By: Anthony Francis David Ayer is a filmmaker I like but he is also one who frustrates me. Ayer wrote and directed films that give me an absolute thrill as a film lover, and he […]
By: Anthony Francis The all too familiar phrase “In the near future…” is a common beginning to many a cinematic synopsis. It is a description that is becoming more and […]
By: Anthony Francis Jean-Claude Killy is a triple Olympic skiing champion who won three gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics. At that time, Killy dominated the sport throughout the early 70s and became […]
By: Anthony Francis From the opening roar of the motorcycle engines, director Melanie Atkinhead’s biker-revenge-action film “Revenge Ride” wastes no time, delivering the main character’s backstory with a jarring punch and a […]
By: Anthony Francis I dislike catch phrases and silly terms but I am sad to report that the phrase “Cash Grab” is apropos when speaking of the latest (and hopefully […]
By: Anthony Francis “All I have is a loathing for a world that’s forgotten.” That is the sentiment of Chris Cringle. Yes, that Chris Cringle. In the new film “Fatman”, […]
By: Anthony Francis When Action Films Had Balls- The Getaway- 1972 Written by Walter Hill (based on the novel by Jim Thompson)Directed by Sam Peckinpah In 1972 the movie gods […]
By: Anthony Francis What in the wide, wide, world of low budget direct-to-video action bizzarro films did I just see? Writer/director Valeri Milev’s Bullets of Justice is one of the most insane films to come […]
By: Anthony Francis When Action Movies Had Balls! 10 to Midnight- 1983 Written by William Roberts/ Directed by J. Lee Thompson 10 to Midnight is one of the best cop films […]
By: Anthony Francis Mark Dacascos is an actor that should have been a big-time Hollywood action star long ago. While he has certainly been in some well-received films (Only the […]