***Any spoiler comments will be after the ads*** 5/5 Review of Hunter Killer Surprisingly Suspenseful Summary: The trailer isn’t completely honest about everything in here, but it’s good enough to warrant a look. I was totally expecting Olympus has Fallen and London has Fallen, but it’s more like Enigma Code crossed with Independence Day (sans…
*Relatively spoiler free until after the ads.* Summary: 5-7 strangers end up at a run down hotel along the border of California and Nevada. Over the course of the movie, you get to know them better, but their given profession is probably how you’ll get to know them. There’s the vacuum cleaner sales man, the…
Spoilers possible Summary: A terrorist lost some family in a drone strike and now has a major chip on his shoulder. He’s also an arms dealer, so he can hire a huge army of nameless mercenaries. Typical action flick. You can sort of tell from the cover what you’re in for. Additional Comments:…
Summary: Gant Maker’s distinguished military career comes to a screeching halt when he runs across a race of homicidal aliens called the Vacra. Nobody believes him … until now. With the Vacra back, the military and higher-ups turn to Maker for help. They want to send him to Terminus, a disputed planet beyond the…
Summary: On the surface, a simple case of a worried single mother trying to find her missing friend. Deeper, full of twist and turns and secrets that make the story quite a soap opera. Aside: I liked Henry Golding better in Crazy Rich Asians. He’s still good here, but his character is less likable….
*very mild spoilers possible. 4.5/5 Mission Impossible VI: Fallout Summary: Terrorists want to blow the world up, and it’s up to Ethan and company to stop them… again. Even with several tired clichés in the plot, it’s still a very entertaining movie. Additional Comments: – There’s a lot of action in here. Car chases were…
Narrated by Curt Bonnem *Mild spoilers possible in the discussion* Summary: Ben Peters is called upon to undertake two big missions at once, escort a woman and her son out of France and smuggle the French supply of platinum away from Germany’s grubby hands. WWII is about to sweep over Paris and down the French…
3.45/5 stars Insanely Far-Fetched Suspense Story with Fantasy Elements Summary: Major Jaime Richards, an army chaplain, gets caught up in a giant conspiracy with world-altering consequences on the eve of Saddam Hussein’s fall in Iraq. Additional Comments: Characters (3/5): Jaime’s likable but not realistic in any sense. She doesn’t think, speak, or act anything like…