With 1974’s The Street Fighter we were introduced to one Terry Tsurugi (or Sugury, depending on which version you watch), an anti-hero that leaned so
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Wanted Dead Or Alive (1987) – Review
Anyone who has witnessed the glacial cool that Rutger Hauer bestowed to either of the genuinely terrifying villains of Blade Runner or The Hitcher might
The Rundown (aka. Welcome To The Jungle) (2013) – Review
As we gaze upon the blockbuster landscape of the present, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson not only stands as the most successful pro wrestler turned actor
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) – Review
Cinematic super spies seem to be ten-a-penny these days, but with James Bond currently taking a breather before being recast and Ethan Hunt winding up
The Street Fighter (1974) – Review
The anti-hero is a magnificently cinematic concept that allows us to follow the exploits of people who freely go out and do the types of
Split Second (1992) – Review
In many ways, low budget sci-fi in the early 90’s wasn’t that much different from low budget horror in the early 80’s insofar that that
Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning (2012) – Review
Ever since filmmakers started trying to sequalize Roland Emmerich’s 90’s original, the Universal Soldier franchise has been rejecting follow up after follow up like a
Shogun Assassin (1980) – Review
For those of you who know, there’s quite a potent argument against me reviewing Shogun Assassin considering I’ve already review the entirety of the Lone
Nemesis (1992) – Review
“I wanted to tell this terrorist that I had given a lot of thought to what she said back in LA. About whether I was
The People That Time Forgot (1977) – Review
As a young child, any kind of public holiday meant that the lunchtime airwaves would be alive with movies of varying genres and even more
Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) – Review
I’ve always found it ironic when franchises that concern themselves with characters that keep regenerating back to life get an inordinate amount of reboots in
Lone Wolf And Cub: White Heaven In Hell (1974) – Review
After cranking out five films in a little under two years, the landscape that lay behind the scenes of the Lone Wolf And Cub series
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) – Review
Seemingly going from cult to icon in less time it takes to pump a shotgun, John Wick managed to shoot his way up the ranks
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) – Review
As fitting for a franchise about dead guys resurrecting to endlessly beat the shit out of one another, the Universal Soldier series somehow fought it’s
Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In Peril (1972) – Review
As the Lone Wolf and Cub franchise trundled their weaponized, baby cart of death into a staggering fourth release in a single year, some changes
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998) – Review
There’s a moment in Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business where, during a shootout in a hospital, a plastic container full of an aggressively yellow urine
Tarzan Triumphs (1942) – Review
1942 brought a sizable change to life in the Great Encarpment as Sol Lesser (who had previous produced rival Tarzan movies for Twentieth Century Fox)
Smokey And The Bandit (1977) – Review
When pondering the nature of the redneck action comedy, there’s two titles that immediately spring to mind. One is the the infamous, Eastwood and an
Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart At The River Styx (1972) – Review
The blood staining the sword of Ogami Ittõ barely had time to dry before the core creative team behind Sword Of Vengeance got stuck into
The Raid 2 (2014) – Review
In 2011, Gareth Evans hauled off and smashed us in the face with The Raid, a stupendously brutal, high-energy action masterpiece that quickly crawled it’s
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