Action
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The Killer (2024)
John Woo’s “The Killer” was a true gamechanger, at least for this critic. The one-two punch of Woo’s 1989 action…
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The Crow
Good movies always have integrity, but not-good movies can have integrity, too. “The Crow,” about a man who is murdered…
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The Union
Director Julian Farino’s “The Union” follows Mike (Mark Wahlberg), a construction worker content with his job, dive bar outings with…
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Jaclpot!
“Jackpot!” is a trashy and repetitive action comedy about greed and bloodlust set in a world full of people who are proud to…
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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
It’s hard to imagine that this summer will see a better crowd-pleaser than “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In,” a…
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Duchess
In the wake of Quentin Tarantino’s ascendance to his pop culture throne in the ‘90s, dozens of imitators tried to mimic…
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Borderlands
I have spent hundreds of hours in the worlds of Gearbox Software and 2K Games’ “Borderlands,” enraptured by its addictive…
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The Instigators
I didn’t think Doug Liman could deliver a worse film than “Road House,” the plastic, overwrought remake of the 1980s…
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Rebel Moon – Director’s Cuts
Your investment in Zack Snyder’s creative vision will likely determine how badly you need to see the R-rated director’s cut…
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Hundreds of Beavers
“Hundreds of Beavers,” a boldly bizarre, nearly silent slapstick comedy about a 19th-century trapper doing battle with nature, exceeds expectations…
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