Mercy is an attempt at a topical sci-fi thriller by focusing on artificial intelligence and surveillance in the near future. Los Angeles is suffering violent crime, high unemployment, and homelessness, with a justice system unable to cope. This has led the city to introduce a radical solution, the Mercy Court, where suspects of violent crime […]
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Play Dirty Review
After a successful robbery, Parker (Mark Wahlberg) and his crew are betrayed by one of their own. The only survivor, Parker sets about looking for Zen (Rosa Salazar), the one who killed his friends. In the process he inadvertently stumbles into another job, with a much bigger pay day. But it means working with Zen, […]
Heads of State Review
An attack on Air Force One forces the UK Prime Minister (Idris Elba) and US President/Hollywood action hero (John Cena) to make their own way to a NATO summit in Italy. Along the way the two heads of state – who don’t get along – will have to battle hostile locals and an army of […]
The Accountant 2 Review
After a nine-year break, the 2016 thriller The Accountant gains a sequel with many of the talent in front of and behind the camera returning. Raymond King (J.K. Simmons) is killed while investigating a missing persons case. Raymond protégé at FinCEN, Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), investigates his death, and she calls in some outside assistance, […]
A Working Man Review
Jason Statham and David Ayer team up for a second time for an adaptation of Chuck Dixon’s first novel, Levon’s Trade. Levon Cade (Statham) is a former Royal Marine who works on a construction site in Chicago. He is forced to use his special set of skills again when his boss’ daughter, Jenny Garcia (Arianna Rivas), […]
License to Be Killed: James Bond at Amazon
The James Bond franchise has experienced a seismic change with the announcement that Barbara Broccoli has given up creative control to Amazon. The franchise has gone from being a personal legacy for the Broccolis to being a part of a corporate entity. The news has been received badly by Bond fans, including myself. There are […]






