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Ghosts Of Mars (2001) – Review
By the time the Millennium rolled around, John Carpenter had gone from a ferocious vital genre voice who always seemed tantalisingly ahead of his time
Universal Soldier II: Brothers In Arms (1998) – Review
When Jean Claude Van Damme’s Luc Devreaux hit the “on” button on the farming equipment that Dolph Lundgren’s deranged Sergeant Andrew Scott was impaled on
The Woman King (2022) – Review
Ever since Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther decisively threw open the doors for blockbuster movies that feature predominantly black casts, filmmakers and themes, I’ve been patiently
Werewolf By Night
Remember the good old days of the Marvel-One Shots; a bunch of short, micro movies that filled in the odd gaps here and there and
Police Story III: Supercop (1992) – Review
Regularly touted as one of the greatest action movies ever made, I have to confess that the third entry into Jackie Chan’s ground breaking Police
Nowhere To Run (1993) – Review
By the early nineties, the stock of Jean Claude Van Damme had risen to the point where he now was an acceptable draw at the
The Fearless Hyena (1979) – Review
After years of honing his particular brand of Kung fu laced with broad physical comedy in such flicks as Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow and
Universal Soldier (1992) – Review
It wasn’t until 2010’s The Expendables that 80’s action titans Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone finally stood together in the same movie that wasn’t counting
Waterworld (1995) – Review
There’s always a stigma that clings to a film like a barnacal if it flops and it was especially true in the 90’s. If your
Gods Of Egypt (2016) – Review
Surely no other genre in cinema has benefited from the rise of CGI more than the fantasy film with Harry Potter, Middle-Earth and the incest
The Killer (1989) – Review
After the literal smoke had cleared from the iconic climax of A Better Tomorrow II, it seemed that action maestro John Woo was poised to
Paycheck (2003) – Review
If I’m being honest, John Woo’s big move from making home grown, Hong Kong, action bangers to adjusting to a career blowing shit up in
Drunken Master (1978) – Review
When Jackie Chan and Woo Ping Yuen released Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow onto an unsuspecting public back in 1978, it was only to the
Underworld: Blood Wars (2017) – Review
I may have ranted out this particular lament before, but who the Hell insists on watching the Underworld movies enough to the extent that we
Jason Bourne (2016) – Review
After an intriguing spin-off that eventually went utterly nowhere, the powers that be decided that instead of offering up Jeremy Renner-shaped alternatives, maybe it was
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) – Review
Perhaps it’s only fitting that the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies seemed to be getting worse the more money they made at the box office;
The Young Master (1980) – Review
With his second directorial effort, we find injury prone, action/comedy deity immortal, Jackie Chan winding ever closer to kung-fu nirvana with his game changing masterpiece,
Underworld: Awakening (2012) – Review
At this point, I feel I should ask a couple of pertinent questions, like who out there is actually demanding for more Underworld sequels and
The Bourne Legacy (2012) – Review
Usually when the lead character opts out of a franchise, it usually means that the writing is on the wall for that particular series, but
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