★★★ “Ping-pong diplomacy.” After the bombing of a South Korean jet by North Korean agents in 1987, relations between the two nations sank to perilously low levels. In an effort to help mend fences, the countries agreed to join forces and send a unified squad to the 1991 World Table… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
Regardless of any debate over the genre to which it belongs, this is a classic, make no mistake about it.| Girls With Guns
★½ “Eco-garbage.” I’ve previously talked about – OK, “ranted” may not be inappropriate – the perils of message movies. But I did wonder whether it was the specific content to which I objected. Would I dislike a film so much, if I was on board with its strident message? On… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★½ “Borrego? BORE-rego, more like…” Sorry, couldn’t resist it. For the recent string of suboptimal Netflix movies continues with this tedious bit of work, which feels like the first journey across the South Californian desert filmed in real time. It begins with Ellie (Hale), a botanist carrying out a survey… Continue reading| Girls With Guns