Reviews — In Reel Deep

It sets the right tone, but there isn't enough beyond the action sequences to sustain your interest here.

Action and Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Genres, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 13, 2013gemma arterton, Jeremy Renner, tommy wirkola

'Star Trek Into Darkness'

J.J. Abrams has injected a great deal of fun in to Star Trek. Whether that's too much of a good thing is another question for movie fans to answer.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonJune 7, 2013anton yelchin, benedict cumberbatch, chris pine, j-j- abrams, john cho, karl urban, simon pegg, zachary quinto, zoe saldana

'Stand Up Guys'

Three emperors of acting go about proving it's possible to have no clothes in the abominable Stand Up Guys.

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 26, 2013al pacino, alan arkin, christopher walken, fisher stevens, julianna margulies, lucy punch, mark margolis, noah haidle

'Broken City'

Mark Wahlberg can't let a year pass without starring in a lousy, humorless action movie, can he?

Action and Adventure, Drama, Mystery and Thrillers, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 26, 2013allen hughes, barry pepper, catherine zeta-jones, kyle chandler, mark wahlberg, russell crowe

'Gangster Squad'

Much like its protagonists, Gangster Squad is appealing aesthetically but utterly brainless when you look even a little bit deeply.

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 12, 2013

'Iron Man 3'

It's as clean and crisp as any of Marvel's movies, but does Tony Stark's latest adventure have any depth?

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonMay 7, 2013ben kingsley, don cheadle, guy pearce, gwyenth paltrow, marvel studios, robert downey jr, shane black

Review: Pain & Gain

Michael Bay successfully achieves his lifelong dream of making a movie where three swole guys light Tony Shalhoub on fire.

Action and Adventure, Genres, ReviewsSteve CiminoMay 3, 2013anthony mackie, dwayne johnson, mark wahlberg, michael bay, tony shalhoub

Review: 'The Place Beyond the Pines'

Ryan Gosling's chiseled features aren't enough to save this mess.

Action and Adventure, Drama, Genres, ReviewsSteve CiminoApril 28, 2013bradley cooper, derek cianfrance, eva mendes, rose byrne, ryan gosling

'Dead Man Down'

This action-revenge yarn surprisingly is able to flirt with excellence.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMarch 14, 2013colin farrell, dead man down, dominic cooper, noomi rapace, terrence howard

'Chasing Mavericks'

Surfing has plenty of visual appeal, but it's not always easy to translate that into a great film.

Action and Adventure, Drama, Reviews, SportsAndrew JohnsonFebruary 19, 2013chasing mavericks, elisabeth shue, gerard butler, jonny weston

'Parker'

If you're looking for some career development from Jason Statham, you might want to look elsewhere.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonFebruary 4, 2013jason statham, jennifer lopez, michael chiklis, Parker, taylor hackford, wendell pierce

'Django Unchained'

Director Quentin Tarantino has done it again with his Spaghetti Western homage.

Action and Adventure, Reviews, WesternsAndrew JohnsonJanuary 3, 2013christoph waltz, django unchained, jamie foxx, kerry washington, leonardo dicaprio, quentin tarantino, samuel l- jackson

'Lawless'

There's too much unfulfilled potential with an outstanding cast and an interesting subject.

'Skyfall'

It's a brave new world for James Bond in his 23rd appearance in a feature-length film.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonDecember 1, 2012007, ben whishaw, daniel craig, eve, gareth mallory, james bond, javier bardem, judi dench, m, moneypenny, naomie harris, q, ralph fiennes, raoul silva, review, skyfall

'Savages'

Oliver Stone gets caught between two narratives in the disappointing Savages.

Action and Adventure, Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonNovember 30, 2012aaron taylor-johnson, ben, benicio del toro, blake lively, chon, dennis, elena sanchez, emile hirsch, john travolta, lado, o, oliver stone, review, salma hayek, savages, spin, taylor kitsch

'The Expendables 2'

Trips down memory lane are only enjoyable if they're rare.

'The Man With the Iron Fists'

RZA's directorial debut is half of a great martial arts film.

Action and Adventure, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonNovember 25, 2012eli roth, jack knife, jamie chung, lady silk, lucy liu, maddam blossom, review, rick yune, russell crowe, rza, the blacksmith, the man with the iron fists, zen-yi

'The Amazing Spider-Man'

It's too bad that this reboot of the iconic Spider-Man franchise comes too soon.

'The Raid: Redemption'

If you want to see action taken to its logical extreme, look no further than this Indonesian film.

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'

The 16th president like you've never seen him before ... is something you'll want to see again and again.