The early millennium must have been Willy Wonka’s Chocolate factory for any filmmaker with adolescent tendencies who had been hired to tackle a sizable summer
Tag: Action
Shaft (2019) – Review
After remaining stubbornly dormant for nearly 20 years after Samuel L. Jackson slipped on the black turtle neck, I don’t think anyone was really expecting
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) – Review
Comic book movies based on established super-powered heroes (or anti-heroes being the case) lead somewhat of a charmed life – if your movie gets an
The Mummy (1999) – Review
Back in 1999, I remember emerging from the cinema feeling a little nonplussed about The Mumny, Stephen Sommers’ mega budgeted remake of the classic Universal
The Dead Pool (1988) – Review
Not to be confused with Ryan Reynolds’ notoriously hyper-verbal superhero, The Dead Pool proved to be the fifth and final case for Clint Eastwood’s ever
Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001) – Review
When movies decide to try and pull off a mash up, the results, by definition, are usually a mixed bag. Sometimes the fusing together of
No Time To Die (2021) – Review
One of the many tropes that feels familiar from many a Bond film is the moment a villian settles back in a large armchair whilst
Sudden Impact (1983) – Review
Reviewing the sequels that followed in the wake of Don Siegel’s Dirty Harry is somewhat of a thankless task these days. Oh, don’t get me
The Three Musketeers (2011) – Review
It’s easy to picture the people who keep financing Paul W.S. Anderson’s forgettable movies as a smug cabal of European money men desperate to crack
Shaft In Africa (1973) – Review
Sequels, like the slick private dick that gets all the chicks himself, always have that pressure to perform when the heat is on. No matter
The Enforcer (1976) – Review
By the third time Clint Eastwood dusted off his 44. Magnum, pulled on a pair of $29.50 slacks and did that swept back thing with
Daylight (1996) – Review
Thanks to the rapidly expanding technology filmmakers were finding in their tool box, the 90’s saw an explosion of disaster movies the likes of which
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (2021) – Review
While Marvel Studio’s Phase 4 has shown that the ubiquitous movie making machine hasn’t lost any of its vigour, it’s fair to say that Black
Bullet In The Head (1990) – Review
Those of you familiar with the Hong Kong output of action maestro John Woo – before he moved to the States and gave us Broken
Shaft’s Big Score! (1972) – Review
Exploding onto the scene in 1971 with possibly one of the most notorious theme tunes in cinema history, Shaft grabbed everybody’s attention thanks to his
Magnum Force (1973) – Review
Right up to the moment the titular hero turned his maniacal nemesis into the equivalent of a human polo mint with a slug from his
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) – Review
Despite the occasional blip, the Resident Evil franchise is as reliable as their increasingly annoying codas that usually close their movies with a massive status
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021) – Review
There’s some of you out there who would claim that the much maligned G.I. Joe franchise desperately needed rebooting (possibly with a bullet behind the
Shaft (1971) – Review
Anyone unfamiliar with the blaxploitation pictures of the 70’s usually pictures the more cartoonish end of the spectrum with glorified pimps dressed in garish refinery,
Free Guy (2021) – Review
It’s a well known fact by now that movies that adopt the mechanics of how videogame’s work into their plots usually end up being far
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