Celebrating Cannon Films’ Greatest Action Movie – American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja: Cannon’s Perfection In 1981, Van Halen released “Fair Warning,” their fourth LP. (Note to younger readers: the acronym “LP” stands for long...
Jeff Speakman is the Perfect Action Hero in The Perfect Weapon (1991)
The Dos and Don'ts of Creating The Perfect Action Hero. It was 1991, and Jeff Speakman was busy promoting his first action movie for Paramount...
VHS Review: College Kickboxers (1991) is a Martial Arts Revelation
The Karate Kid Goes to College. Anyone who spent some time browsing the Action section of their local video store back in the 90’s can...
The James Bond Gymnast: Remembering the UAMC Classic ‘Spitfire’ (1995)
Action Packed Super Spy Gymnast. It was 1995 and director Albert Pyun (Cyborg, Dollman) was prepping to film his new cyborg/kickboxing movie, Heatseeker. Facing delays,...
The Hidden: A Review on 80s Excess and Action
The Hidden. Ultimate Gem. Directed by Jack Sholder, The Hidden came out in 1987, which was a great year for action movies with such classics as...
UAMC Classics: How ‘They Live’ is Still Relevant Today
Why - They Live - Lives On John Carpenter's 1988 action sci fi movie They Live is a classic example of how sometimes a deeper concept can...
7 Reasons Arnold’s Total Recall is Still Great Action Sci-Fi
Arnold. Mars. Mindgames. Buttkicks. Let’s all agree to ignore the fact that Total Recall was remade in 2012 with Colin Farrell, and instead focus on...
