‘Geostorm,’ Disaster Movie or Disastrous Movie?
Rating: 1 / 5 stars “Geostorm” is the directorial debut for Dean Devlin (“The Librarians”), a film producer and screenwriter most notable for producing various Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day: Resurgence”) films such as “Stargate”, “Independence Day” and “Godzilla.” That connection…
Add ‘American Assassin’ to list of typical action films
Rating: 2/5 stars “American Assassin” is directed by Michael Cuesta (“Kill the Messenger”) and stars Dylan O’Brien (“Teen Wolf”) as Mitch Rapp, a young CIA black ops recruit who teams up with Michael Keaton (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”) to thwart the launch…
Andy Muschietti’s ‘IT’ honors epic Stephen King novel
Rating: 4.5/5 stars This Andy Muschietti (“Mama”) horror film is the second adaptation of the Stephen King novel, the first being a 1990 TV miniseries starring Tim Curry (“The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”) The film follows a group of seven…
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ offers fresh laughs in otherwise bland summer
Rating: 4/5 stars This Patrick Hughes directed buddy-action film stars Ryan Reynolds (“Life”) as a disgraced bodyguard who is tasked with escorting a notorious hitman, Samuel L. Jackson (“Kong: Skull Island,”) to testify against a bloodthirsty eastern European dictator, Gary…
