Movie Review: John Wick Meets John Le Carre in Defused ‘Atomic Blonde’
This Cold War action-thriller features a tangled mess of a plot that gets in the way of any spy games fun
August 4, 2017
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This Cold War action-thriller features a tangled mess of a plot that gets in the way of any spy games fun
With a dearth of innovation at the multiplex, here’s a blockbuster overflowing with creativity. Unfortunately, it’s destined to be one of 2017’s biggest bombs
This wackadoodle sequel goes light on the Hasbro toy robot action and heavy on the centuries-spanning Arthurian legend backstory
This King Kong reboot has so much fun delivering monster movie thrills it forgets to tell a meaningful story
The Cloverfield connection is a stretch, but this nifty little thriller delivers on its own terms
Love the Coopers is about a clan of curmudgeons so down-in-the-dumps that no amount of holiday cheer could bring a smile to their faces
Transformers: Age of Extinction, director Michael Bay’s fourth foray into robots-in-disguise franchise, has delivered the goods
The Monuments Men tells the story of a handful of men who recovered artwork stolen by Nazis during WWII and their wartime efforts
Beautifully shot and with an outstanding soundtrack, Inside Llewyn Davis ranks among the Coen Brothers’ greatest films.
The Internship isn’t very good, but it’s so darn eager to please that it becomes almost impossible to dislike
The Hangover Part III opens with a showstopper that sets the tone for the rest of the film, but then dissolves into the usual
Robert Zemeckis’ Flight effortlessly mixes genres and styles in its story of an alcohol and drug-addicted airline pilot
Argo is an incredible story, told with lean efficiency and expert craftsmanship, which is mighty good enough
A gorgeously-animated stop-motion feature, Paranorman makes up for a leisurely pace with its beautiful hand-crafted feel
The Artist – a (mostly) silent film set during the dawn of the sound era in Hollywood – took the 2011 awards season by storm
P.J. Hogan’s Confessions of a Shopaholic is about as good as one could reasonably expect
Speed Racer, an anime adaptation from the directors of The Matrix, is a dazzling, breathless, ultimately exhausting experience
Evan Almighty doubled the budget of its predecessor while replacing stars Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston with Steve Carell and Lauren Graham