to the …
Plot: Two highly-trained operatives are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from a mysterious evil that lurks within. They work together to keep the secret in the gorge. This film was really good. Pros: This film delivers on its dark romantic tale …
The plot: A woman’s search for her long-lost sister becomes an obsession when she realizes a demon from their childhood may have been real, not imaginary. This film was fine. Pros: I give credit for Chris Struckman who was able to see his passion project come true on screen. I was impressed how this film …
Plot: Cast out from its clan, an alien hunter and an unlikely ally embark on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary. This new predator film was good. Pros: It manged to deliver most of the badassery action spells under the PG-13 Rating. How the opening helped sets up the movie in a …
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