Thanks the rebel crushing and son maiming efforts of The Empire Strikes Back, it’s always been accepted that the follow up should always endeavour to
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Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) – Review
By as early as 1981, Steven Spielberg had pretty much already set his legacy in concrete with the releases of the genre defining Jaws and
Tenet (2020) – Review
What with pandemics and social anxiety making the world around us an ever more stressful environment, you may be forgiven for feeling the urge to
Ong-Bak (2003) – Review
There’s a story about sternum-crushing Thai juggernaut Tony Jaa that I really hope is true. When asked during an interview who his influences are, one
The Old Guard (2020) – Review
Immortals wandering among us while striving to avoid rubbing their death-resistant existence in the faces of us “normies” isn’t exactly a new concept but new
Hard Boiled (1992) – Review
While no doubt conjuring images to the uninitiated of a documentary about egg preparation, those of you who only know Hong Kong action maestro John
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) – Review
So I think we can all agree that the live action bow of Hasbro’s 3.75-inch, square jawed global enforcers could hardly be described as a
Jurassic World (2015) – Review
Films that divide audiences like Moses compartmentalising the Dead Sea aren’t exactly new, especially in these times of toxic fandom and the internet giving everyone
G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (2009) – Review
When enjoying/enduring the delights of a big budget summer flick, it often helps to deploy something that I call “the inner twelve year old”, an
Mr. Vampire (1985) – Review
Sometimes, to REALLY explore what a sub-genre can do, you have to go elsewhere from the norm; not that there’s much normal about the vast
Jurassic Park III (2001) – Review
Back between 1993 and 1997, when the original Jurassic Park and it’s sequel burst into the public consciousness like a rampaging saurian ploughing through a
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Exploding onto consoles in 1996, Lara Croft made gamers sit up and take notice as she raided said tombs with her trademark duel weapons (I
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) – Review
If you ever needed an example of how truly brilliant Steven Spielberg is you would have to look no further than 1993.Why is that year
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) – Review
Touted upon release as Die Hard in the White House, it would have made more sense to describe Olympus Has Fallen as merely Air Force
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Review
The noise of a franchise exploding back into life after years spent in slumber is a tough sound to pin down but in Mad Max’s
VFW (2019) – Review
It seems you can’t swing an axe around without hitting yet another grimy, gory, grindhouse throwback that’s springing up on streaming services everywhere. It’s a
Midnight Run (1988) – Review
One of the most solidly, unashamedly blue-collar sub-genre in film is that of the buddy comedy. Almost a legitimate genre in it’s own right the
Mad Max 2 (1981) – Review
Sometimes known by the unfeasibly bad-ass title “The Road Warrior”, George Miller’s ambitiously deranged sequel to his own DIY dystopian original somehow is regularly forgotten
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) – Reviews
The pros of the (still relatively new) practice of filming sequels back to back are all fairly apparent. After all the Lord Of Rings trilogy
Mad Max (1979) – Review
Undoubtedly the crown jewel of of the 70’s Ozploitation explosion, George Miller’s blistering, dytopian 1979 revenge flick Mad Max kicked opened the doors for Australian
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