Aquaman

Aquaman

The deep sea superhero sets out to claim his rightful place as king of Atlantis in Aquaman. Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) is an Atlantian half-breed born as a result of a forbidden union between lighthouse keeper Tom Curry (Temuera Morrison) and Queen Atlanna (Nicole Kidman). One day, Arthur is approached by Princess Mera (Amber Heard) to come to…

3 Days to Kill

3 Days to Kill

From producer and co-writer Luc Besson and director McG (Charlie‘s Angels) comes 3 Days to Kill.  Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner) is a CIA agent, who finds himself diagnosed with terminal cancer and is given only months to live.  Forced into retirement, Ethan travels to Paris in the hopes to reconnect with his estranged daughter Zoey…

Machete Kills

Machete Kills

The man they call Machete (Danny Trejo) is back for a new mission. Recruited by the President (Carlos Estevez aka Charlie Sheen), Machete is asked to put a stop to a missile pointed towards Washington. Machete learns that the missile is part of a plan by crazed arms dealer Luther Voz (Mel Gibson), who wants…

Drive Angry 3D

Drive Angry 3D

I have to say that Drive Angry owes a lot to the recent resurgence of grindhouse-type films.  First there was the Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino-directed homage to the films, followed by the spin-off Machete, and later this month will see the release of Hobo with a Shotgun, which was based on a contest-winning fake trailer…

Zombieland

Zombieland

From the very start Zombieland had a very tongue-in-cheek feel to it.  Unlike the last major zombie-based comedy Shaun of the Dead, this film was definitely not a serious zombie film with serious situations. The film is fully of “zombie survival rules” written by Jesse Eisenberg‘s character that pop up on screen randomly and help…