After a relentless production schedule that saw six films churned out in a decade like some loin clothed obsessed production line, the MGM Tarzan series
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Black Widow (2021) – Review
Natasha Romanoff has been on a wild journey during her time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I’m not talking about the one that ended
Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941) – Review
Reviewing sequels can be hard – especially old ones. There’s always that issue that back then, filmmakers didn’t seem to be all that bothered about
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990) – Review
With the arrival of the final installment of the No Retreat, No Surrender franchise (unless you count the unofficial rebranding of the 1990 kick fest
Desperado (1995) – Review
The 90’s saw a plethora of iconic action movies released that mostly seemed to feature Nicolas Cage in some form or other – but while
F9: The Fast Saga (2021) – Review
The term “too big to fail” has never been more accurately used when enlisted to describe Vin Diesel’s Fast And Furious mega franchise and right
Tarzan Finds A Son! (1939) – Review
Anyone following Johnny Weissmuller’s run of early Tarzan movies would no doubt notice that apart the furious jungle action that seems to occur every thirteen
Monster Hunter (2020) – Review
When it comes to cramming your other half into the lion’s share of your filmography it’s frankly amazing that Paul W.S. Anderson doesn’t get more
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021) – Review
Well, I certainly didn’t see this coming…The Hitman’s Bodyguard was a pleasantly ok action comedy that surfaced in 2017 that combined extreme violence with the
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017) – Review
Living as we do in the time of Rotten Tomatoes and other online grading platforms, the simple art of the aggressively 3-star action movie seems
Nobody (2021) – Review
The notion of an older gentleman knuckling down to fetch a beating to various bad guys is hardly a new thing in Hollywood. I mean,
Where Eagles Dare (1968) – Review
The “men on a mission” movie has had some cracking entries over the years with everything from most of Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible movies to
Tarzan Escapes (1936) – Review
Obviously seeing that they had a good thing going with their double team of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, MGM dove into the deep pools
Zeiram (1991) – Review
Made in 1991 with a vision that far outstrips it’s budget, Zeiram is one of those movies that emerged from Japan at the time that
El Mariachi (1992) – Review
Forged from the same independent fires that gave us Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead and Peter Jackson’s Bad Taste, Robert Rodriguez emerged from the independent
No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987) – Review
Sequels that refuse to follow on from their predecessors are a curious beast – and I’m not talking the Evil Dead’s disinterest in following it’s
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) – Review
America obviously doesn’t have the same history with the medium of martial arts as the places that birthed them; but when has that ever stopped
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) – Review
Long before Zack Snyder’s much ballyhooed Army Of The Dead placed the ravenous undead in the sand wastes of Las Vegas Nevada, the third instalment
Army Of The Dead (2021) – Review
While I frequently run hot and cold with the cinematic output of Zachary Edward Snyder, there’s no denying that my favorite movie of his by
White House Down (2013) – Review
In yet another example of seperate Hollywood studios wheeling out the exact same concept to do battle like two hideously unoriginal Pokemon trainers, 2013 saw
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