There’s no shortage of underworld assassin action flicks these days – some just trying to ride the success wave created by “John Wick,” others trying to take it in a different direction. Thankfully, Netflix has one in “Gunpowder Milkshake” that harkens back to the classic assassin films of yore while also throwing a little Tarantino flavor and color in the mix to create a fun, ultraviolent adventure with a feminist spin.

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Navot Papushado’s new movie, “Gunpowder Milkshake,” makes two promises and keeps them both: Spent chemical explosives and sweet dairy drinks. One comes in higher quantities than the other, much, much higher, but Papushado takes an approach to action that’s equally as sugary as the title’s latter half. No false advertising, just lots of bullets and arterial spray. You can have a milkshake, as a treat. 

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“Gunpowder Milkshake” follows Sam, played as a teen by Freya Allan and as a woman by Karen Gillan.

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In 2013, Navot Papushado got the boost of a lifetime when Quentin Tarantino plugged the Israeli director’s “Big Bad Wolves” into the year’s best film. Not bad press at all coming from Mr. Revenge Cinema himself.  Papushado hasn’t been up to much since, but Tarantino’s endorsement will get viewers’ attention as his next film hits Netflix this summer.

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“Gunpowder Milkshake” definitely has a Tarantino vibe to its premise.

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