Action Movie #137 2021: Quantum of Solace (2008) 24 May 202119 May 2021 Remember when I watched Casino Royale? Don't worry, neither do I. And it's probably because I watched it last June. It was the only Bond movie I'd seen before this…
Action… Movie #133 2021: Collateral (2004) 20 May 202118 May 2021 Michael Mann. Tom Cruise. Jamie Foxx. Action movie. That was the extent of my motive for watching this movie. Was it on a single one of my watch lists? No.…
Action… Movie #132 2021: Annihilation (2018) 19 May 202119 May 2021 Did I intentionally watch two high-concept science fiction movies one after the other? Nope. Do I regret it? When they're as gorgeously horrific as Annihilation is, not for one damn…
Action… Movie #125 2021: Taken (2008) 12 May 20214 May 2021 Taken feels like one of those movies that every human of my generation has seen. Well guess what? Not me. What a surprise. So many people have seen this movie…
Action… Movie #123 2021: Point Break (1991) 10 May 20213 May 2021 Surfing and undercover FBI agents? Count me the fuck in. Point Break is almost a cult favourite at this point, and was directed by Kathryn Bigelow way before she made…
Action… Movie #121 2021: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) 8 May 20212 May 2021 Back to the DCEU now, in which I take on one of the most disliked DC movies: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Although let’s be honest, most of the…
Action… Movie #115 2021: Man of Steel (2013) 2 May 202124 Apr 2021 After the huge kerfuffle and outpouring of fan support for Zack Snyder’s Justice League recently, it was only a matter of time before I jumped on the DC bandwagon. I’ll…
Action… Movie #114 2021: Spies in Disguise (2019) 1 May 202122 Apr 2021 Spies in Disguise is one of the last new releases I remember being in cinemas before anyone knew what the hell ‘Coronavirus’ meant. How sad is that? After actually watching…
Action… Movie #110 2021: In the Line of Fire (1993) 27 Apr 202115 Apr 2021 I’m not gonna lie to you here: I completely forgot I’d even watched In the Line of Fire. Safe to say, it’s not exactly the most memorable movie despite there…
Action… Movie #107 2021: Super (2010) 24 Apr 202111 Apr 2021 A superhero comedy movie with Dwight Schrute as the lead? Sounds ideal. Spoiler alert: it is far from it. Yes, I just finished my first ever full run through of The…
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