Reel Recon
Welcome to Reel Recon, my film review blog, which features movie and book reviews, podcast episodes, and celebrity interviews from my 15+ years as a film critic.
'All Saints Day' Fails to Live Up To Hype
Many movie sequels alienate viewers because they rehash parts of their predecessors in a boring way. While BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY is guilty of this, it attempts to avoid the issue by introducing a number of new elements, the problem with them however, is that they are the primary reason this movie is bad.
'Ninja Assassin' Leaves Behind A Trail of Bodies
NINJA ASSASSIN certainly isn't the best written film, but it certainly isn't the worst. Despite its plot shortcomings, the action scenes are vivid and exciting which helps balance things out.