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The 1990s in Comic Book Movies

September 12, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the eclectic range of comic book movies brought out in the 1990s… The MCU. The DCEU. Modern multiplex cinemas are usually packed to the rafters with comic book adaptations, but in the 1980s, the notion of comic book films being a lucrative well to create marketable movies was a little far […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, News, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Barb Wire, Batman and Robin, Batman Forever, Batman Returns, Black Scorpion, Blade, blankman, Captain America, Crying Freeman, dick tracy, fist of the north star, Spawn, steel, Tank Girl, The Crow, The Fantastic Four, The Guyver, The Mask, The Phantom, The Punisher, The Rocketeer, The Shadow

The Essential 90s Action Movies

May 28, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Following our deep dive into 1980s action cinema, lock and load for our list of essential 1990s action movies… The 1990s brought about a shift in the action genre. As the decade progressed there seemed to be shift from the 80s icons into the likes of Nicolas Cage and Keanu Reeves becoming action stars. Likewise […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Assassins, Bad Boys, Blade, Cliffhanger, Crying Freeman, Demolition Man, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Drive, Eraser, Hard Boiled, Hard Target, Marked For Death, Out for Justice, Passenger 57, Point Break, Rapid Fire, Rumble in the Bronx, Rush Hour, Showdown In Little Tokyo, Speed, Stone Cold, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Last Boy Scout, The Matrix, Timecop, True Lies, Under Siege, Universal Soldier

Ten Underrated Action Movies That Deserve More Love

November 23, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe with ten underrated action films that deserve more love… Kicking, punching, gunfights, explosions and one liners. The action genre encompasses many of the most excessive and visceral elements cinema can deliver. As such, perhaps it is a little undervalued as a genre from those with a more critical eye. Indeed it can be […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 16 Blocks, Blind Fury, Crying Freeman, Demolition Man, Hard Target, Marked For Death, Rapid Fire, Runaway Train, The Getaway, They Live

Brutal R-Rated Anime From the 80s and 90s

August 1, 2021 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos with some brutal R-rated anime recommendations… Japanese animation or anime has been a popular genre worldwide for some a while now, but there was a time when it wasn’t so accepted by western audiences. In the 90s and especially the 80s, studios weren’t quite sure if there was a market worth localizing these […]

Filed Under: Anime, Articles and Opinions, Random Videos, Red Stewart, Television Tagged With: angel cop, apocalypse zero, Crying Freeman, demon city shinjuku, devilman: the birth, genocyber, Kite, mad bull 34, Marvelous Videos, urotsukidojj: legend of the overfiend, violence jack, wicked city

Exclusive Interview – Action legend Mark Dacascos discusses Crying Freeman, Drive, The Island of Dr Moreau and more

May 6, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe chats with action legend Mark Dacascos about his illustrious career… Among action aficionados, Mark Dacascos is a name associated with a string of cult favourites like Crying Freeman, Drive and Brotherhood of the Wolf. He’s also known to TV audiences for his recurring villainy in Hawaii 5-0 and the recent Wu Assassins (not […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Crying Freeman, Drive, Mark Dacascos, Only The Strong, The Island of Dr. Moreau

Why Mark Dacascos is the best piece of casting in John Wick: Chapter 3

May 27, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on why Mark Dacascos is a great piece of casting in the third John Wick instalment… Two John Wicks in and the Keanu Reeves fronted action franchise is firmly established as one of the best in recent years. The first film was great. The second was even better. In fact the second film, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Christophe Gans, Crying Freeman, Drive, John Wick: Chapter 3, Keanu Reeves, Mark Dacascos, Only The Strong

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