The Soldier: The Greatest Arthouse Action Movie Ever Made

Arthouse Surrealism Combines with Ultimate Action in The Soldier (1982) September 19th, 1980 saw the release of The Exterminator, a film by an up and...

Steve James: The Unheralded Pioneer of Ultimate Action

From the fun-loving Cannon Films sidekick to a rising action star, Steve James changed the face of ultimate action! It was on December 18th, 1993...

UAMC Review: The Cannon Films Documentary ‘Electric Boogaloo’

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films It's a great day in DVD watching when you come across a documentary made with as much...

The Protégé: Maggie Q Serves Up Some Ultimate Lessons in Revenge

Looking at 'The Protégé' and how it contains nostalgia, a lesson for today’s filmmakers, revenge and something else... Is Martin Campbell doing yet another “revenge”...

UAMC Reviews Liam Neeson in ‘The Marksman’ (2021)

Liam Neeson tries to do his very best Clint Eastwood Impression in this new ultimate action thriller... Since the release of the dreadful (yes, dreadful)...

The Crow: Looking Back on Brandon Lee’s Unforgettable Finale

Exploring the ultimate legacy behind the final film role of the great Brandon Lee... Directed by Alex Proyas, The Crow was a 1994 movie based...

How ‘Solomon Kane’ (2009) Was the Last Great Sword & Sorcery Film

A look back at this underappreciated no-nonsense fantasy actioner! With Solomon Kane, a new fierce sword fighter based on the literary works of Robert E....

Dick Tracy: Warren Beatty’s Colorful Overlooked Comic Noir Actioner

UAMC Remembers Warren Beatty and the Underappreciated in its Time Dick Tracy (1990). Dick Tracy is most-known for its underperformance at the box office, sinking...

Olivier Gruner Stars in Isaac Florentine’s ‘Savate’ (1995)

AKA 'The Fighter' this martial arts western kicks some serious butt! The pairing of director Isaac Florentine and already established star Olivier Gruner was a...

The Carpenter Series Part 4: Staring Down the Barrel of Capitalism in ‘They Live ‘

Part 4 of our UAMC series exploring the ultimate action movies from legendary director John Carpenter. “The whole deal's like some crazy game. They put...