The Predator meets the Mega-Predator If you’ve been watching the world cup or any other programming for that matter, you should have seen the news. The Predator is back! Shane Black takes the helm of the franchise which started from Arnold Shwarzenegger’s original classic Predator (1987). The Predator – the name of the latest iteration…
The Best Movies on Netflix to get your Action Fix! Are you a fan of ultimate action movies from the 80s and 90s? Do you want to sit down and watch some action classics without dusting off your favorite VHS and firing up an old VCR? If so, you may be one of the billions…
‘Siberia’ or Mr. Keanu Reeves Goes to Russia. A new trailer for the latest Keanu Reeves feature – Siberia – has dropped. As the title and trailer would suggest, Mr. Reeves appears to be headed to the motherland to do some dastardly deals with diamonds. Reeves, who has been doing action yeoman’s work for the…
Cynthia Rothrock is the Ultimate Queen of Action Movies! Women have always played roles in action movies, but in this testosterone fueled genre they mainly took a backseat to the men. They were sidekicks, eye candy, victims who needed saving. Cynthia Rothrock was the first to punch and kick her way through those stereotypes with…
Sylvester Stallone at his most ultimate in Cobra (1986) Sylvester Stallone is considered one of the greatest action heroes of all time, known mostly for his Rocky or Rambo movies. But it was the 1986 cult classic Cobra, that showcased Stallone’s greatest role as Los Angeles policeman Lt. Marion “Cobra” Cobretti, and sadly flew under…
Werewolf cops run amok in LA in Full Eclipse (1993). I don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of different movie genres coming together. For whatever reason, two differing movie types combining always seem greater than the sum of their individual parts. I think this is true in the case of action movies,…
James Woods Gets Dirty in the Genre-Defining ‘Cop’ (1988) Back in 1997, the adaptation of pulp crime writer James Ellrory’s novel L.A. Confidential hit the screen and was met with rapturous applause. The performances, cinematography, score, writing, editing and direction were all praised and blessed with Oscar noms, and some awards. Hollywood said the makers…
Before he was James Bond, Pierce Brosnan was kicking butt and taking names as Mark Taffin in the Irish action classic Taffin (1988).
An ultimate action movie anime classic, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie packs a pure 90s golden hurricane kick of animated action awesomeness!
Jean Claude Van Damme gets real in Legionnaire (1998) The late 90s was an odd time to be a fan of action movies. Many big action heroes saw their star power fade as audiences began to turn away from their awesome movies of violence and revenge in favour of more tame fare. What a truly hellish…
