March is the perfect time to wax on and wax off with these 12 essential ass-kicking martial arts films… Whether you have a black belt in Kung-fu, pink belt in origami, or you can’t fight your way out of a wet paper bag, many of us love a good martial arts movie. Cinema has made […]
90s Video Action Stars Part IV – Gary Daniels, Joe Lara, C. Thomas Howell and Thomas Ian Griffith
Tom Jolliffe with the latest delve back to the video shelf with 90’s video action stars [read part one, part two and part three]… With so many 90’s action icons worked through already, you’d imagine I was beginning to struggle for subjects to cover. You’d be mistaken. It feels like I’ve barely scratched the surface […]
PM Entertainment and the Art of Rip-offs With Razzmatazz
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at 90’s video action specialists PM Entertainment and a penchant for enjoyable knock offs… I’ve oft shared my fondness for the work of PM Entertainment, headed by Joseph Merhi and Richard Pepin. Their company were prolific through the 90’s in producing straight to cable/video movies (predominantly action) that seemed […]
What We’d Like to See in John Wick: Chapter 4
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to John Wick: Chapter 4 and some things that would be great to see in the next one (John Wick 3 spoilers follow)… With John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum giving Avengers: Endgame a good old fashioned German (actually Belgian) Shepherd nut savaging at the box office on its opening weekend and […]
A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)
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, […]
DVD Review – A Hitman in London (2015)
A Hitman in London, 2015. Directed by Ara Paiaya. Starring Gary Daniels, Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Michael Madsen and Darryl Hannah. SYNOPSIS: This dark tale of redemption set amongst the denizens of London’s underworld, pits one man’s angst against those who would destroy him. Gary Daniel’s is that man. Can he get to the truth […]
Trailer for action thriller Repeater starring Kristanna Loken, Corbin Bernsen, and Gary Daniels
Saban Films has released a trailer, poster and images for director R. Ellis Frazier’s upcoming action thriller Repeater. The film stars Paul Sidhu as a hitman who must take on other contract killers who are targeting each other, and features a cast that also includes Kristanna Loken, Nick Moran, Corbin Bernsen, and Gary Daniels. Check […]
Gary Daniels: Britain’s Original Martial Arts Action Hero
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of British action star Gary Daniels… If you’re into action (and particularly anything to do with Martial arts) and you enjoy seeing some of Britain’s finest flying the flag, then you’ll probably know about Jason Statham and Scott Adkins. There’s another Martial Arts icon that genre fans might well […]
Trailer for action thriller Bring Him Back Dead starring Gary Daniels, Daniel Baldwin and Louis Mandylor
A trailer, poster and images have been released for the upcoming action thriller Bring Him Back Dead. Directed by Mark Savage and starring British action legend Gary Daniels alongside Louis Mandylor, Katie Keene and Daniel Baldwin, the film follows a group of violent criminals as they track down and attempt to eliminate the man who […]
Exclusive trailer for The Gardener starring Gary Daniels and Robert Bronzi
Thanks to Lionsgate, we’ve got our hands on an exclusive trailer for The Gardener, the new action thriller starring Gary Daniels (The Expendables) and Robert Bronzi (Death Kiss), which follows an immigrant ex-soldier who is forced to rely on his old skillset in order to protect the family he works for from home invaders. Check […]
