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Conan the Barbarian: An underrated work of art which ushered in a decade of imitators

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Conan The Barbarian, often overlooked for its artistic merits… There were a number of archetypal films which became popular during the 80’s. Some fads lasted longer than others, whilst some died out. The success of First Blood (but more-so Part 2) would usher in a stream of one […]

An Action Star’s Worst Nightmare: Kids

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the now long standing tradition of the action star having to tackle their toughest foe – children… When you think of some of your favourite action heroes of the last 30+ years, we’ve seen them take on all comers. They’ve fought terrorists, criminals, sometimes beings from other worlds, but their […]

How Schwarzenegger Reigned Supreme in the Action Genre

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As Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 73, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the period where the Austrian Oak ruled action cinema, with an eye for quality material… As Arnold Schwarzenegger turns another year older, now would be a good time to look back to an era of global box office domination, and cult appeal in the action […]

A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)

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Ten years on from the release of the first movie, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Expendables franchise and then looks at where it can go now (and who needs to join the crew)… When The Expendables was first announced in late 2009, my excitement levels went through the roof. Initially it was Sylvester Stallone, […]

Netflix and Conan the Barbarian: What We’d Like to See

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Tom Jolliffe offers his two cents on the potential of Netflix bringing Conan back to screens… For years fans of Conan The Barbarian have waited with baited breath for the potential of a new film. Most predominantly among those, there has been a particular clamour for Arnold Schwarzenegger to return to the role which broke him […]

Commando at 35: Revisiting the Arnold Schwarzenegger Action Classic

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Tom Jolliffe revisits the Schwarzenegger classic Commando, which recently turned 35… It pains me to think a seminal film from my childhood has now turned 35. I probably first saw Commando some 30(ish) years ago. That would make me? Urgh, like the old Knight Harrison Ford stumbles on in The Last Crusade probably. Or at […]

When Arnold Schwarzenegger prevented the End of Days

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Y2K era Schwarzenegger vehicle End of Days, released during a period of  millennium apocalypse fascination… Remember Y2K? Remember the threat of an impending apocalyptic event? Or if not that, PCs around the world going haywire. As it transpires, soothsayers from the middle ages were a bit off course with […]

Three Rs with Arnold Schwarzenegger: Raw Deal, Red Heat and The Running Man

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at three Rs from Arnold Schwarzenegger in Raw Deal, Red Heat and The Running Man… If you’re a physical media hound with a penchant for alphabetizing, who also happens to be a Schwarzenegger fan, chances are you’ll have three great Arnie flicks in close proximity to each other. In Arnold chronology […]

No Country For Old Men: The best Terminator movie of the 21st century

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at No Country For Old Men, the relentless chase film which did ‘Terminator’ better than every 21st century sequel in the Arnold Schwarzenegger franchise…  The year is 2022. We’re well into the 21st century. Franchise fascination has never been higher and likewise, the lustre in Hollywood for remakes, reboots and sequels […]