Tag Archives: Action

True Fiction by Lee Goldberg (2018)

Review by CJ

Page count:
252

ISBN:
9781503949188 

 

When bestselling author Ian Ludlow was approached by the CIA to pre-empt potential terrorist attacks, he had no idea that his ideas would be used by his own countrymen. Now he has gone from book tour to a fight for survival with only his wit and thriller research to keep him alive.

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This Burning Man by Kris Holt (2017)

Review by CJ

Page count:
264

Format:
eBook

ASIN:
B074RRLVYV 

Bounty hunter Phoenix has been searching for his mother and his next meal ticket for a long time when he happens across the end of the world. With his newfound allies, Jayci, Gregor and a group of exceptional girls from the desert, Phoenix must save his town and loved ones from the apocalypse.

This Burning Man is the first book in the Future Arizona series.

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Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Review by CJ

Director:
Taika Waititi

Starring:
Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson

Other notable appearances:
Idris Elba, Karl Urban, Anthony Hopkins, Taika Waititi, Luke Hemsworth, Sam Neill, Matt Damon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stan Lee

Running time:
130 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, What We Do in the Shadows

 

Thor (Hemsworth) must team up with brother Loki (Hiddleston) and the Hulk (Ruffalo) to stop his newly-unbound renegade sister and goddess of death Hela (Blanchett) from destroying Asgard.

Thor: Ragnarok is the 17th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

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The Dark Tower (2017)

Review by CJ

Director:
Nikolaj Arcel

Starring:
Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor

Other notable appearances:
Jackie Earle Haley

Running time:
95 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Warcraft, The Last Action Hero 

 

Jake Chambers (Taylor) is haunted by nightmares of the Man in Black (McConaughey) killing children and using their psychic abilities to attack the dark tower. No one in his world believes Jake, but when he finds a portal to the home of the figure in his nightmares, Jake must put his own doubts aside to save everyone’s worlds.

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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Review by CJ

Director:
Matt Reeves

Starring:
Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Michael Adamthwaite

Other notable appearances:
Judy Greer, Aleks Paunovic

Running time:
140 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

 

With humans hunting them at every outpost, it’s not long until Caesar’s (Serkis) family is found and attacked. When on a mission to avenge his murdered family, Caesar discovers that the army Colonel (Harrelson) who killed them has taken the whole ape tribe hostage.

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