Whenever anyone suggests a poll of the greatest action movie made in the 80’s, director John McTiernen must feel at least a little smug. You
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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) – Review
In only two movies, the John Wick franchise had gone from an edgy and stylish bullet flinger, to an artistic – virtually poetic, even – bonecrunching epic
Assassin’s Creed (2016) – Review
Throwing their not inconsiderable weight into the video game adaptation ring, the director and two leads from 2015’s Macbeth take a crack at what is
Transformers (2007) – Review
Sometimes it’s all too easy to retroactively shit on a good movie thanks to a herd of crappy follow ups as the various franchises of
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) – Review
The M:I series has always prided itself on staying fresh. Well… Tonally fresh at least, considering that story wise, a Mission: Impossible movie usually contains
Maniac Cop 2 (1990) – Review
The first Maniac Cop was a great, perky slasher movie with a difference. Everyday citizens of New York are being murdered by Officer Matt Cordell,
Terminator Genisys (2015) – Review
Oh Terminator franchise… Whatever are we going to do with you?During it’s four film passage throughout the world of cinema the Terminator series has been
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011) – Review
After the ringing in our ears eventually faded from all the clangs and explosions that was the last Transformers movie, it was time to take
Mission: Impossible II (2000) – Review
Fucking with the production of a Mission: Impossible movie causes irreparable ripples in the space time continuum. Fact.You want proof? Take Henry Cavill’s Moustache Of
Alien Vs. Predator (2004) – Review
It’s all Predator 2’s fault…Merging two franchises together isn’t exactly a new thing – we live in a reality where Dollman Vs. Demonic Toys exists,
Edge Of Tomorrow (2014) – Review
In a summer full of sequels and reboots, and sequels of reboots, it fairly often pays to keep an eye out for any movies out
Skyscraper (2018) – Review
Hollywood lore once told a story: once upon a time, in the coke fuelled era known as the 80’s, a bunch of movie executives were
Con Air (1997) – Review
Is there a more quintessential 90’s action movie than Con Air? I don’t mean the best, although it’s definitely top tier. Oh sure, Speed is
Rampage (2018) – Review
Could it be we finally have an easy, 3-step recipe for avoiding the videogame movie adaptation curse? 1) Take 80’s videogame that has no plot
Atomic Blonde (2017) – Review
Charlize Theron climbed the action mountain with her superlative role in the sublime Mad Max: Fury road and now she’s returned to the genre with
Predators (2010) – Review
Try as they might, filmmakers just a can’t seem to give the Predator that flawless second outing he so richly deserves. The original is a
Total Recall (1990) – Review
Snuggled neatly in the centre of Paul Verhoven’s magnificent unofficial Sci-fi trilogy, sits Total Recall (we don’t count Hollow Man, Kevin Bacon’s invisible penis thriller,
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009) – Review
Over my many years of watching blockbuster movies, I feel I’ve developed quite the bullshit detector when it comes to hype. Taking trailers, on-set reports
Commando (1985) – Review
Let’s all be honest with each other; Commando is a ridiculous piece of shit. It’s loud, it’s stupid and whenever you think of a basic
Furious 7 (2015) – Review
When the sun gets high and hot and the days get longer and longer, we reach the glorious time when the IQ of movies drop
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