Kindergarten Cop: Arnold’s Ultimate Venture into Action/Comedy

How does Kindergarten Cop hold up today? Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most recognizable names in action films. From The Terminator to The Expendables,...

Remembering the Pure and Relentless Action of Hard Rain (1998)

A look back at Hard Rain, an awesome 90s thrill ride from start to finish. The late 1990s gave us a good number of...

Remembering Godfrey Ho’s ‘The Dynamite Shaolin Heroes’ (1977)

An ultimate exploration into Godfrey Ho's under-appreciated Kung Fu martial arts classics! On a recent Saturday I decided to try my next Godfrey Ho film:...

How to Shape a Modern Kung Fu Actioner with ‘Lady Detective Shadow’

UAMC reviews 'Lady Detective Shadow' (2018) and its classic kung fu origins. Here's our Ultimate Action Movie Club review of Lady Detective Shadow directed by...

Nicolas Cage in ‘Face/Off’ – The 90s Action Hero We Never Knew We Needed...

FACE/OFF (1997): PART 3 OF THE BEIGE VOLVO TRILOGY Note: This is part 3 of The Beige Volvo Trilogy. Read Part 1 on ‘The Rock’ and Part 2...

Paparazzi: Cole Hauser is Mel Gibson’s Tabloid Revenge

Cole Hauser Takes on the Press in Mel Gibson's 'Paparazzi' (2004). In the 1980s, there was an actor that imbued all the live wire craziness...

Strike of the Panther: Breaking Down the ‘Panther’ Franchise

Everything you need to know before diving into Day of the Panther (1987) and Strike of the Panther (1987). Right hooks, roundhouse kicks, and nunchucks....

Boss Level: Frank Grillo’s New Brand of Superior Action Entertainment

Frank Grillo + Joe Carnahan = Modern Ultimate Action Awesomeness! So, a couple of years back, word got out that director Joe Carnahan was reteaming...

Fast Five: A New Ultimate Heist Franchise Emerges

The Long and Winding Road: Chapter Five – Meet the Family The Fast Saga finally reached its boiling point. After countless iterations, different directors and...

Outbreak: The Ultimate Coronavirus Action Disaster Movie

Netflix has the disaster action movie that we all collectively need right now - Outbreak (1995). At press time, the world is ending. The Coronavirus...