A Haunting in Venice
This is a very traditional whodunnit, with the usual suspects of affluent family members, their acquaintances and the help all trapped in a building while the great detective slowly grills each person until the reveal of the murderer(s?) is done in a grandstanding fashion.
The Equalizer 3
It’s not the most original of stories, with many of the action movie cliches we’re very much accustomed to, but I always felt that it’s the execution that matters in this genre, and the movie delivers in spades on that.
John Wick: Chapter 4
The John Wick films are highly influenced by Hong Kong action movies, with its elaborately choreographed action sequences and martial arts battles, and painful-looking stunt sequences. If you like what you’ve been reading so far, then you’re going to love all the Wick movies, including Chapter 4.
Bullet Train
A new comedy-actioner from Hollywood star Brad Pitt and made by the people who brought you John Wick, Atomic Blonde and Deadpool.
The Batman (2022)
A huge lesson I learned from my theatrical experience of The Batman is not to watch a movie when you’re tired. I came out of the show not too enamoured by the film, even though I did acknowledge that it had many good scenes and performances. Somehow, they didn’t coalesce into a good movie in my fatigued eyes. Many weeks later, I managed to re-watch it on a 4K Blu-Ray, and I finally realized I couldn’t be more wrong.
Copshop
If you’re looking for a decent and small little crime thriller set in a single location, you can’t go wrong with this one. Because there are no big explosions and set pieces, the film focuses more on the characters, and it’s very interesting to see how things play out among these assorted bunch of characters, and in ways you sometimes never expected.