Movie Reviews
Film and television reviewed the way I’d want to read them — with a rating that means something, an honest accounting of what works and what doesn’t, and craft notes for writers who want to understand how the machinery operates.
Each review includes a craft notes section for writers — specific observations about structure, character, world-building, and what the film does that you can actually use. Not theory. Technique you can steal.
Vigilante (6)
May 16, 2026Assault on Wall Street (2013)
Uwe Boll's 2013 post-financial-crisis vigilante film. Dominic Purcell as a security guard ruined by Wall Street. Premise exceeds execution.
May 16, 2026Death Wish (1974-1994)
Charles Bronson's five Death Wish films, 1974-1994. Architect-turned-vigilante across two decades of declining quality. The original is essential.
May 16, 2026Death Wish (2018)
Eli Roth's 2018 Death Wish remake with Bruce Willis. Updates the original to Chicago. Competent but cannot match Bronson's specific star presence.
May 17, 2026Man on Fire (2004)
Tony Scott's 2004 Mexico City revenge thriller. Denzel Washington as Creasy, Dakota Fanning as Pita. One of the great late-career Denzel performances.
May 16, 2026Nobody 1 & 2 (2021, 2025)
Bob Odenkirk's two Nobody films, 2021 and 2025. Suburban dad with hidden assassin past. Derek Kolstad screenplay, John Wick adjacent action.
May 16, 2026The Brave One (2007)
Neil Jordan's 2007 NYC vigilante film. Jodie Foster as a radio host transformed by trauma. Female-led entry that refuses empowerment narrative.