Despite making more vampire movies than you can shake a rubber bat at, Hammer Studio could never be accused of resting on their laurels. Be
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McBain (1991) – Review
Definitely to be filled under “Why the hell am I only seeing this now?”, James Glickenhaus’ noisy and immensely cheesy ode to American’s being awesome,
Tarzan And The Valley Of Gold (1966) – Review
With the endless obsession and speculation about who has played James Bond or Batman, movie fans would do well to realise that this sort of
Cannonball Run II (1984) – Review
If you look at it a certain way, Cannonball Run II makes perfect sense. After all, wasn’t the first Cannonball Run only an exaggerated progression
The Fall Guy (2024) – Review
Even since he co-directed John Wick with Chad Stahelski, David Leitch has become the go-to guy for sumptuous, star-studded action epics that – along with
Boy Kills World (2023) – Review
In what seems to be a year of unlikely action heroes, we’ve already seen the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal and Dev Pattel get unconscionably ripped
Tarzan Goes To India (1962) – Review
By the time 1962 rolled around, it was all change again for the Lord of the Apes as the obscenely muscular Gordon Scott made way
Never Say Never Again (1983) – Review
While the story of the tangled movie rights of Ian Flemming’s Bond novel, Thunderball, would probably be best left explained by someone who remotely understood
Top 5 Glorious Gunfights From The Movies Of John Woo
There’s something that hits a little different when you watch a gunfight orchestrated by the maestro of mayhem known as John Woo. For a start,
The Cannonball Run (1981) – Review
Just when you thought it was safe to put the handbrake on that weird subgenre of good ol’ boy blockbusters that either saw Burt Reynolds
No Holds Barred (1989) – Review
Certain sports are kind of hard to capture correctly on film when compared to other – I mean compare how many boxing and racing movies
Monkey Man (2024) – Review
When word got out that Dev Patel was going to make his directorial debut, people probably wasn’t that surprised that he would use this opportunity
Tarzan’s Three Challenges (1963) – Review
It’s strange to think how prolific Tarzan movies were in the 30s, 40s and 50s, especially considering that Edgar Rice Burrows’ jungle dwelling avenger doesn’t
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (2011) – Review
After Guy Richie, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law delivered their predictably bombastic take on Athur Conan Doyle’s legendary sleuth, the notion of a sequel
Road House (2024) – Review
When it comes to “reimagining” (read: remaking) classic films from the 80s, filmmakers wisely stuck close to genres that could translate well to more modern
Smokey And The Bandit Part 3 (1983) – Review
Some franchises are bigger than the stars who populate them thanks to a central concept that can generate interest regardless of who is front an
Red 2 (2013) – Review
Some films ingrain themselves on your psyche with the intensity of a laser aimed at a secret agent’s crotch and creates an indelible core memory
The One (2002) – Review
Long before numerous comic book franchises bet their box office on plundering the multiverse for ever more outlandish story ideas, we had The One: an
Sherlock Holmes (2009) – Review
When you think of Sherlock Holmes you would most likely conjure up visions of gargantuan pipes, deerstalkers and the super detective striding around a musty
Smokey And The Bandit II (1980) – Review
There’s some things you simply can’t shake from childhood, be it a lingering phobia, a peculiar habit, or an affinity for a particular movie you