The inexorable and meteoric rise of Steven Seagal during the early 1990s has often proven to be something that fascinates me to this day. To
Tag: Action
Jackpot! (2024) – Review
The notion of a dsytopian America turned into a vapid, violent wasteland thanks to ignorance and greed is hardly a new one – especially since
Cyborg (1989) – Review
In a career absolutely jam packed with dystopian futures, marauding robots and probably more crucifixions than are strictly necessary, the indomitable Albert Pyun made it
Tarzan The Ape Man (1981) – Review
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ legendary literary adventurer has been the subject of many a version that’s cast a more, shall we say, adult version of the
Revenge (2017) – Review
Love em or hate em, there’s one thing that you have to admit when it comes to the sleezy, morally questionable world of the rape/revenge
The Union (2024) – Review
Blue collar James Bonds are kind of a dime a dozen these days. I mean, Vin Diesel gave us Xander Cage in xXx, while Kingsman
Léon (1994) – Review
When it comes to the nature of the mysterious, almost ethereal hitman, no one has cornered the market quite like Luc Besson. You see, while
Tarzan And The Lost City (1998) – Review
The 90s just really couldn’t get the old pulp heroes right, could they? After Tim Burton created a cinematic sensation with his highly stylized tale
The Killer (2024) – Review
Is there still a place in modern action cinema for John Woo?As a crazed fan of his revolutionary 80s/90s Hong Kong era and an unabashed
The Crow (2024) – Review
They say that when a soul travels to the land of the dead, a crow can bring them back to take care of some unfinished
Borderlands (2024) – Review
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
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
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