Getting Too Old For This Shit? – The Rise of the Geri-Action Star Phil W. Bayles September 18, 2019 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 1 Comment Poor Roger Murtagh wouldn't last long in Hollywood today. Played by Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon movies, the cop was complaining about getting on in years at the tender age of 50 - which makes him a...
Best Films Never Made #35: Oliver Stone’s Return of the Apes David Brake November 29, 2016 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features With Snowden thudding resoundingly at the US box office - Oliver Stone’s lowest opening in 20 years - let’s distract ourselves, ahead of its UK release, with an outstandingly mad concept. What if...
Maggie – Review Stephen O'Nion July 25, 2015 Reviews While the concept is interesting enough, it’s the casting of Schwarzenegger tenderly caring for what is essentially his terminally ill daughter that lifts Maggie above the status of an eyebrow-raising...
Terminator Genisys – Review Tom Bond July 2, 2015 Reviews Terminator Genisys throws the franchise’s classic characters and story beats together in what feels more like a Greatest Hits remix than a reboot. Normally that would infuriate, but Taylor’s direction...
Where Are They Now?: The Terminator Nick Evan-Cook July 1, 2015 Features, Nostalgia, Where Are They Now? Much like its eponymous antagonist, the Terminator franchise appears to be one that will never die. Since James Cameron's original film revitalised the action genre in 1984 we have been treated to an...
Best Films Never Made #18: Paul Verhoeven’s Crusade Ben Murphie August 17, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 1 Comment If there is one thing Paul Verhoeven knows how to do, it is create a huge action movie with bodies flying everywhere. If there is one thing Arnold Schwarzenegger knows how to do, it is be the person throwing...
The Expendables 3 – Review Stephen O'Nion August 16, 2014 Reviews Much of the dialogue is incomprehensible, the young blood is bland (though ninety seconds of screentime apiece doesn't help), and the acting comes down to a game of smirk or grimace - but The Expendables 3 is...
Have We Seen The Last Of The Action Hero? Patrick Taylor May 26, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion Hollywood has not always been synonymous with originality. Nowhere is this more obvious, however, than the return to our screens of some of the greats of the action genre. The genre which made stars of...
Milius – Review Chris Davies November 4, 2013 Reviews 1 Comment Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola and other living legends lend amusing anecdotes on this controversial figure and his self-constructed mythos. Sadly, a stroke has left Milius with a severe speech impediment, so...