Summary Ninja Assassin is a 2009 action-thriller film that combines modern-day revenge with martial arts mayhem. Directed by James McTeigue and produced by The Matrix’s Wachowskis, the film explores the secretive world of ninja clans and the art of assassination that dates back centuries. Viacom offered “stylized violence” and “fast-paced action” while attempting to give […]
Synopsis The last film in the Divergent series, Allegiant, premiered in 2016. Putting science fiction aside, the film is based off a novel of the same name written by Veronica Roth. The film was directed by Robert Schwentke and takes the protagonist Tris Prior and her friends outside the walls of Chicago in search for
Synopsis Directed by Collin Schiffli, Die in a Gunfight is a romantic action-crime film that has been released in the year 2021. The film aims to reinterpret the Shakespearean classic Romeo and Juliet in the form of an archetype, modern dystopian satire that mixes romance with violence. Family feuds, tabloid culture, and existential nihilism form
The Sleepover, an action-comedy along with family drama, was released in 2020 on Netflix and it was directed by Trish Sie with Sarah Rothschild as the writer for the screenplay. The plot features a mix of boring backyard children’s comedy and spy-thrillers that is intended to amuse children as well as their parents. The fast-paced
Summary The Do-Over is an action-comedy film from 2016 that Sandler produced under his Happy Madison Productions brand, and which Netflix commissioned. This time Netflix features Adam Sandler and David Spade in a buddy comedy film that juxtaposes absurd humor with unexpected emotional undercurrents and an element of mystery. The film revolves around two middle-aged
Summary: In the year 2045, the world is filled with poverty, overpopulation, and rampant environmental destruction. To avoid the harsh realities of life, people escape into the OASIS, a massive virtual reality universe. Wade Watts, is an orphaned teenager living in the Stacks. He spends his time in the OASIS where he takes on the
Synopsis Vicky Jewson’s 2019 British action thriller, Close, is inspired by the life of one of the world’s leading female bodyguards, Jacquie Davis. Like other bodyguard-centered films, Close depicts an emotionally charged and fast-paced story around a woman leading a traditionally male-centered occupation. Close explores the all-encompassing struggle to survive, to trust, and to empower,
Summary Extinction is a 2018 Sci-Fi thriller film directed by Ben Young, who is known for his work on Hounds of Love. The film covers the peculiar and eerie journey of Peter, an engineer who suffers from nightmares of an alien invasion. In his nightmarish dreams, he witnesses apocalyptic realities where he struggles to defend
Synopsis Oblivion, a 2013 release, is a science fiction film that features Tom Cruise in the lead role and is based on an unpublished graphic novel of the same name co-created by Joseph Kosinski. It integrates elemental plotlines around memory and the rural life of a human being with striking visuals for a mind-blowing experience,
Synopsis The film I will review today is Carter, a 2022 South Korean action-thriller film by Jung Byung-gil. It is a bold and adrenaline-infused cinematic experiment that blends non-stop action with a bolder approach to story delivery. In the not-too-distant future, a devastating virus wreaks havoc across the world. This serves as the backdrop for
