Sandwiched between Commando and Predator in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s epic flex of an 80’s resumè lies the mostly forgotten Raw Deal, an action thriller that painfully
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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) – Review
One of the most consistently irritating things about the Resident Evil franchise is that they usually end on a massive change on the status quo
Doomsday (2008) – Review
After his exemplary first couple of movies, my expectations for Neil Marshall’s third film, Doomsday, was higher than Snoop Dogg. I mean, could you blame
Resident Evil (2002) – Review
Thanks to the extraordinarily low benchmark for the world of video game adaptations, the Resident Evil franchise is king. A rambling, oddly plotted series of
Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021) – Review
“It’s just so massive… so stupid…” mulls Brian Tyree Henry’s conspiracy theorist during a rare quiet moment during the latest entry into Legendary’s Monsterverse and
Skylines (2020) – Review
If you’d told me as I was leaving the cinema after watching Skyline in 2010 that the execrable sci-fi flick would eventually make it to
Beyond Skyline (2017) – Review
Back in 2010, Skyline descended into cinemas with a low budget and high ambitions. Telling the tale of a blue tinged alien invasion as told
Big Trouble In Little China (1986) – Review
Blame ol’ Jack Burton.While it’s true that the lukewarm reception to the chilling wonders of The Thing initially soured the notoriously independent John Carpenter to
The Expendables 3 (2014) – Review
As the gristly gaggle of action stars once again girded their aging loins (ew) and threw themselves into the breach of a third Expendables movie,
The Expendables 2 (2012) – Review
Bigger, better, faster is usually the go to phrase when crafting a sequel to an earlier hit, but when your first film contained the most
The Expendables (2010) – Review
They’re aren’t many movies that can take a critical licking and yet can keep on ticking, but those that do are usually deemed “critic proof”
Dragons Forever (1988) – Review
Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao are three martial arts heavyweights who were instrumental in revolutionizing Hong Kong action cinema in the 80’s and
Police Story 2 (1988) – Review
There’s a particular conundrum that I have when passing my own personal judgement on martial arts films that seems to go double for the energetic
Police Story (1985) – Review
Is there a more enduring, living icon in martial arts cinema than Jackie Chan? He’s spent decades regularly sacrificing every bone and sinew in his
The Rocketeer (1991) – Review
Joe Johnston’s hiring for the first Captain America movie was hardly a surprise to anyone familiar with his career to date. Initially a big cog
The Legend Of Zorro (2005) – Review
Back in 1998, the previous Zorro nimbly dived into cinemas, slicing his initial into virtually everything he could find in Martin Campbell’s stonking resurrection of
The Mask Of Zorro (1998) – Review
When your most beloved franchises come to a natural end (in these days it’s usually temporarily) it’s natural to find something to fill the gap
Outside The Wire (2021) – Review
Another month and it yet another sci-fi action film materializes on Netflix with barely a week of fanfare to precede it. I’m not sure if
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) – Review
For a while back there, Paul W. Anderson’s hyper active video game adaptation Mortal Kombat was the gold standard for a genre pummeled by the
Guyver: Dark Hero (1994) – Review
Comic book sequels going darker isn’t exactly what you’d call a revolutionary thing but if any movie needed an adjustment of tone it was 1991
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