At on the plane flying to and from Minnesota 5 years ago on Amazon

You remember the over the top 80's action flicks where both the hero and the villain were unstoppable killing machines? Deliver Us From Evil plays like that, but can't capture the magic of some of the better entries from that era. It has some great adrenaline paced scenes, there is no question about that. Even the plot of a retiring hitman brought back into the life after learning he has a kidnapped daughter he never knew about is one we can grab onto. But there is just too much going on with plausibility and cliches for this to really shine. It's too bad too because Jung-min Hwang and Jung-jae Lee (as good guy and bad guy respectively) carried their parts very well.

At home 5 years ago on Netflix

Stowaway looks pretty and it has a solid cast in Kendrick, Dae Kim, Collette, and Anderson. Kendrick, Dae Kim, and Collette play a shuttle crew who have just left Earth en route to Mars to research colonization. When they find Anderson unconscious and sealed in an engineering panel, they must decide the next steps to ensure mission success with an unplanned body to accommodate. Here is one of the main issues with Stowaway. Not only are we scratching our heads at whether or not this could happen at all, the reason he is on board is never really even addressed. It just becomes accepted that he is there and now they have a fourth crew member. Then, if you are able to get past that leap of belief, you are treated to a decent buildup of tension only to be let down by an ending that leaves you asking if that's really it. At least the science apparently is accurate (or at least that's what a quick Google search advised me) and the whole movie looks great. Space movies in general get an extra half point from me just on GP, but you could definitely spend 2 hours of your time watching something better.

At home 5 years ago on Netflix

What would you do if you thought your dad was a serial killer? This is the conflict in the Clovehitch Killer, a great setup with Dylan McDermott playing the scout leader father and Charlie Plummer in the role as his conflicted son. Madisen Beatty rounds out the trio of main characters as a classmate of Plummer's who is obsessed with finding out who the killer is. As stated, it's a fantastic lead that keeps you engrossed all the way through. Unfortunately though, The Clovehitch Killer falters a little bit in closing out the impressive first 80 minutes or so. It leaves viewers feeling a little underwhelmed, but it's still definitely worth a watch for fans of thriller mysteries.

With Kina at home 5 years ago on Blu-Ray

Had mixed feelings on this one. I love most Guy Ritchie films but this one did not have much of the witty dialogue his other crime capers are known for. This is more of a typical Hollywood action flick albeit with a few twists. I did not know until after watching it that it's also loosely based on the 2004 French heist movie Cash Truck, so have nothing to base that aspect on since I haven't seen it. There are a couple of big holes in my eyes that keep Wrath from being great, things I won't get into too much here. One is early, one is late, and while they don't kill the film, they are really frustrating to a viewer who could have taken this more seriously had the writers not been so shortsighted. Wrath of Man is something that wants to be something like Heat or Thief but misses the nuances those classics put behind the action. Instead, it makes Jason Statham too much of a badass to be considered in the realm of pieces like those two and ends up being a pretty decent popcorn flick. That's not to take away too much from it. Ritchie still has a sharp eye for action scenes and puts together some good ones here and the story has a good setup that will keep fans of crime flicks engaged.