Category Archives: Action

Movie Review: ‘Homefront’

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Nat Almirall

Among Jason Statham movies, Homefront is right above the middle: It does what you’d expect, but it does it a bit better than what’s been done before. Statham is Statham, so he’s the secretive outsider with his own code of … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Christa Campbell, Chuck Logan, Chuck Zito, Clancy Brown, Frank Grillo, Gary Fleder, Homefront, Izabela Vidovic, James Franco, Jason Statham, Kate Bosworth, Mischa Barton, Omar Benson Miller, Rachelle Lefevre, Reviews, Stuart Greer, Sylvester Stallone, Winona Ryder | 1 Comment

Movie Review: ‘Ender’s Game’

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Nat Almirall

Before seeing the film, I had a study group session, and one of my buddies in our group mentioned that he had read several of the book’s in Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game series. He said the theme was empathy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Lionsgate, Movies, Reviews, Sci-Fi | Tagged abigail breslin, Aramis Knight, Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Caleb Thaggard, Cameron Gaskins, Enders Game, Gavin Hood, hailee steinfeld, Harrison Ford, Jimmy Pinchak, Khylin Rhambo, Moises Arias, Nonso Anozie, Orson Scott Card, Sci-Fi, Suraj Partha, Viola Davis | Comments Off

TV RECAP: ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Episode 105: ‘The Girl in the Flower Dress’

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Eric Miller

A street corner magician displays his power of creating fire, when a woman (Raina) catches his eye. He invites her back to his place, where two men appear in HAZMAT suits and kidnap him. The man is named Chan Ho … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC, Action, Comics, Marvel, News, TV, TV Recap, TV Recaps | Tagged ABC, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Clark Gregg, Comics, Elizabeth Henstridge, Iain De Caestecker, Joss Whedon, Marvel, Ming-Na Wen, TV, TV recap | 2 Comments

Movie Review: ‘Machete Kills’

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Nat Almirall

Machete Kills plays like a late Roger-Moore era Bond film — and not just because there’s a lot of visual cues and ideas taken from Moonraker — the action and the humor are constantly fighting for dominance, and the humor, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, Reviews | Tagged amber heard, Antonio Banderas, Charlie Sheen, Cuba Gooding Jr., Damian Bichir, Danny Trejo, Kyle Ward, Machete, Machete Kills, Marcel Rodriguez, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Moonraker, Open Road Films, Quick Draw Productions, Roger Corman, Roger Moore, Rpbert Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Walton Goggins, William Sadler | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘The World’s End’

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Nat Almirall

Who else but Edgar Wright can draw so much pathos and emotion from almost nothing at all? “Nothing” in the sense that when his best films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and now, The World’s End jerk you into … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Movies, Reviews, SyFy | Tagged Bill Nighy, Cornetto Trilogy, Eddie Marsan, Edgar Wright, Martin Freeman, Michael Smiley, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Rosamund Pike, Simon Pegg, World's End | Comments Off

First Clip of ‘Ender’s Game’ Mazer Rackham’s Run

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Stephanie Coats

The first clip of director Gavin Hood’s adaptation of Ender’s Game is here and it looks pretty promising. Though not a Battle Room scene like some fans may have been hoping for, we do get Harrison Ford’s gravely voice as … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comic-Con, Drama, Lionsgate, Movies, Sci-Fi, SDCC 13 | Tagged 2013, Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Comic-Con, Enders Game, Harrison Ford, Lionsgate, mazer rackham's run, Orson Scott Card, SDCC | Comments Off

SDCC13: Check Out the Book 2 Trailer for ‘The Legend of Korra’

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Stephanie Coats

When the Avatar dies, a new Avatar is chosen right away. When The Legend of Korra season one ended, fans had to wait a bit longer for the new season. Returning almost 18 months after the season finale of Book … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Animation, Announcements, Check it Out, Comic-Con, News, SDCC 13, Trailers, TV, TV Previews | Tagged 2013, Avatar, book 2, Comic-Con, korra, Last Airbender, legend of korra, nick, Nickelodeon, SDCC, spirits, Trailer | 3 Comments

Box Office Report: You Failed!

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

We had a pretty neat opportunity over the weekend film going audience. Pacific Rim, a phenomenal summer block buster that didn’t rely on existing IP, was going up against the scourge of cinemadom, Grown Ups 2. A win for the former … Continue reading →