These days, the Anime phenomenon has swept the world with reckless abandon with an insane amount of titles released all the time to sate ravenous
Tag: Action
Wanted (2008) – Review
Attempts to adapt the work of Mark Millar, Scottish comic scribe and concept man extraordinaire, has led to some pretty strange shit; be it the
Conan The Destroyer (1984) – Review
Back in 1984, we returned to the times of high adventure with a direct sequel to John Milius’ absurdly macho take on Robert E. Howard’s
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985) – Review
Lau Kar-leung’s first two entries in his 36th Chamber franchise were both a couple of zippy training-fests that fused the bond between director and star,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) – Review
I for one never had that much an issue with Michael Bay’s whirring, vorping, clanking and exploding face lift for 2007’s Transformers – after all,
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) – Review
Shane Black seems to have devoted the vast majority of his career to the endless quest to make action movies into R-rated Christmas family films
Invasion USA (1985) – Review
There is no such thing as a “perfect” Cannon movie (probably because they never came close to fucking making one), but if you were to
TMNT (2007) – Review
After the original movie series had devolved into broad slapstick, time travel and the dead eyed thousand yard stare of stripped back animatronic, the Teenage
Versus (2000) – Review
From it’s first shot of a samurai slicing a zombie in two, Ryuhei Kitamura’s 2000 berserker breakout Versus aimed to put a familiar spin on
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze (1991) – Review
After making literally all of the money that 1990 had to offer, a sequel to the adaptation of Eastman and Laird’s gonzo comic concoction was
Peninsula (2020) – Review
Released in 2016 to universal acclaim, Yeon Sang Ho’s Train To Busan was the best thing to happen to the zombie genre in bloody ages.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) – Review
Back in ’84, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s nutzoid, yet devilishly compelling indie comic was unleashed on the world and promptly caught on like fucking
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980) – Review
Having a sharp tonal shift in your franchise is a dicey business and while it may keep things fresh for the faces behind the camera,
Total Recall (2012) – Review
Regardless of how much we all complained, the immensely frustrating habit that the Millennium had of remaking 80’s action classics continued unabated with a glossy,
The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978) – Review
While still relatively new to the sword clashing and empire trashing worlds of Kung Fu that were brought to us by our friends, The Shaw
Battleship (2012) – Review
Thanks to the truly biblical stacks of cash hauled in by Michael Bay’s flashy, trashy Transformers movies, toy company-cum-movie studio Hasbro obviously had the stench
Warrior King (2005) – Review
In the world of martial arts cinema, it’s often interesting to compare the differing styles of face breakage displayed via the same opponents that may
Five Elements Ninjas (1982) – Review
It’s once again time to take another flamboyant trip to ancient Hong Kong to witness bursts of athletic violence interspersed with an over complicated plot
Demolition Man (1993) – Review
There’s a theory I have and it’s quite new – not to mention fairly out there – but stay with me…What if Cobra, Demolition Man
Cobra (1986) – Review
Made when we were coasting through that period of Stallone’s career where he was convinced he could clear up the Cold War by either punching
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