A retired assassin comes back to the front underworld he left behind in order to avenge his dead puppy, a gift from his deceased wife, in John Wick, one of the greatest modern action films ever made. Continue reading
Author Archives: Nikki Durbin
The Fall Guy (2024) [Action Packed April]
A stuntman tries to save his old flame’s directorial debut and find the main star who has gone missing from set as things go awry in the funny and heartwarming action comedy, The Fall Guy.
Such a Pretty Girl (short) (2025)
In Such a Pretty Girl, an utterly moving and quietly powerful short film, we’re treated to a simplistic and stunning story of a mother torn between her young child and aging father, a distinct line in the sand between generations, as she struggles to hold things together.
Step Back, Doors Closing (2025)
Telling the love story of Ryan and Julissa, two wayward Gen Z souls who happen to have their meet cute aboard the DC Metro system, Step Back, Doors Closing is a study of young love, rebounding, connecting, and coming of age beyond our teen years. The problem is, that’s about all there is to it.
Bullet Train (2022) [Action Packed April]
Join Ladybug, an unlucky assassin, as he attempts to conduct a simple snatch and grab aboard Japan’s bullet train, while everything that could go wrong for him, does, and in spectacular fashion, in Bullet Train.
Candyman (2021) [Women in Horror Month 2025]
In the world of film, there’s one term that can always drudge up a hefty set of groans and sighs. Remake. And there’s no genre more commonly remade than horror. Which is why the apparent “remake” of Candyman from 2021 was met with both curiosity and caution.
The Babadook (2014) [Women in Horror Month 2025]
In 2005, after working as an apprentice to Lars Von Trier on Dogville, and with about a dozen acting credits to her name in tiny roles as extras and barely named characters, Jennifer Kent debuted her very first short film, a little known spookfest known as Monster. Taking home 4 awards, it seemed that might be the end of things with that story.