AVClub: Has enough time yet passed for a new Jason Statham action thriller to qualify as a throwback? Even in their mid-’00s heyday, Statham’s movies felt like descendants of earlier eras, offering ’80s excess on ’70s budgets; it’s one reason he was so at home in Sylvester Stallone’s Expendables crew. But Statham’s solo vehicles also have a Eurotrash/Asian fusion sheen that’s very much of their time. Since the release of his 2011 thriller The Mechanic (a remake of a ’70s Charles Bronson vehicle, naturally), the economics of the low-level action movie have shifted to such a degree that the belated sequel Mechanic: Resurrection boasts a stronger cast on a visibly lower budget. The latter, at least, makes sense, presumably accommodating minimal, borderline nonexistent demand.
Testament The Story of Moses Review: The series depicts Moses' journey from an outcast and murderer to a prophet and liberator of the Hebrews. It interweaves docudrama and interviews, to present a more humanly image of the prophet.
Rest In Peace Review: A man in debt disappears. Years later, he considers reconnecting with his family, but his previous life takes him by surprise.
Nerd Reactor writes that a new international post has revealed the return of a fan-favorite Toho monster.