Movie Review

Movie reviews with honest verdicts and no spoilers up front, covering new releases, overlooked films, and whether they earn a place in your evening.

Rama and The Assassin face off with open hands raised in a stainless steel restaurant kitchen, both men bloodied and mid stance

Movie Review, Review 5 min read

"The Raid 2" Review: Bigger, Longer, and Considerably Bloodier

A prison riot in ankle-deep mud, a car chase with a fistfight inside one of the cars, and a crime saga that finally got the funding it needed. The Raid 2 is bigger than the film that made it possible, and better at almost everything except knowing when to stop.

Rama in black tactical gear catches Mad Dog's punch at the wrist, the two men squared off at arm's length in a bare concrete room

Movie Review, Review 3 min read

"The Raid: Redemption" Review: 101 Minutes of Sustained Damage

Pencak Silat, unbroken long takes, and a hero who can actually lose. Gareth Evans built The Raid out of a shelved crime saga and $1.1 million, then delivered the fight choreography every action film since has been measured against. Here is what holds it together.