Just what is it with Matthew Vaughn and spy movies? I mean in a career that started off very firmly in the British gangster movie
Category: Action
Kick-Ass (2010) – Review
The deconstruction of the superhero genre is hardly a new thing as comics have been taking it apart and putting it back together again as
The Wages Of Fear – Official Teaser
Netflix has released the teaser for the remake of The Wages Of Fear. In order to prevent a deadly explosion, an illicit crack team has
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) – Review
After a first instalment that raised some pertinent questions about the law and justice (albeit in a very exploitative way) and a third instalment that
Monkey Man – Official Trailer
The trailer has been released for Monkey Man. One small ember can burn down everything. scar® nominee Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire) achieves an astonishing,
Road House – Official Trailer
Prime Video has released the trailer for Road House. In this adrenaline-fueled reimagining of the 80s cult classic, ex-UFC fighter Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes a
The Beekeeper (2024) – Review
During his directorial career of angst ridden action thrillers, David Ayer has explored the self-loathing brotherhood of war (Fury), the self-loathing brotherhood of super villainy
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989) – Review
While I don’t want to sound like something of an action snob, the news that many American Ninja fans utterly despise the third installment came
Rush Hour 2 (2001) – Review
In 1998, armed with the power of a never ending stream of conscious thought bullshit emitting from the pie hole of Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan
Air Force One Down – Official Trailer
Paramount has released the trailer for Air Force One Down. About Air Force One Down: On her first assignment aboard Air Force One, a rookie
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) – Review
“This is the most ridiculous story I’ve heard in my life!” maintains curtly moustachioed commanding officer “Wild Bill” Woodward as he gets the lowdown of
Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Season 1 Official Trailer
Prime Video has released the trailer for Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Two lonely strangers land a job working for a mysterious spy agency that offers
Death Wish 3 (1985) – Review
There always seems to be that telling moment in any long running franchise where it morphs into something so far removed from its original concept,
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) – Review
It’s 1990 and the once thriving Cannon Goup has all but crumbled into dust – but from the wreckage of the studio that flew close
The Shadow (1994) – Review
After Tim Burton’s Batman broke big in 89, the race was on to try and find the next gloomy, brooding, urban vigilante to bring to
Rush Hour (1998) – Review
When you consider how many attempts it took to break Jackie Chan to the mass audiences of America, it makes you wonder what the hell
Top 5 Action Films Of 2023
Action films in 2023 continued to thrill audiences with their heart-pounding sequences and cutting-edge visual effects. The genre remains a popular choice for moviegoers seeking
American Ninja (1985) – Review
Hey, remember back in the 80s when all you had to do to make your film cooler was to stick some freaking ninjas in it?
Silent Night (2023) – Review
Can you believe it’s been twenty years since Hong Kong action maestro John Woo last presided over frenzied gunplay on American soil? After his much
Braddock: Missing In Action III (1988) – Review
The year is 1988 and due to some questionable mismanagement that would make Jack and his handful of beans wince, producers Menahem Golan and Yoram
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