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Freaky Tales (2024) – Review
Anthology movies are always a messy affair almost by definition – I mean, how else would you describe a genre that requires that we patiently
Ninja III: The Domination (1984) – Review
During its reign, The Cannon Group were responsible for some truly bizarre choices that stretched far beyond their infamously curious business plan. There’s their attempt
Tarzan And The Slave Girl (1950) – Review
I wonder if the writers of the old Tarzan films ever panicked when asked to pen yet another adventure featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs’ rippling muscled
Sniper (1993) – Review
Cinema has always been stuffed full of ironies, but one of my favorite is that Sniper, a movie about the stealthiest of military professions, somehow
Hard Ticket To Hawaii (1987) – Review
Some movie cement their place in immortality by crafting a sublime experience that takes you to another world so completely that for a while at
The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015) – Review
Out of all the long running, low end action franchises out there, surely The Marine series was one of the most directionless. Starting out as
xXx: Return Of Xander Cage (2017) – Review
Let me relay to you my idea of a concept of absolute Hell. Imagine this: you’re sat at a PC, trying to write a screenplay
Fountain Of Youth (2025) – Review
Does anyone else feel like Guy Richie isn’t really trying much anymore?That’s not to take a cheap shot at a director who not only was
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) – Review
Ever since he pulled off his first rubber mask way back in 1996, Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt has been on a breathless mission; but while
Pathfinder (2007) – Review
Sometimes a movie comes along with a premise so promising, it causes you to uncontrollably salivate like Giger’s Alien at the prospect of experiencing it.
Gone In 60 Seconds (2000) – Review
The powerhouse producing duo of Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson undeniably changed the face of Hollywood during the 1980s by giving it an unfeasibly glossy
G20 (2025) – Review
When does the Die Hard format of action thrillers finally have enough distinctive entries to officially branch off and form a splinter sub-genre of its
Revenge Of The Ninja (1983) – Review
If I’ve said it once on this site, I’ve said it a thousand times, sometimes the thread marking the barriers between a bad film, a
Cleaner (2025) – Review
Once again we find ourselves dipping our toe into the shallow end of the pool marked “female led action movie that’s premiered on streaming” with
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949) – Review
After ditifully wearing Tarzan’s all purpose loin cloth for an impressive twelve movies, it eventually became time for Johnny Weissmuller to catch the next vine
The Marine 3: Homefront (2013) – Review
While the existence of The Marine franchise may prove to be somewhat perplexing to those who tend to avoid direct to DVD actioners, you can’t
xXx: State Of The Union (2005) – Review
So, to put it mildly, I’ve never been a fan of the original xXx. Oh hey, I’m fully on board with filmmakers trying to come
HAVOC (2025) – Review
Ever since the climax of The Raid II back in 2014, I have been desperately waiting for Gareth Evans to get his hands bloody once
Enter The Ninja (1981) – Review
While the 80s where hardly a fortress of restraint, surely one of the most amusing tropes of the decade was Cannon Films’ insistence that action
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