Action film

Mortal Kombat – 25 Years of Fatalities

The number of good video game movies out there could be counted on one hand, and even they might have an asterisk or two on them. 1994’s Street Fighter: The Animated Movie is more faithful than its live-action Van Damme equivalent, yet suffers from padding ... Read More

The Gentlemen (Movie Review)

In 1998, filmmaker Guy Ritchie burst onto the scene with his modernized reinvention of the “British geezer gangster” movie, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Just the title alone felt innovative. A hyperkinetic style chalk full of guns, violence and tough guy talking heads. One ... Read More

Valentine: The Dark Avenger (Movie Review)

After 20 years of the modern superhero boom, superheroines have finally hit the upswing. There was 2004’s Catwoman and 2005’s Elektra which got the cold shoulder from audiences and critics, but they also led to female crimefighters unfairly getting the boot from studios themselves. However, ... Read More

The Glorious Seven (Movie Review)

Released all the way back in 1954, Seven Samurai has quite the legacy. As if it was not already one of the best films from Akira Kurosawa, it got its own Western remake into a literal Western with 1960’s The Magnificent Seven. It then received a brace ... Read More

Blood, Sweat and Terrors (Movie Review)

A week after the Halloween celebration, Blood, Sweat and Terrors is due out Tuesday, November 6, 2018 through RLJE Films on DVD, VOD and digital platforms. Though, it is not strictly one long film. It is 9 action shorts, each handled by a different director ... Read More