John Wick 2 was a complete blast. It is one of the best looking action films ever made, with neon lights, looming shadows and minimalist architecture serving a perfectly styled backdrop for the gun-fu action. And headshots. Lots of headshots. The exploration of the underground assassin world was fascinating for me,…

He was great in everything. When I saw him in 2 Guns or Edge of Tomorrow he instantly reminded me how enjoyable and versatile his presence is. The scene in Predator 2 where he throws his favorite golf ball at the alien warrior is like a miniature distillation of his whole career, of the type of characters he was so…

Also as an addendum: Gore Verbinski is anything but a hack. Sure he dropped the ball on the Pirates sequels and Lone Ranger, and sometimes he overshoots with his ambitions, but Rango, Mousehunt and The Ring automatically disqualify him from the McG-Rattner crowd.

Call me crazy but unlike most people I actually really dig Serra's signature electronic score. It's not standard Bond-like orchestra and it adds to the icy, post Cold-War atmosphere of the film.

Pain and Gain and 13 Hours was watchable.

Every time I rewatch it, I'm amazed how much it it hits every note right. Good story, great characters (Sean Bean and Famke Janssen are among the best Bond villains ever), great settings, breakneck and often downright brutal action. Martin Campbell is rightfully seen as the savior of the series (hell he did it twice,…

While it is cliched and it has objectionable stuff, and it's surely not as good as the other 90's actioners, I will still defend Bad Boys as an enjoyable action fluff carried largely by Smith and Lawrence, not to mention Bay's energetic (but not overly frantic like some of his later-year stuff) direction. The great…

Sometimes I truly hate the internet.

Only a guy like Jim Jarmusch can take something so mundane like the everyday life of a bus driver/secret poet and turn it into a moody, zen-like reflection of art, life and human relationships with down-to-earth yet quirky characters, dry humor and glacier-like pacing. Paterson is as great of a gem as any of his…

Few films have such an accurate title, and Roger Ebert rightfully called it "Bruised Forearm Movie", because you're always grabbing the arm of the person sitting next to you. It's an exhilarating adrenalin-shot of a movie that puts the 90's action movie style to it's apex by basicly being three major action set-piece…

A plea to anyone/everyone: Please do the world a favor and don't go see this over the weekend. Don't let anyone force or coerce you into seeing it. It doesn't worth it. You can watch pretty much everything else, from the Oscar movies to Lego Batman to John Wick 2 and have an actual good time at the movies.

Unfortunately this weekend was heavily marked by my granddad's funeral and what can I say? Funerals suck. Good thing that I haven't saw Manchester by the Sea or any heavy drama before or after it, given that I already have a ton of emotions to deal with.
But that didn't stopped me from watching some movies in the…

He was one of the greatest. Everything he was in, he elevated it with his skill, grace and his amazing voice. To say he will be sorely missed…not even coming close.

Watched The Fugitive many times when I was a kid, but it kinda went out of my sight for many years until I rewatched it a couple of months ago. And I was amazed how much it still works. Fast-paced, slick and suspensful, every scene fits together like a well-designed clockwork made by a true professional. It's a shame…

Grandpa passed away this week. Even at 93 years old and after a heart attack he was fighting, hell he was semi-conscious most of the times, but at Friday his body finally gave up. Naturally I'm still processing this, and I don't think it will shock anyone that I couldn't less give a shit about the other shenanigans…

Lance Henriksen has the same gun in Hard Target and that alone amps up the movie's awesomeness.

"Give the guy a gun and he's superman, give him two and he's God."
I don't think words can do justice to this film. The single best, coolest, most explosive, adrenalin-fueling tornado of over-the-top gun violence that ever came out in the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. The story doesn't matter, the simple archetypical…

Thanks. I'm mentally trying to prepare myself for the worst, but it's still awful. He viewed every single day as a gift for a long time, and didn't had a shred of fear from death, so that gives me a bit strength.

My 93 year old grandfather had a heart attack and he's currently on life support, effectively ruining my mood for the whole weekend. Add some record winter cold to this and I pretty much stayed indoors, depressed, watching episodes of The Expanse which a really good show. Especially for a Syfy Original.
Also saw the…

Holy shit I didn't noticed that. But then again consistency is not a virtue these movies posess.