Month: August 2024

The Killer

The Killer

NBC and Peacock fresh off the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris capitalized as Paris with it’s sweeping landscape and The Eiffel Tower are the main back drops for “The Killer”.

Legendary Actor/Director John Woo famous for movies like Face Off, Mission Impossible II, Paycheck, Broken Arrow just to name a few is back with a radical reimaging of his 1989 Hong Kong Classic, “The Killer”.

From the Oscar® winning producer of Oppenheimer, the kinetic action thriller stars Emmy nominee Nathalie Emmanuel (The Fast Saga and Game of Thrones) as Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known, and feared, in the Parisian underworld as the “Queen of the Dead”. 

But when, during an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler (Avatar’s Sam Worthington), Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman (Diana Silvers; Ma, Booksmart) in a Paris nightclub, the decision will disintegrate Zee’s alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator (Golden Globe nominee Omar Sy; Jurassic World franchise, Lupin), and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her own past. The Story unfolds from there…

The movie starts off intriguing enough. There is a certain air of mystery and suspense. But all too soon the movie derails and there are “dead spots” that would make you check your watch if you were in a dark theater watching this on a big screen. 

The sweeping views of Paris were awesome. There is a ton of action and some pretty wild and crazy car / motorcycle chases / crashes. Having a Female Assassin was awesome. She is so “Bad Ass”. Those were the best parts of the movie. 

I wanted desperately to love it!! I was so excited when I saw the previews, but alas “The Killer” left me a bit disappointment. The Ending appears chopped off. You are left to wonder about a few things. 

The advantage to watching “The Killer” is that it’s on Peacock, NBC’s Streaming Service. You can pause it, re-watch a scene or just walk away if you are bored.

All of that being said, this is a John Woo Production. John Woo has made some pretty awesome movies and the reimaged “The Killer” is worth a look.

This is a 3 Star Movie!!

Alien: Romulus in AMC Dolby

Alien: Romulus in AMC Dolby

When I learned in April 2024 that there was another Alien installment coming from that Franchise, I balked. The last Real Alien installment was in 1997. From 1979 to 1997 the Alien Franchise ruled supreme as it was awesome with star actress Sigourney Weaver at the helm. This latest installment does not include Sigourney Weaver so I had not planned to see it. My theory for this installment was maybe an egg got away back when Sigourney Weaver’s character and her team destroyed what they believed was the nest. At a later date an egg hatched and the Alien waited all these years to avenge the death of it’s Mama.


On August 14th I read a few columns and learned that “Alien: Romulus” is a MUST SEE because it is new and fresh. So off I went to see it on Aug 18th. 

This new installment starts off in a far distant planet from Earth where people are working in a Colony. A crew of young space workers from the Colony noticed on one of their monitors what appears to be an abandoned Space Station/Craft floating along in space, so they decide to go check it out.

While scavenging the deep ends of the abandoned space station, the group of young space colonizers locate wreckage and body parts, soon they come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. The story unfolds from there…

Yes, I would agree that “Alien: Romulus” is new and somewhat fresh. There are a few surprises, some I hope that do not breed a new franchise.

The movie is extremely suspenseful, intriguing and entertaining. It is executed very well. The AMC Dolby aspects are very good. You will feel like you are riding on the various space crafts.

As a foot note: This is a Ridley Scott Production. Ridley Scott movies are generally pretty awesome. 

If you are a fan of the Alien Franchise “Alien: Romulus” is a must see!

If you are looking for a Space Adventure with a little Horror, check out “Alien: Romulus”.

This is a 4 Star Movie!!