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20 Great Performances from the Past Decade

November 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at 20 great performances from the past decade… There have been plenty of legendary performances through the years. Some gain the greatest of acclaim from the off, culminating in Oscar glory. Others hit below the radar, or don’t get the marketing push required for an Oscar run. Award season is in […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 12 Years a Slave, Adam Sandler, Anthony Hopkins, Avengement, Burning, Chadwick Boseman, Elle, Frances McDormand, Hereditary, isabelle huppert, jake gyllenhaal, jk simmons, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Locke, Lupita Nyong'o, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, mads mikkelsen, Nightcrawler, olivia colman, Parasite, Scarlett Johannson, Scott Adkins, Song Kang-ho, Steven Yeun, The Father, The Favourite, The Hunt, The Lighthouse, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Tom Hardy, Toni Collette, Uncut Gems, Under the Skin, Viola Davis, Whiplash, Willem Dafoe

Too Much Johnson to Handle: How Jesse V. Johnson (with help from Scott Adkins) is keeping old school action alive

July 11, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the work of director Jesse V. Johnson… If you’re in the UK right now and you like action films you might have seen a recent double helping of Johnson (that’s my last ‘Johnson’ gag I swear) pop up. Streaming platforms dual dropped a double whammy of Triple Threat and […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Accident Man, Alien Agent, Avengement, Charlie Valentine, Jesse V. Johnson, Pit Fighter, Savage Dog, Scott Adkins, The Butcher, The Debt Collector, The Package, Triple Threat

The Essential Action Movies of the 21st Century

May 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe offers up a list of essential 21st Century action films… As an action aficionado and self-confessed old git, I quietly nod in a small amount of agreement with Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese’s Marvel/modern cinema shade. I grew up in an era when action was performed almost entirely in camera, with an eye […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Avengement, Casino Royale, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, John Wick 3: Parabellum, Mad Max: Fury Road, Minority Report, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Ong-Bak, Snowpiercer, taken, the bourne ultimatum, The Dark Knight, The Raid, Upgrade

Action-Packed Scott Adkins Movies That You Cannot Miss!

October 28, 2020 by Red Stewart

Red Stewart presents Scott Adkins flicks for his fans and action devotees… Scott Adkins is a very big name in the action cinema world. Sure, he may not have the iconicity as the likes Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he’s been a big part of many small and large blockbusters that helped cement the […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Random Videos, Red Stewart Tagged With: Accident Man, Avengement, Boyka: Undisputed, Close Range, Eliminators, Ip Man 4, Marvelous Videos, ninja 2: shadow of a tear, Savage Dog, Scott Adkins, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

Exclusive Interview – Avengement star Scott Adkins and writer Stu Small

June 17, 2019 by admin

To celebrate the release of the acclaimed, violent and action-packed thriller Avengement, we caught up with leading man Scott Adkins and writer Stu Small at the UK Premiere to discuss the film. In Avengement, while granted leave from prison, Cain Burgess (Adkins) evades his guards and returns to old haunts to take revenge on the […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Avengement, Scott Adkins, Stu Small

Movie Review – Avengement (2019)

June 11, 2019 by admin

Avengement, 2019. Directed by Jesse V. Johnson. Starring Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbrass, Thomas Turgoose, Nick Moran, Louis Mandylor, Terence Maynard, and Kierston Wareing. SYNOPSIS: An escaped convict seeks revenge on the people that put him in prison, including his own brother. One look at the blurb for Avengement tells you pretty much all you need […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Avengement, Craig Fairbrass, Jesse V. Johnson, Kierston Wareing, Louis Mandylor, Nick Moran, Scott Adkins, Terence Maynard, Thomas Turgoose

Poster and trailer for Avengement starring Scott Adkins

March 22, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its release this May, a poster and trailer have arrived online for Jesse V. Johnson’s upcoming action crime thriller Avengement which reunites the director with his Accident Man and The Debt Collector star Scott Adkins and also features a cast that includes Craig Fairbrass, Thomas Turgoose, Nick Moran, Kierston Wareing, Terence Maynard, and […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Avengement, Craig Fairbrass, Daniel Adegboyega, Jesse V. Johnson, Kierston Wareing, Nick Moran, Scott Adkins, Terence Maynard, Thomas Turgoose

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