Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2026. Rollo has written over 700 film, ...

The Jennifer Garner action flick Peppermint wasn’t exactly a hit when it came out in 2018. The movie — which stars the Alias actor as a suburban mom turned vigilante — earned a dismal 12% rating on ...

How to revive a movie star’s flagging career? Take up guns, obviously. Following in the time-honored tradition of “Taken,” “John Wick,” “Atomic Blonde” and “Death Wish,” Jennifer Garner arms up in the ...

Riley North, the heroine in “Peppermint,” is nothing short of harrowing — a scarily effective one-woman killing machine. Jennifer Garner gives Riley a matter-of-fact fury. She’s not asking for ...

The Jennifer Garner-starring action movie "Peppermint" rose to the top of Netflix's popularity rankings this week, but notably absent was David Fincher's new movie, "Mank." The potential Oscar ...

“Corrupt judges, dirty cops. What do I want? I want justice.” So says the grieving mom-turned-urban guerrilla played by Jennifer Garner at the start of this first trailer for Peppermint, setting up ...

The revenge genre might look straightforward, but it’s fundamentally complex. Revenge, in and of itself, is not a “good thing.” Never has been, never will be. But in simplified stories, watching a ...

There's an old Klingon proverb that says revenge is a dish best served in under 95 minutes, by a fondly regarded actor who's been out of the limelight for a while. With Taken, French ...

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