Army Ranger Briggs (Tatum) is messed up with head trauma and PTSD after his service in Afghanistan. He’s begging to re-up, but can’t get permission from his supervisor. He makes such a pest of himself, the captain sends him on a mission, and if he completes it successfully, Briggs will get what he wants. How […]
Taking place an hour after “John Wick 2” (2017), the latest chapter in the hyper violent, pro-gun franchise, find our killer ready to defend his life again. The more of these films they produce, the less plot they accommodate. In one scene John Wick kills some people, then literally moves up a level, via steps,
Very little works in Alpha to immerse the viewer in the adventure they are trying to sell. Albert Hughes, half of The Hughes Brothers, so half the talent behind The Book of Eli and From Hell, goes it alone on this ice age adventure. X-Men actor Kodi Smit-McPhee is cast in the lead role here,
Show Dogs, directed by Raja Gosnell and written by Max Botkin and Marc Hyman, is one of the rare animated films that will appeal to children and adults equally. There is a little pandering to adults in the romantic theme, and to children in a fart joke; but for the most part, the film models good
The true story of a Marine who bonds with her German Shephard on a mission to Iraq could have been another cinematic animal failure like “A Dog’s Purpose” or “Max”. Documentarian turned film director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, keeps this war thriller and emotional drama away from melodramatics. “Megan Leavey” has similar beats to “Million Dollar Baby”,
The family film Max, not to be confused with Mad Max, is about as friendly as you can get without having a Lifetime or Disney logo branded on the poster.