Drew Pearce

‘The Fall Guy’ freefalls from its high ambitions

“The Fall Guy,” the latest epic actioner from writer Drew Pearce – who collaborated with Shane Black on “Iron Man 3” (2013) – really wants

READ MORE

‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’ (2019) a silly, wild romp

Through the end of May, I’m looking back at the nine movies of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, watching most of them for the first

READ MORE

McQuarrie takes reins for ‘Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation’ (2015)

May is the month of “M:I,” as we look back at the six “Mission: Impossible” films from May 2-10. Next up is the fifth entry,

READ MORE

All 6 ‘Mission: Impossible’ films, ranked

In honor of “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” hitting home rental this week, I thought I’d do a ranking of all six “M:I” movies in which

READ MORE

‘Hotel Artemis’ borrows ‘John Wick’s’ hospital for criminals, doesn’t do enough to stand out (Movie review)

“Hotel Artemis” is a strange animal. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but the film doesn’t do enough to stand out either. It depicts a

READ MORE

Marvel One-Shots (2011-14) provide bonus material for fans

During the early part of the MCU, the producers gave us five mini-movies, which were included on home-video releases. Known as “Marvel One-Shots,” as per

READ MORE

Black lends his idiosyncratic touch to ‘Iron Man 3’ (2013)

This blog series chronicles my first viewing of the complete MCU movie saga. I’ll examine each film under various categories that reflect popular discussion points.

READ MORE