Author: Mike Calkins

  • REVIEW: Gemini Man (2019)

    REVIEW: Gemini Man (2019)

    I was really looking forward to Gemini Man. I thought the trailers were pretty strong, aside from the odd usage of a slowed-down “Forever Young.” I love Will Smith as an actor when he picks his roles well, the cast overall was great, and Ang Lee was behind the camera. I thought there was no…

  • REVIEW: Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

    REVIEW: Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

    Rambo: Last Blood picks up years after John Rambo returned home at the end of Rambo (2008). He’s living on his farm, raising horses with his niece, what little family he has left. When she’s kidnapped over the border in Mexico, Rambo has to go to war to get her back and take revenge on…

  • REVIEW: It: Chapter Two (2019)

    REVIEW: It: Chapter Two (2019)

    I was a huge fan of the 2017 It adaptation when it released (it was one of my favorites of 2017). What Andy Muschietti managed to do with that film is outstanding in my eyes, and when those credits rolled and the title card : IT CHAPTER 1 came up, I cheered because we were…

  • REVIEW: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order

    REVIEW: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order

    Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is the long-awaited third installment in the Marvel Ultimate Alliance franchise. This time around, it’s been developed by Team Ninja, the developers behind Nioh, Dead or Alive, and Ninja Gaiden, and published by Nintendo exclusively on Nintendo Switch. The story follows your favorite Marvel heroes (and even some…

  • REVIEW: Anna (2019)

    REVIEW: Anna (2019)

    Anna is a film I’ve been greatly looking forward to since it was unveiled with its first trailer. Luc Besson is a really gifted director when he’s got the right movie, and the trailer wowed me with a glimpse at what appeared to be a bonkers action set piece. It’s also a spy film, for…

  • Rambo: Last Blood Trailer Released

    Rambo: Last Blood Trailer Released

    The first trailer for the fifth Rambo movie,  Rambo: Last Blood, dropped on the internet today. The trailer follows an older John Rambo as he goes after a drug cartel when a young girl is kidnapped. You can watch the Rambo: Last Blood trailer below: Wasn’t that BADASS? I gotta say, I’m impressed by how…