Colin Leggett

3 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Colin Leggett

Over the course of nearly two decades, Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt and his team of IMF agents have saved the world multiple times, a fact that Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning really wants audiences to remember. The ostensible conclusion to Ethan Hunt's story straddles the line between nostalgia-baiting and efficient storytelling, couching it all in self-serious, end-times politicking and death-defying action sequences. It is unquestionably successful at all of it.

4 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Colin Leggett

Sometimes a movie's title just puts everything right out on Front Street (Snakes on a Plane comes to mind). Audiences see it, and they know exactly what they're getting. Clown in a Cornfield seems like it would be something along those lines: a fun slasher movie about, well, a killer clown lurking in a cornfield. However, the newest feature from director Eli Craig has more going on than its title would suggest.

1 month ago | gamerant.com | Colin Leggett

Thunderbolts* is Marvel Studios' latest release, and it has already garnered positive reactions from critics and a promising opening weekend box office projection. The movie finds a team of misfits from the MCU reluctantly teaming up to stop something even worse as they face their own demons and come to terms with their pasts. The movie also introduces Bob Reynolds aka the Sentry, possibly the most powerful (and dangerous) being in the MCU.

1 month ago | gamerant.com | Colin Leggett

To call Marvel's Thunderbolts* a highly anticipated project from the studio could be seen as something of an overstatement. Whle the movie is packed with talent, from veterans like Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan to MCU newcomer Lewis Pullman, there's still a sense that general audiences may be looking at this movie's marketing and wondering, "who are these people?" Luckily, there is plenty to like in Thunderbolts* for longtime Marvel fans and general audiences alike.

1 month ago | gamerant.com | Colin Leggett

Until Dawn blends video game mechanics with horror storytelling, resulting in fresh, scary moments. Sandberg's masterful directing showcases memorable deaths and a mix of horror genres. The adaptation may not be perfect, but its fast pace and influences make it a must-watch for horror fans. Considering how video game adaptations are having a bit of a moment right now, it's a little surprising that more horror titles haven't made their way to the screen.