Tag: Laurence Fishburne

Wick-ed A sluggish first half then blows up into a head-splattering sequel, not all that different than the first, but with plenty more of it. Assassin John Wick (Keanu …

Pass Chris Pratt’s Jim Preston is lonely. He woke up from hypersleep too soon on an extended journey through space. These are tough times for the technically gifted maintenance …

Dog Days It’s far too easy to lose count of how many people John Wick kills in this sequel. Assume the number doubled from the first, possibly higher when …

Batbore and Superdull Adding 30 minutes to a gratuitous, messy film doesn’t fix anything. The pseudo-observant Batman v Superman still limps through rounds of movie logic like a riper …

A great Laurence Fishburne performance helps this small thriller Laurence Fishburne highlights this slow burning story which alludes to – and even references – Western tropes. Tension is superb, …

Marketing Champion Man of Steel brought Superman into a post-9/11 America, a place where 2006’s Superman Returns was unwilling to go. Old Superman’s symbolic hope and flawless heroism was …

William H. Macy makes a strong musical drama with good tunes for his directorial debut Rudderless is renowned actor William H. Macy’s directorial debut, a musical drama that packs …

Films like The Signal are ultimately 50/50 ventures – only half of the audience will follow along.

Kevin Hart's screechy Ben Barber is a chewed up Eddie Murphy spliced back together with Chris Tucker parts.

Khumba is suitably gorgeous, breathing life into rarely (if ever?) animated Southern Africa landscapes.

... it's classy territory with a cast of Oscar winners following a series of expository science dumps.

Nimrod Antal directs some impressive action sequences, easily the highlight as if the expectation were any different.