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Tag Archives: Mercenary
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
Extraction 2 (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another risky extraction job for him
Netflix film “Extraction 2”, which was released yesterday, does exactly what it is expected to do as the sequel to “Extraction” (2020). Yes, the story and characters usually stand back for its intense and relentless serving of various actions, and … Continue reading
Saloum (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): An impressive genre film from Senegal
Senegalese film “Saloum”, which belatedly comes to South Korea in this week via a local streaming service, is a little but competent genre film packed with goodies to be savored. Because I did not have much knowledge on what it … Continue reading
Bullet Train (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Killers on a Train
“Bullet Train” gives us a brutal and relentless mix of comedy, action, and thriller which worked to some degree for me. While it is often entertaining to watch the game efforts from the cast and crew members of the movie, … Continue reading
The Old Guard (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A fairly refreshing superhero flick from Netflix
Netflix movie “The Old Guard”, which was released on last Friday, is a fairly refreshing superhero flick which actually tries a number of different things within its by-the-numbers origin story. While it is rather predictable at times, the movie is … Continue reading
Extraction (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A tense and brutal action flick as good as intended
When I saw the trailer of Netflix film “Extraction” a few weeks ago, I immediately had a pretty good idea on what and how it would be in terms of story and characters, and it turns out that my guess … Continue reading
Take Point (2018) ☆☆(2/4): Mindless and pointless with lots of shakings and shootings
South Korean film “Take Point”, which was released in South Korea as “PMC: The Bunker” yesterday, is a mindless and pointless action thriller movie filled with lots of shakings and shootings. To be frank with you, I am still confused … Continue reading
