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Behind The Scenes: Mel Gibson & Frank Grillo On The Set Of BOSS LEVEL

Joe Carnahan’s 2021 release, Boss Level sees Frank Grillo play Ray Pulver, a former Special Ops soldier who wakes-up every morning with someone trying to kill him. His day goes from bad to worse and when he has to re-live it over and over [...]

February 13, 2022

Review: Guy Ritchie Directs Jason Statham In WRATH OF MAN

Guy Ritchie’s latest teaming with Jason Statham, Wrath Of Man is an energetic and well produced action film with which delivers enough bone-crunching thrills to keep fans of the genre happy. If you’re looking for plot and nuance, you might want [...]

December 10, 2021

Notebook Reviews: COMMANDO

Mark L. Lester – 1985. Somewhere, somehow, someone’s going to pay! Commando is pure entertainment. This Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner delivers everything that you would want from an ’80s action film. Explosions, stunts, [...]

September 10, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Keanu Reeves Riding A Horse On The Set Of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM

Picking-up mere minutes after John Wick: Chapter 2, director Chad Stahelski’s 2019 action film John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum sees Keanu Reeves‘ Wick excommunicado from his league of assassins and on the run, with an ever increasing [...]

September 2, 2021

Notebook Reviews: END OF DAYS

Peter Hyams – 1999 End Of Days is a gloriously old-fashioned action movie from director Peter Hyams. This end of the century thriller plays like The Omen meets Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Arnold Schwarzenegger is great as the ex-cop battling [...]

August 20, 2021

Obituary: Legendary Hollywood Director Richard Donner Dies Aged 91

The great Richard Donner sadly passed away at the age of 91 on 5 July 2021. Born Richard Donald Schwartzberg on 24 April 24 1930 in New York, Donner started out as an actor before moving into directing in the 1960s. He went on to become one of [...]

July 5, 2021

Review: Jason Statham & Guy Ritchie Deliver Entertaining Action Thrills In WRATH OF MAN

May 6, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Jean-Claude Van Damme & Roger Moore On The Set Of THE QUEST

Belgian action star Jean-Claude Van Damme scored his first directing credit with the 1996 action film, The Quest. Set in the 1920s, Van Damme is the small time New York crook who finds himself lost at sea and involved in a martial arts contest to [...]

April 29, 2021

The Mighty Richard Donner

The mighty Richard Donner turned 91 years old on 24 April 2021. Donner is one of the all-time great Hollywood directors who cut his teeth in advertising and television, working on some of the most iconic shows of the 1960s and 1970s (The Twilight [...]

April 24, 2021

Review: Frank Grillo Shows Mel Gibson Who’s Boss In Joe Carnahan’s BOSS LEVEL

Joe Carnahan’s Boss Level is a gut-punching, bone-crunching, ball-busting action film which embraces every inch of its darkly comedic conceit. The Frank Grillo starrer is a brilliant throwback pic, which plays like Edge Of Tomorrow meets [...]

March 2, 2021

Notebook Reviews: FACE/OFF

John Woo – 1997 Face/Off is a slick and thrilling sci-fi(sh) action film from the great John Woo. The film features wonderfully enthusiastic performances from the brilliant pairing of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage (although his haircut [...]

February 9, 2021

Trailer: Bruce Willis & Frank Grillo Battle Aliens In Sci-Fi Action Pic COSMIC SIN

The mighty Bruce Willis is heading into space again. The Die Hard star is joining forces with Frank Grillo to battle aliens in Cosmic Sin, the latest film from director Edward Drake. Oddly enough, Drake and Willis last teamed up for last [...]

February 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT

Renny Harlin – 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight is a hugely enjoyable and slickly made action film with a sparkling script from the great Shane Black. Geena Davis and Samuel L.Jackson are both well cast in this Renny Harlin directed film. The [...]

January 10, 2021

Blu-ray Review: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM Is Marvel Of Cinematic Madness Which Should Not Be Missed

A cacophony of cinematic chaos, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is a stunning piece of action cinema. A beautifully balletic bullet-strewn, bone-crunching romp, the Keanu Reeves starrer is a franchise best and while there is little-to-no plot, [...]

September 21, 2019

Interview: Director Simon West Talks GUN SHY, CON AIR & Action Cinema

Few directors know their way around an action movie like Simon West. He cut his teeth making music videos before graduating to the big screen with the 1997 action classic Con Air. He has also helmed the likes to Tomb Raider, The General’s [...]

January 11, 2018

Jean-Claude Van Damme Gets Organ-ised In The Trailer For POUND OF FLESH

In Pound Of Flesh Jean-Claude Van Damme plays Deacon, a badass in Manilla to donate his kidney to his terminally ill niece. However, things don’t go to plan and Deacon wakes up in a bath tub full of ice sans kidney. Most people would ask [...]

May 23, 2015