black-widow

Black Widow

The former Russian assassin confronts her past in Black Widow. Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) is on the run for violating the Sokovia Accords. While in hiding, Natasha suddenly finds herself attacked by the masked assassin Taskmaster, who was after a package sent to her by sister-figure Yelena Belova (Florence…

Momentum

Momentum

A thief goes on the run from a master assassin in Momentum. Alex Faraday (Olga Kurylenko) comes out of retirement to perform one last heist for her former partner. When her face is accidentally revealed during the robbery, Alex is forced to lay low in Cape Town. However, she becomes a target for CIA assassin Mr….

Oblivion

Oblivion

Tom Cruise has adventures on a post-apocalyptic Earth in the new sci-fi epic Oblivion.  Many years ago, an alien force invaded Earth in a war that absolutely decimated the planet.  Humanity has long evacuated to the Saturn moon of Titan and Jack (Cruise) and Victoria (Andrea Riseborough) are the only remaining human occupants, while Jack…

Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace

I guess it can agreed that the James Bond series would seem a little dated with newer action-packed spy films like the Jason Bourne films showing up. However, I never expected the producers to try and combine the two. There are many times throughout the film that seems to borrow from the Bourne films (including…

Max Payne

Max Payne

About four years ago, I bought the original Max Payne PC game from a bargain bin. I played through the entire game within a week and I was totally engrossed with its film noir-inspired story and its John Woo-inspired action. I wish I could say the same for the movie. I really hate it when…