Running Scared (2006)

Running Scared (2006)

[5] I watched this movie several weeks ago and I still don't quite know how to review it. An assault on the senses? Psychotic in tone? Punishingly serendipitous? Insane?... Yes, it's all those things. But it's also a riveting in…
Revenge (1990)

Revenge (1990)

[7] [This review is of the Director's Cut of the film, not the original theatrical release.] Kevin Costner falls in love with his boss's wife and lives to suffer the consequences in this brutal but stylish action/drama from director Tony…
Venom (2018)

Venom (2018)

[7] Tom Hardy stars as an investigative reporter who becomes the unwilling host body for a gloppy alien creature -- named Venom -- that gives him superhuman powers. At first the possession experience is scary, with Venom being very much…
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

[6] There's a certain kind of movie that is really hard to review. This is one of those movies. It's a studio movie, formulaic in structure and unremarkable in substance, but entertaining in laughs and thrills and a great vehicle…
Deep Rising (1998)

Deep Rising (1998)

[5] Modern-day pirates try to rob a cruise ship at sea only to discover that tentacles creatures from the ocean depths have already claimed the ship's crew. Deep Rising is a shake-and-bake assembly of Alien and The Poseidon Adventure that…
Air Force One (1997)

Air Force One (1997)

[6] Harrison Ford stars as the American president in this 'Die Hard on a plane' riff directed by Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, Outbreak). When a team of old Soviet Union terrorists led by Gary Oldman take over Air Force One,…
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

[6] A big-budget studio action-comedy is one of the least likely candidates to catch my attention these days, but a few people insisted Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a cut above the rest. And while the bar is low,…
Outbreak (1995)

Outbreak (1995)

[6] Dustin Hoffman and Renee Russo star as an estranged married couple both working government jobs in the area of infectious disease control. When a fast-acting deadly virus begins spreading in America, the two find themselves working together to control…
The Hunt (2020)

The Hunt (2020)

[6] Elitist liberals hunt and kill redneck conservatives in this satiric take on The Most Dangerous Game. Betty Gilpin heads up the cast as our hunted protagonist (the horror genre's 'final girl', if you will), while two-time Oscar winner Hillary…