Action Jackson (1988) – Review

Despite the presence of a chuckling Axel Foley smart-talking his way through Beverly Hills or Lethal Weapon’s grizzled Roger Murtaugh, 80s action movies rarely sported

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The Goonies (1985) – Review

During that impossibly fertile period in the 80’s where Amblin Entertainment would make whatever idea Steven Spielberg, virtually breathed on, a small cadre of directors

Raw Deal (1986) – Review

Sandwiched between Commando and Predator in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s epic flex of an 80’s resumè lies the mostly forgotten Raw Deal, an action thriller that painfully

The Expendables 3 (2014) – Review

As the gristly gaggle of action stars once again girded their aging loins (ew) and threw themselves into the breach of a third Expendables movie,

Licence To Kill (1989) – Review

Unfairly maligned on release, Licence To Kill was an attempt to make a 007 adventure that would peak the interest of the “modern” action fan.

Die Hard (1988) – Review

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

Maniac Cop 3: Badge Of Silence (1993) – Review

You’d think that being an undead, practically unkillable engine of destruction would garner you certain privileges in the world of the horror franchise but it

Maniac Cop 2 (1990) – Review

The first Maniac Cop was a great, perky slasher movie with a difference. Everyday citizens of New York are being murdered by Officer Matt Cordell,

Predator 2 (1990) – Review

It’s tough being a sequel sometimes… It’s even tougher being a sequel to one of the greatest science-fiction action movies of all damn time, but