★★★ “We have a mommy who slays the monsters for her daughter – but the monsters are real.” — Shane Black“ As mentioned in my review of Kate, I was startled to discover I had never reviewed this, since it is one of the most well-known entries in the action… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “A little heart goes a long way” I’ve mentioned before the general lack of action-heroine films for the pre-teenage crowd: The Golden Compass is a rare example of one which would play for that audience. This is another, though that is largely where the similarities end. This likely cost… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★ “Largely ignoble.” Marshall has been involved in our genre back to 1998, when he wrote Killing Time. Since then, there have been some classics (The Descent), but the trend has been gently downhill. Of late, he seems to be doing a lot of work with wife Charlotte Kirk (a… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “Back to basics.” The title could very well apply to star Diaz as well, since this is her first movie in over a decade. She retired in 2014 after Annie (which also starred Foxx), to focus on her family. But the actress, who will always be beloved here for… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “Who wants to live forever?” While a serviceable entry in the beloved genre of “Charlize Theron kicks ass”, this does have to be classed as disappointing in comparison to the epic awesomeness which were Atomic Blonde or Mad Max: Fury Road. This is considerably more obviously a comic-book adaptation than… Continue reading| Girls With Guns