Tag: Action

Mortal Kombat II (2026) – Review

I don’t think anyone was truly claiming that 2021’s Mortal Kombat was a flawless victory, but there was certainly enough positive stuff going on in

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) – Review

Back in 2012, despite delivering solid thrills, Tom Cruise’s first stint as Lee Child’s Jack Reacher offered up a compelling argument for why size really

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Tekken (2010) – Review

It’s a strange fact that despite fighting games arguably having the least plot of any video game genre (there’s a tournament, people fight), there is

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The Man In The Iron Mask (1998) – Review

Be it via the numerous film versions that have some down the pipe over the years, or even from diligently watching every episode of Dogtanian

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Apex (2026) – Review

For the latest Netflix premiere to grace our screens, we find ourselves thrust into the Australian outback for a survival thriller that amasses a veritable

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Jack Reacher (2012) – Review

When adapting a character from book to film, how important is it that the physical embodiment of a beloved protagonist matches that of his literary

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Baywatch (2017) – Review

Much like video games, Anime and comic book movies during the 90s, the road of movie adaptations of beloved TV shows has been about as

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Pretty Lethal (2026) – Review

Is it me, or have the latest batch of woman-led action films been a little… familiar? Not that I’m trying to put the boot into

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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) – Review

Mash ups can be incredibly fun, but they can also be incredibly messy – but nothing is stopping them from being fun and messy. Take

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They Will Kill You (2026) – Review

What with not one, but two movies featuring devil worshipers getting their asses handed to them in the cinema right now, it just seems to

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Ninja Assassin (2009) – Review

Look, I think we’re all going to be on the same page when I offer the opinion that ninjas are fuckin’ cool. Yes, I know

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Run All Night (2015) – Review

While some people treated Liam Neeson’s switch from “serious” actor to creaky-limbed action conquerer as something of a joke, there are other who would doubtlessly

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Marshals – Season 1, Episode 1: Piya Wiconi (2026) – Review

The first of multiple in-development Yellowstone sequels Marshals has finally arrived. Ever since the flagship series wrapped up under the cloud of Kevin Costner’s ego,

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War Machine (2026) – Review

Yep, it’s Netflix premiere time again as the ubiquitous streaming giant casts another disposable action flick into the void and crosses their collective figures that

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Sniper: The Last Stand (2025) – Review

Regardless on your feelings regarding the seemingly unkillable Sniper franchise, you have to admit that for a cinematic series that most people don’t even realise

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The Bluff (2026) – Review

Usually when a subgenre noisily returns from Davy Jones’ locker to hijack the box office, we tend to see copycats spring up all over the

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Dragon Lord (1982) – Review

As Jackie Chan moved steered his movie career from the late 70s to the early 80s, you can feel him feeling out and challenging the

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Heroes Shed No Tears (1984) – Review

In 1986, after roughly a decade of slaving away making movies he didn’t want to make, John Woo finally exploded onto the scene proper with

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Cellular (2004) – Review

Do you know what’s quite satisfying? Digging out a forgotten action/thriller that turns out to be something of a little cracker. Usually these movies are

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The Wrecking Crew (2026) – Review

Sometimes I worry that crafting the big dumb action movies of decades past has become something of a lost art. In my youth I revelled

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