Take Two: “Extraction 2” (R)
Chris Hemsworth ("Thor") returns as black ops mercenary Tyler Rake in "Extraction 2," the sequel to the hit Netflix action thriller from 2020.
Freeze Frame: “Thor: Love and Thunder” (PG-13)
When comedian Taika Waititi wrote and directed the 2017 Marvel epic "Thor: Ragnarok," he injected the Avengers series with a playful, irreverent twist, emphasizing humor as well as action. He made Thor a bit of a goof. Still heroic, but also flawed and fearful. Watiti employs that same template with...
Take Two: “Spiderhead” (R)
The new Netflix sci-fi thriller "Spiderhead" stars Chris Hemsworth ("The Avengers") and Miles Teller ("Whiplash") and was directed by Joseph Kosinski ("Top Gun: Maverick").
Freeze Frame: “Lightyear” (PG), “Spiderhead” (R), “Cha Cha Real Smooth” (R)
Buzz Lightyear, the Space Ranger who inspired the fabled action figure from "Toy Story," gets an origin story with "Lightyear." Chis Evans provides the voice of our hero who battles the evil Emperor Zurg and his robot army while attempting to protect fellow space travelers on a remote planet millions of...
Freeze Frame: “Extraction” (R), “True History of the Kelly Gang” (R), “The Willoughbys” (PG)
Chris Hemsworth is a conflicted action hero in the excessively violent Netflix thriller, “Extraction.” Hemsworth plays a super skillful mercenary who is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of an Indian gangster who has been spirited off to Bangladesh. Heralded stuntman Sam Hargrave makes his directorial debut and brings some...
