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The Essential Richard Norton Movies

March 30, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

One of action cinema’s unheralded greats, Richard Norton, has sadly passed away. Here are ten essential movies where Norton kicked ass… Action fans were heartbroken to learn that the perennially underrated but legendary Richard Norton passed away recently. The Australian tough guy and martial arts master has had a colourful background, which has included working […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: China O'Brien, Cyber Tracker, equalizer 2000, Force: Five, Magic Crystal, Millionaires Express, Mr Nice Guy, Richard Norton, Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars, Under the Gun

4K Ultra HD Review – China O’Brien / China O’Brien 2

April 27, 2024 by admin

China O’Brien / China O’Brien 2, 1990 Directed by Robert Clouse. Starring Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke, Cindy Clark, Tiffany Soter, Nijel, Billy Blanks. SYNOPSIS: 4K UHD box set featuring both Cynthia Rothrock-led martial arts action classics from the VHS era. In a genre where the underdog is constantly being championed and many prize […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Billy Blanks, China O'Brien, China O’Brien 2, Cindy Clark, Cynthia Rothrock, Keith Cooke, Nijel, Richard Norton, Robert Clouse, Tiffany Soter

Ten Action Sequels The World Needs To See

January 14, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

Originality be damned in Hollywood, it’s time to look at some action sequels the world needs… Recently it was announced that Sly Stallone would be donning his climbing gear and hitting the mountains for a Cliffhanger sequel. That sent the Flickering Myth office into a frenzy of ideas… actually, it was just me in a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Big Trouble in Little China, China O'Brien, Conan the Barbarian, Cynthia Rothrock, Dark Angel, Dolph Lundgren, Dredd, Drive, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Karl Urban, Keanu Reeves, King Conan, Kurt Russell, Lionheart, Mark Dacascos, Matthias Hues, nemesis, Olivier Gruner, Sandra Bullock, Speed, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Universal Soldier: Regeneration

Cynthia Rothrock: The First Lady of International Action

August 2, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the career of action heroine Cynthia Rothrock… Western stars who have managed to break China and Hong Kong successfully are a rare breed. In fact there’s probably only one person who has found success as a major action star in China, as well as in the west. Some have […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: China O'Brien, Cynthia Rothrock, Fast Getaway, Lady Dragon, Millionaires Express, Righting Wrongs, Sworn To Justice, Tiger Claws, Yes Madam

The A-Z of Action Movies: A-D

May 3, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Beginning an A-Z series on action cinema, Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of movies from A-D… Action cinema. Explosions, fist fights, one liners and occasionally mullets. From the early westerns to the modern Marvels of blockbuster cinema, action cinema has entertained and excited audiences for decades. Sure, everyone knows Die Hard is one of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Above the Law, Action Jackson, Automatic, Bloodfist III, Bloodmoon, Bloodsport, China O'Brien, Cliffhanger, Code of Silence, Dark Angel, Death Wish 3, Desperado

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