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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, […]

The Best Marvel Movie You Haven’t Seen: The Punisher

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at the first film version of The Punisher…  We’re in full Marvel swing now. Not merely the official studio releases that have come with blistering regularity since Iron Man, but we’ve also had an array of X-Men and Spider-Man films from other studios. The success of Marvel comic creations […]

The Halcyon Days of the Video Store Experience

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Tom Jolliffe casts his mind back to the era of video stores – a rite of passage for people growing up in the 80’s and 90’s… During my early years the infrequent but welcome visits to the local video shop brought with them, a huge wave of excitement. Perhaps second only to a cinema outing, […]

2021 according to Johnny Mnemonic

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the world of Johnny Mnemonic, and its mid-90’s depiction of what 2021 might be like… 2020 has been a relentless hundred hand slap to the balls. Edge of Tomorrow predicted 2020 as an Earth besieged by aliens, one year after Blade Runner had offered up the prospect of replicants walking among […]

Pentathlon: The Best Olympics Movie You Never Saw

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With the Olympics in full swing, Tom Jolliffe looks back at a forgotten Olympics themed movie, Pentathlon… The Olympics are well underway. Gold medals are flying around and national pride for respective nations is at a high. Whether it’s the expected medals glut for Olympic heavy hitters like China, Japan and the USA, or first […]

The Expendables 4: How To Get It Right

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the impending production of The Expendables 4, long-delayed but now seemingly ready to rumble… Eleven years on from the first film, the time seems nigh for the fourth instalment in a somewhat unexpected franchise. The faded appeal of a collection of action icons from the 1980s was the starting point in […]

Rocky IV: Original Cut vs. Director’s Cut

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Tom Jolliffe pits Sylvester Stallone’s recent Directors Cut of Rocky IV up against the original theatrical cut… Much like the iconic villain within it, Rocky IV defeats all man. A much treasured film which was always rated highly among Rocky fans, even if it might not have been objectively considered a great film. A wonderful […]

Dolph Lundgren: Director

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Dolph Lundgren’s work behind the camera as a director…  Dolph Lundgren is an action icon. For many fans his most enduring images are that of Ivan Drago, one of the most iconic villains of the 80’s from Rocky IV, or as He-Man in Masters of the Universe. Beyond that he’s been […]

A Cannon Films Double from ’87: Masters of the Universe and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

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Tom Jolliffe ventures back to 1987 to look at two films which promised big things from Cannon Films, but would be the beginning of the end for the company… Oh to be six again. Life was much simpler. TV shows were better, films were better, music was better. I didn’t have to pay any bills […]

Dolph Hard: When Dolph Lundgren Does Die Hard

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Dolph Lundgren’s prolific output of Die Hard-style movies… Following on from my look at some action icons taking on the Die Hard formula with Under Siege (Steven Seagal), Cliffhanger (Sylvester Stallone) and Sudden Death (Jean-Claude Van Damme), now is the time to look through the illustrious CV of Mr Dolph Lundgren […]