Ahead of The Matrix Resurrections, Tom Jolliffe looks back at Bound, the Wachowskis’ directorial debut, which remains essential neo-noir… They had written a Sylvester Stallone action picture. Assassins would prove somewhat underwhelming to critics and disappointed at the box office. It would undoubtedly have been a money spinning gig for Lana and Lilly Wachowski but […]
Running Scared vs Running Scared
Tom Jolliffe looks back at two films with the same title, Running Scared (1986 and 2006)… 2021 brought with it several significant anniversaries. Interestingly though it brought significant anniversaries to two somewhat underappreciated films that share the same title. First of all we have Running Scared, the Peter Hyams helmed action comedy from 1986. That […]
We Ride Together, We Die Together: Reviewing Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, and Bad Boys for Life
Shaun Munro reviews the Bad Boys trilogy… Bad Boys for Life has finally landed in cinemas some 25 years after Michael Bay’s original, comparatively “grounded” buddy cop actioner first hit screens and made its wilfully excessive director an overnight household name. What the Bad Boys franchise has always lacked in finesse and class, it’s stridently attempted […]
Movie Review – Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Bad Boys for Life, 2020. Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Joe Pantoliano, Charles Melton, Paola Nuñez, DJ Khaled, Jay Dubb, Kate del Castillo, Theresa Randle, Happy Anderson, Jennifer Badger, Melissa Kennemore, Bianca Bethune, Massi Furlan, Nicky Jam, Ivo Nandi, and Michael Bay. SYNOPSIS: […]
Video Review – Bad Boys For Life
Bad Boys For Life, 2020 Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Joe Pantoliano, Charles Melton, Paola Nuñez, DJ Khaled, Jay Dubb, Kate del Castillo, Theresa Randle, Happy Anderson, Jennifer Badger, Melissa Kennemore, Bianca Bethune, Massi Furlan, Nicky Jam, Ivo Nandi, and Michael Bay. In […]
Movie Review – Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Bad Boys for Life, 2020. Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Joe Pantoliano, Charles Melton, Paola Nuñez, DJ Khaled, Jay Dubb, Kate del Castillo, Theresa Randle, Happy Anderson, Jennifer Badger, Melissa Kennemore, Bianca Bethune, Massi Furlan, Nicky Jam, Ivo Nandi, and Michael Bay. SYNOPSIS: […]
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return in Bad Boys for Life trailer
Sony has released the first trailer for Bad Boys for Life, the highly anticipated sequel sees Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprising their roles as Detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett, while taking over from director Michael Bay are Adil El Arbi and Bilah Fallah (Black, Snowfall). Check out the trailer below… Bad Boys For Life […]
Joe Pantoliano returning for Bad Boys for Life
With the long-rumoured Bad Boys 3 – a.k.a. Bad Boys for Life – now officially moving forward ahead of a 2020 release, Deadline has revealed that Joe Pantoliano (Goonies, The Matrix) will be reprising his role as Captain Conrad Howard for the new film. Pantoliano joins the returning Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Mike Lowrey […]
Blu-ray Review – Amazon Women On The Moon (1987)
Amazon Women on the Moon, 1987. Directed by John Landis/Joe Dante/Carl Gottlieb/Robert K. Weiss/Peter Horton. Starring Rosanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeiffer, Arsenio Hall, Peter Horton, Griffin Dunne, Joe Pantoliano, Forrest J. Ackerman, Sybil Danning, Henry Silva, Carrie Fisher, Steve Guttenberg, Jenny Agutter, Dick Miller, Paul Bartel, and Russ Meyer. SYNOPSIS: An anthology of comedy shorts and […]