Tag Archives: action movies

21st century Bond (film: NoTime to Die – Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2021)

One of my guilty pleasures as a moviegoer is watching James Bond movies and I have no intention of apologising for that. Thus, I watched as soon as I had the opportunity ‘No Time to Die‘ directed by Cary Joji … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

violent action and … a good film (film: John Wick: Chapter 2 – Chad Stahelski, 2017)

‘John Wick: Chapter 2‘ (2017) is the second episode in a series featuring the character created by Derek Kolstad and directed by Chad Stahelski. Three instalments have been released so far and the fourth is in filming and will be … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

running scared (film: No Escape – John Erick Dowdle, 2015)

It is impossible to comment on ‘No Escape‘, the action film made in 2015 by John Erick Dowdle and written by him with his brother Drew, without thinking about international events in the news. An American family finds itself in … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Manhattan thriller (film: Money Monster – Jodie Foster, 2016)

The presence of Julia Roberts and George Clooney in the cast was a good enough reason to choose to see ‘Money Monster‘ (made in 2016) and the name of Jodie Foster as director was another reason. Foster is already at … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

quite a good B-movie (film: Criminal – Ariel Vromen, 2016)

‘Criminal‘, Ariel Vromen‘s 2016 film is an interesting combination that, depending on the expectations and the mood of the viewers, can disappoint or be a pleasant surprise. It is a spy film based on a science-fiction idea that is not … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spielberg plays a VR game (Film: ‘Ready Player One – Steven Spielberg, 2018)

It’s been a while since Steven Spielberg‘s last meeting with the science fiction genre. After directing a version of ‘War of the Worlds‘ in 2005 with Tom Cruise in the lead role, a film that I liked but was kind … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

first-person action movie (film: Hardcore Henry – Ilya Naishuller, 2015)

I have two warnings for those who decide to see ‘Hardcore Henry‘, the first and the only feature film made so far by Russian director Ilya Naishuller. It’s an action movie, but it’s not an ordinary one either, it’s a … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

a job well done (film: Den of Thieves – Christian Gudegast, 2018)

‘Den of Thieves‘ belongs to the category of action movies that I like for two reasons: it’s well done and it doesn’t pretend to be anything else. From the first scene to the end, the film with which Christian Gudegast … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

just another action movie (film: Sicario: Day of the Soldado – Stefano Sollima, 2018)

In order to be successful, sequel films must reconcile two contradictory conditions. On one hand, they must keep a continuity of theme and characters with the original film in order to attract the spectators who remember it well. On the … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

for Belmondo and Morricone (film: Le professionel – Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1981)

Ennio Morricone left this world recently and these days the movie channels broadcast – probably not by coincidence – many films in which the music is composed by him. It is a good opportunity to appreciate the quality of his … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment