But for director Ric Roman Waugh, January is the perfect time to have grizzled, waning action stars confront their mortality. If you namecheck Waugh at all it's probably from his work with Gerard Butler, especially in the Has Fallen franchise. Waugh directed the third entry, Angel Has Fallen (2019), as a grounded thriller suffused with the ghosts of PTSD. But Angel Has Fallen is still an action movie; Waugh’s able to leaven the darkness with plenty of explosions and crowd pleasing casualties. Together, they share an easy, gentle chemistry, so warmhearted it spreads outward, reaching into the wastelands of an otherwise cold January.