Road to The Predator
Film #4: The Predator

The Predator dabbles in equal parts hilarity and stupidity, and that’s about the best and worst I can say for the film.

Out of all the sequels, I’d have to say this comes closest to capturing the tongue-in-cheek 80s cheese of the original without ever quite reaching Arnie’s macho heights. Shane Black certainly infuses this world with more than enough of his trademark raunchy quips, adding greater levity and flippancy to the…

While not as abysmally horrendous as some reviews would have you believe, Mile 22 is nevertheless a dull, muddled affair hampered with relentlessly fast-paced editing and an over-the-top approach to plot and character that leaves viewers more exhausted than excited.

While Peter Berg has delivered some decently engaging efforts in recent years with the likes of Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, and Patriots Day, Mile 22 displays none of the comparative dramaric restraint or emotional touch of those films and rather…

Visually sumptuous yet narratively stilted, Alpha is an enchanting treat for the eyes that nevertheless lacks the depth and gravitas to engage beyond the surface level.

The film’s greatest strengths lie in the assured, beautiful direction from Albert Hughes and the breathtaking cinematography of Martin Gschlacht. Hughes manages to directly transport viewers into the barren lands of Europe (albeit, 20,000 years ago) with the appropriate scale and scope, which was truly exemplified with my IMAX 3D viewing. While the CGI isn’t…

The Meg is a big, loud, lumbering beast of a movie that certainly lacks in intelligence and novelty, but is able to (mostly) atone for these deficiencies in sheer dumb fun entertainment value.

Although there is an expected lack of character development (aside from a fairly engaging arc for Statham’s protagonist Jonas), most of the actors bring a certain sense of personality to their roles that add to the liveliness of the proceedings. The aforementioned Statham perfectly balances his rugged…