Kingsman – Reviews of Old and New Stories. Mostly Old

Review of “Argylle” (2024)

This was a break from our usual Saturday night pizza and bad movie. It was an amalgam of Romancing the Stone, The Kingsman, a little bit (perhaps unintentionally) of Get Smart, and a dash of The Sopranos. Plot: Dressed in a dark green Nehru jacket, suave Agent Aubrey Argylle (Henry Cavill) approaches several elegantly dressedContinue reading “Review of “Argylle” (2024)”

Review of “Kingsman: The Secret Service” (2014)

This was last week’s Saturday pizza and bad movie offering, a flick based on a comic book series. It is an odd mixture of dark comedy and silliness. At its base, however, it is a surreal bloodfest that rivals many war/zombie apocalypse movies but ultimately appeals to idealism, patriotism, and egalitarianism. Plot: In 1997 somewhereContinue reading “Review of “Kingsman: The Secret Service” (2014)”