Tag: mark strong

Cruella is a cynical delight that overcomes a ridiculous premise by nailing its tone from the outset to make a villain an actual hero.

Treating Sherlock Holmes as an intellectual action hero, the modern take is clever and carries a great villain, but it's overstuffed.

Magic Man Shazam doesn’t have a secret lair; he doesn’t have a permanent home, either. So, Shazam visits a real estate agent to see if they have anything, say, …

More like the spy was a catcher, but still “You’re an unusual man, Mr. Berg,” says Jeff Daniels to a potential American spy, aging Red Sox catcher Moe Berg. …

Mountain Momma Kingsman’s sequel moves from suave, British cool action into a deliriously kooky, inherently phony adult cartoon celebrating casual violence. It works. Golden Circle acts like a Chuck …

Memories of the elephant Spoofing Bond remains in vogue. Paul Fieg did so in Spy, and in pops Brothers Grimsby, which lays into the genre with an additional layer …

Bond – Lots of Bonds Stupendously violent – and a bit perverse – Kingsman comes signed by director Matthew Vaughn. Action scenes could be labeled courageous, maybe whimsical, but …

Blood is dour and uncomfortable, where it should be to trail off into near madness.

In bulk, Punch plants sub characters in their narrative slots, unmoving as sedentary players.