‘The Old Guard’
If “Charlize Theron in an action movie” is an automatic watch for you, The Old Guard on Netflix will not disappoint. But for those wary of the genre, you should know that The Old Guard goes above and beyond its station. Yes, this is a movie about a team of immortals who kick butt, take names, and look hot while doing it. But it’s also a movie featuring perhaps the most passionate, fleshed-out love story between two men I’ve ever seen in an action film. Based on the comic by Greg Rucka (who also wrote the screenplay), and directed Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Old Guard contains multitudes. It’s the fun, heartfelt superhero movie we needed this summer, and we can only pray Netflix will give us a sequel.