‘John Wick’s Scott Adkins Brings the Action, but This Thriller Gets Tripped Up by Its Villain
It doesn't take long to get to the action in Diablo. By the end of the first scene, we've been treated to a well-staged fight where direct-to-video action legend Scott Adkins beats the crap out of two guys who try…
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Netflix’s Sci-Fi Is The Wildest Rom-Com You’ll See This Year With Commentary That Isn’t Entirely On Point
Our Times had overwhelming potential to be a fresh rom-com, but it needed some fine-tuning of the dialogue and the story, as well as better genre signifiers. Our Times follows married physicist couple Nora (Lucero) and Héctor (Benny Ibarra), both…
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A Visceral, If Predictable, Experience
In his latest directorial outing, Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones, The Devil’s Candy) crafts a tense, if formulaic, survival horror film with Dangerous Animals—a grim tale of shark-infested seas, human depravity, and gritty female resilience. With a script by Nick…
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Prime Video’s Action Comedy Has A Simple, Predictable Plot That Is Saved By Its Hilarious Lead Trio
Prime Video’s new action comedy, Deep Cover, has a great high-concept premise, as the Met hires a trio of improv performers to work on undercover sting operations. It goes back to Reservoir Dogs’ assertion that undercover cops have “gotta be…
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Tyler Perry’s New Gritty Crime Drama
Tyler Perry’s latest directorial outing, Straw, is a somber, slow-burning psychological crime drama that lands somewhere between gritty realism and heightened melodrama. With Taraji P. Henson anchoring the film in a raw, heartfelt performance, Perry crafts a story that attempts…
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A Disgruntled Ex-Husband Triggers the Next Wave of Voit’s Network
Editor's note: The followung contains spoilers for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 3 Episode 6The old Voit (Zach Gilford) is making a comeback on Criminal Minds: Evolution. This week's episode picked up right where last week left off, with Voit in…
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A Once and Done Show
Cirque Arcanus was a show that we tried to check out four times during our preview week at Epic Universe and every single time we had to leave after technical issue after technical issue plagued the show but when we…
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This Foster Care-Focused Horror Movie Proves We’ve Learned Nothing From Orphan
Over a decade ago, a psychological horror movie called Orphan rattled audiences when it came to theaters. The film — which focused on a couple who adopt a 9-year-old girl after losing their baby, but comes to find the girl…
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A Spin-Off That Dances to Its Own Deadly Beat
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, directed by Len Wiseman, elegantly pirouettes into the blood-soaked corridors of the John Wick universe with style, precision, and a haunting emotional core. As the fifth installment in the franchise—and the first spin-off…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Monica Barbaro Kill It in a Netflix Spy Comedy That Could Go Even Bigger With Its Action
When FUBAR first dropped in 2023, it signaled a strong return for Arnold Schwarzenegger to his action-comedy background. While he's been excellent in The Terminator franchise, Predator, Total Recall, and a host of action classics, fans also loved him stretching…
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Apple TV+’s Period Drama Is Even Bolder and Bleaker This Time Around
Adaptation in itself is a tricky tightrope to walk. The more shows that are greenlit based on an ongoing series or work, the higher the expectation is for those shows to stick the landing — regardless of whether the source…
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I Wish Samuel L. Jackson’s Show-Stealing Performance Could Have Saved This Generic Western Movie
It's not a surprise that, with a decades-long history, even some of the best Western movies have many similar elements that bleed into one another. While this means some genre tropes are all but expected in these types of films,…
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