Movieman's Guide to the Movies
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is an entertaining movie although it is the throwaway variety of entertainment as it’s easily forgotten soon after it’s over, but while watching, I did have fun with the ensemble cast.
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John Wick: Chapter 4 isn’t the strongest entry in the series but still highly entertaining if not a bit on the lengthy side. Keanu Reeves is still in his element as are the stunts and action scenes under Chad Stahelski’s direction.
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The Great Train Robbery is another fun heist movie from the 1970s and while it’s not as good as a film like The Sting, it’s still well worth checking out.
Evil Dead Rise is a decent entry into the franchise that features some great gore effects, during the finale especially. As someone who is only a moderate fan of the series, I found this was to be entertaining but nothing terribly memorable.
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Vacation is a movie that I’ve seen numerous times and it still manages to make me laugh. In regards to this 4K UHD release, the video transfer is adequate but hardly amazing and the hour-long documentary is missing.
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Juggernaut is a 1972 suspense-thriller film directed by Richard Lester (Superman II) and stars Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, Anthony Hopkins and more.
The Package is a 1989 suspense-thriller directed by Andrew Davis and stars Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones and Joanna Cassidy and arrives on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber on June 13th
Ronin is a fantastically slow burning yet still suspense-filled crime drama, a call back to the 60s and 70s preferring realistic car chases, but beyond the cars and explosions, the acting is top notch coupled with David Mamet’s screenplay and dialogue.
The Seventh Seal comes to 4K Ultra HD from The Criterion Collection. Among the Swedish cast, it includes veteran actor, Max von Sydow. Features include an audio commentary, documentary and more.
A Good Person is a drama starring Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman and Molly Shannon and arrived on Blu-ray March 30th.
Kamikaze is a 1986 sci-fi suspense-thriller comedy film scripted by Luc Besson and stars Richard Bohringer, Michel Galabru and Dominique Lavanant.
Joy House is a 1964 suspense-thriller from director Rene Clement and stars Alain Delon, Jane Fonda and Lola Albright.
The Experts is a 1989 comedy film directed by Dave Thomas and stars John Travolta, Arye Gross, Kelly Preston and Charles Martin Smith and is available on Blu-ray May 9th from Kino Lorber.
Stone Cold is a 1991 B/C-movie action-thriller that attempted to make NFL superstar Brian Bosworth into an action hero with spectacular failure, but still a fun cheesy movie nevertheless.
Shazam: Fury of the Gods is a perfectly entertaining time-waster (frankly, not unlike Black Adam) but it does lack the charm of its predecessor, however Zachary Levi still is great in the lead.
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