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Free Guy: Ryan Reynolds Comedy Glib Fun But No Game-Changer

Free Guy: Ryan Reynolds Comedy Glib Fun But No Game-Changer

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 11, 2021Free Guy, Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Video game movies, Shawn Levy, Comedy, Action, Sci-fiComment

Monster Hunter: Video Game Adaptation Is Tons of Fun and Raised (Of Course) by Milla Jovovich

Monster Hunter: Video Game Adaptation Is Tons of Fun and Raised (Of Course) by Milla Jovovich

By Thom Ernst

Review, PreviewJim SlotekDecember 17, 2020Monster Hunter, Video game movies, Milla Jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson, Action, Adventure, Monsters, Tony Jaa, Female Leads, Female action movies, Female action heroesComment

Spielberg's Ready Player One: '80s-centric trivia-orgy is a fast-moving mess

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 28, 2018Steven Spielberg, Video game movies, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, '80s nostalgia, The Iron Giant, Fanboys, Ernest Cline, Zak Penn

Tomb Raider: Bring back Angelina!

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 15, 2018Tomb Raider, Lara Croft, Alicia Vikander, Angelina Jolie, Video game movies, Dominic West, Ex Machina, Nick Frost, Action-adventure