I’m always curious to see where the next action sensation comes from, but even I was surprised by The Raid. Erupting from under the radar
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M3GAN (2022) – Review
Back in 1988, a cinematic serial killer used the voodoo Demballa chant to level up after catching a fatal bullet after a foot chase that
Pain & Gain (2013) – Review
After nearly burning himself out on three gargantuan Transformers movies in a row, it’s telling that Michael Bay’s idea of a smaller, intimate movie is
Death Sentence (2007) – Review
After making his seismic impact on the horror genre with 2004’s Saw, there was the nagging suspicion that fledgling frightmaker James Wan had absolutely no
Elvis (1979) – Review
The filmography of John Carpenter may not be one that initially seems like it could be home to the legend known as Elvis Aaron Presley
Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970) – Review
For any studio that tends to focus on a more singular output, the name of the game is to try and make sure your product
Shooter (2007) – Review
Never was the Mark Wahlberg rule more fully in effect than in Shooter, Antoine Fuqua’s muscular 2007 snipe-fest. What exactly was the Mark Wahlberg rule,
Them! (1954) – Review
For anyone who considers themselves “above” watching older movies for reasons I honestly can’t fathom, here’s a public service announcement aimed directly at you: get
Æon Flux (2005) – Review
If there’s nothing that gets on my nerves more, it’s a big budget sci-fi movie that tries to harness a deliriously eccentric animated series while
The Heroes Of Telemark (1965) – Review
If you want a good, old fashioned war flick, that’s set away from the grime and gore of the trenches, there’s a few ingredients that
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) – Review
When the titles started rolling on Hammer’s previous Frankenstein endeavor, there was a feeling that Peter Cushing’s resident violator of the laws of nature was
Squirm (1976) – Review
While describing the 70’s output of nature going crazy movies as a heyday may strain your personal definition of what a heyday should be, there’s
Midway (1976) – Review
When filmmakers opt to make a film that covers a large aspect of a war, they invariably find themselves faced with something of a Sophie’s
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) – Review
There’s no two ways about it, a follow up to Beverly Hills Cop should have been nothing short a slam dunk. Just look at the
Von Ryan’s Express (1965) – Review
During its heyday, the World War II set mission movie enjoyed many an all star cast as the war was won seemingly on every conceivable
Poltergeist (1982) – Review
Most ghost movies usually rely on subtlety to give an audience a taste of what lurks on the other side – take Robert Wise’s work
The Eagle Has Landed (1976) – Review
World War II men on a mission movies: we all know them and we all love them (the good ones, anyway) but sometimes, aside from
The Magnificent Seven (1960) – Review
Expertly panel beating the plot of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai into a shape that could comfortably sustain cowpokes instead of sword swingers, The Magnificent Seven
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) – Review
When you think about the origins of Hammer Films, your naturally brain naturally drifts to images of Peter Cushing’s Frankenstein staring intently from around a
Escape To Athena (1979) – Review
When you take a good, long, hard look at that much-loved sub-genre of the war film – the men on a mission movie – there’s
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