Maniac Cop, 1988. Directed by William Lustig. Starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon and Robert Z’Dar. SYNOPSIS: A man dressed as a police officer is mercilessly killing people, and it’s up to a detective and a young cop to figure out why. On the mean streets of New York City a man in a […]

Battleship, 2012. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker and Tadanobu Asano. SYNOPSIS: During a naval drill, a battleship is sent to investigate a vast and mysterious alien vessel in the middle of the ocean and the crew soon find themselves fighting for the survival of mankind. Battleship […]

Dragon Eyes, 2012. Directed by John Hyams. Starring Cung Le, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Peter Weller. SYNOPSIS: In New Orleans, a mysterious man looks to unite warring gangs against the lawmen who have been using them to advance their corrupt agenda. John Hyams, son of Peter (Timecop), announced himself to the action world in 2009 […]

Thor: The Hammer of the Gods, 2009. Directed by Todor Chapkanov. Starring Zachery Ty Bryan, Mac Brandt, Alexis Peters, Melissa Osborne and Daz Crawford. SYNOPSIS: Thor (Zachery Ty Bryan) and his companions venture on a quest for the Hammer of the Gods – a mighty weapon that can save an island terrorised by wild beasts. […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, 1993. Directed by Stuart Gillard. Starring Mark Caso, Brian Tochi, Jim Raposa, Corey Feldman, Matt Hill, Tim Kelleher, Robbie Rist, David Fraser, Stuart Wilson and Elias Koteas. SYNOPSIS: The teenage mutant ninja turtles travel back in time to ancient Japan and embark on an adventure. I owned Teenage Mutant Ninja […]

Battleship, 2012. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano and Liam Neeson. SYNOPSIS: A fleet of ships battle an armada of extra-terrestrial origins. The new film based on a property from the toy company Hasbro, this time the board-game Battleship, has finally been released and, well, it’s something […]

We Need to Talk About Kevin, 2011. Written and Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly and Ezra Miller. SYNOPSIS: A mother must deal with the grief of raising a son who goes on a high school killing spree. With 14 awards under its belt (although snubbed of the BAFTA this past […]

Hostel: Part II, 2007. Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips and Richard Burgi. SYNOPSIS: Three female Americans travelling through Europe find themselves at a hostel with a violent reputation. Despite having some problems with Hostel (2005), I have to admit that overall I didn’t think it was too […]

Tom Jolliffe looks forward to the return of Michael Biehn… Growing up in the 80s with a love of cinema that would eventually flourish into full blown geekdom, I – like many film nerds of my generation – was weaned on the brilliance of 80s action cinema. For most film fanatics there’s a rite of […]

Rumours of Harrison Ford’s potential return to the character of Deckard in Ridley Scott’s forthcoming sequel/reboot/remake of seminal 80s sci-fi Blade Runner have again been flatly denied by Alcon Entertainment, Deadline reports. Alcon’s co-founder Andrew Kosove said, “What we are trying to do with Ridley now is go through the painstaking process of trying to […]