The only thing that was surprising about insanely influential screenwriter Shane Black making the long overdue jump to directing was that it took so bloody
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Executive Decision
Some films just age weird.Some simply have some social norms and behaviours that have regrettably aged like milk while others find that their plots end
The Last Boy Scout
After the glorious excesses of the 80’s, certain genres (let’s say the more far fetched ones) had to find a way to change with the
Demolition Man
There’s a theory I have and it’s quite new – not to mention fairly out there – but stay with me…What if Cobra, Demolition Man
The Matrix Revolutions
The pros of the (still relatively new) practice of filming sequels back to back are all fairly apparent. After all the Lord Of Rings trilogy
The Matrix Reloaded
There is a school of thought that in a perfect world there would be no need for sequels and regardless how you feel about such
The Matrix
The year was 1999 and the world was focused on the fact that George Lucas’ Star Wars saga was about to make it’s return to
Lethal Weapon 4
Boasting one of the fastest turnarounds in blockbuster movie history (which in layman’s terms means they wasn’t making it and then suddenly they were –
Lethal Weapon 3
When you find yourself in the position of being a bankable director who has a legitimate franchise to fall back on seemingly whenever you need
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 was a ridiculously strong year for action and/or adventure movies of impressively varying quality. Batman, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, Roadhouse, Kickboxer, Tango
Road House
Years after he instructed uptight parents on the correct placing of Baby (hint: it’s not in the corner) and before he assumed “ditto” was the
Die Hard 2
After Die Hard swung in on a firehose from the flaming wreckage of an exploding high rise and changed the face of action movies as
V For Vendetta
V For Vendetta, the magnificent graphic novel written by famously anti-social hair sculpture Alan Moore, was always going to be a tough nut to crack
Lethal Weapon
To the strains of Jingle Bell Rock, director Richard Donner leads us by the hand through that OTHER Christmas themed, super violent actioner that for
Die Hard
While I won’t indulge in the seemingly endless debate of whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not (it totally is and fuck anyone
Commando
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
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