Teensplotation Meets Action on the Savage Streets (1984)

Linda Blair gets Savage on the Streets. On a steamy night in 1984 Los Angeles, Brenda (Linda Blair), her deaf-mute younger sister, Heather (Linnea Quigley),...

Belly of the Beast: Seagal’s Ultimate Hong Kong Actioner

A look back at Steven Seagal in the ultimate Hong Kong action-styled ‘Belly of the Beast’ (2003). Steven Seagal is a great and ultimate American...
Enter the Fire Review

Enter the Fire: An Ultimate Nod to Old School Martial Arts Cinema

Ian Lauer Channels bygone martial arts ultimateness to face Lou Ferrigno... They don't make ‘em like they used to. You have heard me say this...

Michael Worth and Matthias Hues Kill in ‘Fists of Iron’

Fists of Iron deserves to be talked about as one of the crowning achievements of 90s martial arts action! The other night, I was in...

The Marine 4: Moving Target — The Grittiest and Darkest Installment

The Miz is back for perhaps the most ultimate (or at least toughest) film in the franchise. As soon as a franchise reaches its fourth...

The Last Dragon: How to Remake a Martial Arts Classic in 6 Ultimate Steps

In which we breakdown how the UAMC would remake 'The Last Dragon' step-by-step. Once a coworker of mine discovered that I was writing for the...

Nicolas Cage in ‘Con Air’ – The 90s Action Hero We Never Knew We...

Con Air (1997): Part 2 of the Beige Volvo Trilogy Note: This is part 2 of The Beige Volvo Trilogy. Read Part 1 on 'The Rock'...

Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning – The World’s Only Action Horror Film

Exploring the ultimate cinematic risks of this unheralded action classic! I write the title to this piece as a statement, but it's more of an...

In Memory of Shotgun Jones’ Baadasssss Song

Ian 'Shotgun' Jones Lives On. Welcome to Los Angeles. It’s 1989 and a mad basher is picking up hookers and killing them in cheap hotel...

The Way of the Gun: An Action Cult Classic with a Modern Appeal

“In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.” - Albert Einstein This quote appears...