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Tag: Action
Romancing The Stone (1984) – Review
In the ranks of underrated action adventure movies of the 80’s, surely no other movie containing acts of rousing darring do deserves more modern column
Troma’s War (1988) – Review
After Troma made the giger counters of the world of cult cinema bury their needles with The Toxic Avenger and Class Of Nuke ‘Em high,
Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003) – Review
Robert Rodriguez is the very definition of a ‘busy bee’ considering all the shit he seems to have on his plate all the time.Since he
Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942) – Review
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
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
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