MI:8 – Final Reckoning is a Mission Misfire

MI:8 – Final Reckoning is a Mission Misfire

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning ★ ★ Not even Tom Cruise, recently dubbed the last great action movie star, can save this film from itself. The previous mission, Dead Reckoning, masterfully set us up with what promised to be a win-at-all-costs, battle...
Hurry Up Tomorrow Tries to Get Deep – But Drowns

Hurry Up Tomorrow Tries to Get Deep – But Drowns

Hurry Up Tomorrow ★ ½ Hurry Up Tomorrow is 1 hour and 40 minutes of “what the hell did I just watch?” It’s confusing and disjointed – so lost in its style-over-substance that any semblance of story is washed away by quick-cut, fast panning cinematography. It feels...
Final Destination: Bloodlines Finds Life in Death

Final Destination: Bloodlines Finds Life in Death

Final Destination: Bloodlines ★ ★ ★ ½ Final Destination: Bloodlines has no business being as good as it is. It’s the 6th in a series of films that started in 2000 and rarely rose past mediocrity. They were still moderately entertaining, campy horror where characters...