Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
If you enjoyed the surprisingly successful Jumanji reboot, you’ll have a lot of fun with this follow-up.
Fighting with My Family (2019)
A rousing underdog sports story that only stumbles on the mat in its closing minutes.
Upgrade Deconstructs the Revenge Film
Upgrade is a clever genre mash-up. The film merges the tropes of the traditional revenge flick with speculative sci-fi,
at once indulging in genre thrills and commenting upon them.
Rampage: More Rampaging and Fewer Jokes Than You Might Expect
Watching Rampage, I came to two realisations.
One: I haven’t really liked a Dwayne Johnson movie for years.
Two: His movies all have the same problem. They’re not funny enough.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Jumanji’s fictional, fantastical setting lets the film really spread its wings in terms of silly action. It just needed to be funnier.
Write Better Movies: Baywatch and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Either Baywatch or Dead Men Tell No Tales could have been good – well, passable – with screenplays content to be plain ol’ mediocre.
Moana (2016)
Moana wraps a Polynesian folk tale around a charming children’s film, populated with animal sidekicks and musical numbers. When these two threads are woven together well, the film sings like Disney’s best.
Between The Rock and a Hart Face: Central Intelligence
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a great movie star in search of a great movie. Central Intelligence isn’t quite it, but it is a lot of fun watching The Rock show off his goofy side. Shame about the spy stuff.
Fast & Furious 7 (2015)
The Fast & Furious franchise’s seventh lap contains few surprises for those familiar with the franchise. Fast & Furious 7 (originally titled just Furious 7) doesn’t deviate from the well-worn path established by its predecessors, delivering the same mix of cars, fights, absurd stunts and bro-y banter that’s sustained the series for the past fourteen…
Hercules (2014)
When you turn up to your local multiplex and fork out for a bucket of popcorn and a couple of tickets to Hercules, you’re not going in expecting a cinematic masterpiece. This is, after all, a film about Greek demi-god Hercules with The Rock – sorry, he goes by Dwayne Johnson now – in the…
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