For a minute there, I truly believed that the video game adaptation had finally broken through and come of age thanks to the likes of
Tag: Action
Once A Thief (1991) – Review
Even someone who can orchestrate action at the level John Woo was operating at during the late 80s needs to let their hair down at
G.I. Jane (1997) – Review
There’s a little theory I have concerning the sensational Scott brothers that suggests that they kind swapped roles during the mid-to-late 90s. Ridley, the more
Another 48 Hrs. (1990) – Review
Way back in the dark ages – or more accurately, 1984 – a movie arrived that not only teed up Lethal Weapon to perfect the
Out For Justice (1991) – Review
The brief conquest of Hollywood by arch bullshitter and all round lunatic, Steven Seagal, had to peak somewhere, and popular opinion commonly regards Under Siege
Twisters (2024) – Review
Ok, before we take this movie for a spin, can I take a quick poll? Was there actually a call for a legacy sequel to
Dante’s Peak (1997) – Review
In hindsight it all becomes staggeringly obvious. Of course you’d send a James Bond actor to tackle a monstrous volcano – after all, don’t most
48 Hrs. (1982) – Review
There are many things that set 48 Hrs. apart from the crowd. One is that it’s the film that shuffled the tropes of the buddy
Kill (2023) – Review
Sometimes, simply having a guy punch another guy in the face us all you need for action cinema to cross the great divide of a
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) – Review
Hey, listen – if the Bad Boys and Maverick from Top Gun can suddenly explode back onto the screens in explosive adventures that manage to
Tarzan And The Leopard Woman (1946) – Review
After nine outings for Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan in as many years, you had to believe that the writers at RKO Studios were running a little
Drunken Master II (1994) – Review
If you ever wonder what it was that convinced the powers that be to give Jackie Chan one more shot at Hollywood, chances are it
Any Which Way You Can (1980) – Review
Anyone who has witnessed the Clint Eastwood led, redneck fever dream, Every Which Way But Loose, might be forgiven for thinking that this time capsule
Trigger Warning (2024) – Review
I don’t want to go as far as to suggest that I’m suffering from negative reinforcement, but I’m starting to treat the news of any
Tarzan And The Amazons (1945) – Review
Anyone who has ever watched the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies in chronological order can’t have helped but notice that from his seventh entry onward, the
Trespass (1992) – Review
Walter Hill has always been a filmmaker who has always worn his heart – not to mention his influences – plainly on his sleeve, be
Class Of 1999 (1990) – Review
Kids these days. I swear, sometimes I despair.Back in the days before CGI, colour correcting and online movie pundits who seem to think it’s cool
Southern Comfort (1981) – Review
Sometimes, you get a couple of films that are so similar, even the slightest chance of coincidence is all but utterly impossible. However, it takes
Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (2024) – Review
One of the biggest surprises of 2020 – aside from that whole lockdown thing, of course – was the Bad Boys franchise suddenly lurching back
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) – Review
Every actor makes the odd baffling decision every now and then, but I suppose it’s a fairly natural thing when you want to tale a
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