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Motor City (2026): Plenty of Horsepower but sputters to cross the finish line.
In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster's girl. In retaliation, the gangster enacts a frame job to send the innocent man to prison. Life ruined, Miller plots a revenge campaign against the man who took his girl away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6RklhKu9os There is something almost heroic about making an action movie with reportedly five lines of dialogue in an age when most films feel obligated to explain the plot, explain the explanation, and then have

Dan Brooks
Sep 304 min read


Protector (2026): Milla Jovovich Brings Mom Rage and Mayhem
Former war hero Nikki's peaceful life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hyEvH0JPpo Every so often I want an action movie that does not arrive carrying a three-ring binder full of mythology, twelve side plots, and a prayer circle for its own seriousness. I want a movie that walks in, cracks its knuckles, and gets on with the bus

Dan Brooks
Apr 245 min read


“Wick’s Next Act: Why Ballerina Pirouettes into Our Revenge Fantasies” From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025)
An assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organization sets out to seek revenge after her father's death....

Dan Brooks
Jun 6, 20255 min read
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