Dwayne Johnson

‘Black Adam’ a goofily fun but hypocritical superhero romp

The line between video-game graphics and movie CGI is almost erased in “Black Adam” (HBO Max). It was ostensibly filmed in New Zealand, but I

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‘The Other Guys’ (2010) skewers action excesses

“The Other Guys” (2010) takes place entirely within the world of shoot-’em-up action movies, so it’s hard to take it too seriously – except that,

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‘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

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‘The Fate of the Furious’ (2017) is epically dumb

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

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‘Furious 7’ (2015) bids farewell to Walker with class

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

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‘Fast & Furious 6’ (2013) keeps the momentum going

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

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The gang’s all here for ‘Fast Five’ (2011)

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

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‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ still a fun and funny romp

I imagine director/co-writer Jake Kasdan and his four lead actors, upon finishing 2017’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” – the surprisingly great sequel to 1995’s dull

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Ridiculous ‘Skyscraper’ pushes suspension of disbelief past the breaking point (Movie review)

I’m always up for a good action movie. I have the mindset that no matter how bad a blockbuster action movie is, it’s still worth

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You know what you’re getting with ‘Rampage’: The Rock and a bunch of special effects (Movie review)

If you’re watching “Rampage,” you know what you’re getting into. It’s about a bunch of oversize animals and monsters attacking a city. This plot is,

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