“The Fast and the Furious” franchise, which began in 2001 with an FBI investigation into illegal street racing, now is an excuse to show off the most ridiculous car-related stunts ever seen on...
During months swamped with high-brow award contenders, action films can often serve as a fun and mindless escape, but even with that sentiment in mind, “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” is not worth the...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before — a grumpy veteran of an organization that deals with the supernatural is paired up with an inexperienced sidekick that’s also the token minority. Upon the...
Some might argue the “Fast and Furious” movies are everything that’s wrong with Hollywood: car chases, violence, objectification of women, the list goes on. Others might counter that movies are...
Biblical blockbusters and cosmic casts
By Max Cohen
Looking back, 2013 was a good year for movies. But if 2013 was a cocooned caterpillar of a year for film, then 2014 is the majestic butterfly finally...
