Posts tagged action
'The Lost Bus' Review: Horror and Heroics are Balanced in an All Too Timely True Story [TIFF 25]

While ‘The Lost Bus’ follows the 2018 Northern California Camp Fire, the prevalence and recency of what seems to be an evermore common occurrence of mass wildfires in California makes the timely release of this project all the more topical. 

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'Fight or Flight' Review: Josh Hartnett Keeps Plane Thriller Just Above Ground

Josh Hartnett fueled widespread conversation last year with his performance in the M. Night Shyamalan thriller ‘Trap. So, following a polarizing performance such as that one, what is an actor to do next? Star in the B-movie action thriller ‘Fight or Flight’ and dye your hair blonde.

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'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' Review: A Cinematic Clinic in Blood, Sweat, and Gasoline

George Miller doesn’t quite return with a vengeance in ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ - rather, he brings a seasoned sense of detail and management. The Mad Max franchise has become well known for an exasperated brand of freneticism and unbridled energy rarely captured in blockbuster action cinema as it stands today, and ‘Furiosa’ remains consistent within that.

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'Argylle' Review: Stumbling Spy Thriller Misses The Mark

Argylle desperately wants to be a crowd pleaser as it attempts to convince the masses of Matthew Vaughn’s brand of kinetic action and whiplash-style storytelling. Yet falls far behind all his previous work in all manners of deliverance, struggling to succeed on any of the same levels as the best of his work.

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