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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): It delivers ponderously

“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”, which is a direct follow-up to “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (2023), does not disappoint you in case of action despite being weaker than its recent predecessors. Yes, again, it will thrill … Continue reading

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Novocaine (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Numb and painless, shall we say

“Novocaine” is a one-joke comedy action film which goes too long and violent in my humble opinion. While it generates some funny moments from its exaggerated comic story premise, the movie is also often blatantly violent as its hero endures … Continue reading

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Thunderbolts* (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A bunch of losers

“Thunderbolts*”, the latest product from Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), attempts to bring more fun and excitement to its franchise, and that succeeds to some degree. While this is basically a very familiar mix between “The Avengers” (2012) and “Suicide Squad” … Continue reading

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Havoc (2025) ☆☆(2/4): Merely bloody and violent 

Gareth Evans’ latest film “Havoc”, which was released on Netflix yesterday, is merely bloody and violent without bringing anything new to its familiar genre territory. If you simply want a lot of extremely brutal action and mayhem, the movie will … Continue reading

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Akira (1988) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A chaotically striking Japanese animation film

I must confess that I scratched my head more than once when I watched Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 animation feature film “Akira” for the first time in 2010, which happens to be released in South Korean theaters yesterday. Yes, this is … Continue reading

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The Gorge (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): What lies between them

“The Gorge”, which was released on Apple TV+ a few weeks ago, focuses on its two main characters first before eventually going for your average video game action, and I must confess that I enjoyed this process more than expected. … Continue reading

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The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Stuck in a diner together

“The Last Stop in Yuma County” is a simple but effective genre piece to entertain you. While clearly influenced by the works of Quentin Tarantino and Coen brothers, the movie plays its genre game mostly fair and straight, and the … Continue reading

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Paddington in Peru (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Back in Peru

“Paddington in Peru” is as amiable and pleasant as it can be despite being a bit underwhelming at times. Although you may be disappointed to see that it does not reach the sublime comic level of “Paddington 2” (2017), the … Continue reading

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Captain America: Brave New World (2025) ☆☆(2/4): Nothing new or brave here

I felt old as watching “Captain America: Brave New World”, another Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) product naturally connected with several previous MCU flicks in one way or another. One of those products in question is “The Incredible Hulk” (2008), and … Continue reading

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Carry-On (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): An efficient genre variation inside the airport

Netflix film “Carry-On”, which was released in last week, is a familiar but efficient genre variation to enjoy. Yes, this is surely influenced by many other thriller films ranging from “Die Hard 2” (1990) to “Nick of Time” (1995), but … Continue reading

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