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Looking Back at the Lethal Weapon Franchise

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With reports of the long awaited fifth instalment still appearing regularly, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic action franchise on the 34th anniversary of the first movie… As an 80’s kid, the end of the decade and into the 90’s saw two action franchises become particularly prevalent among my video collection. I’d not be […]

Exclusive Interview – Frank Grillo and Joe Carnahan discuss Boss Level

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Boss Level  is an action-packed genre mash up starring Frank Grillo. Caught up in a time loop which sees his character Roy Pulver repeat the same day over and over again, this high concept Groundhog Day homage is slick and stylish from the first frame. Displaying an easy charm and action hero chops, Frank Grillo […]

Movie Review – Boss Level (2021)

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Boss Level, 2021. Directed by Joe Carnahan. Starring Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Will Sasso, Annabelle Wallis, Sheaun McKinney, Selina Lo, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong and Rio Grillo. SYNOPSIS: An ex-Delta Force officer (Frank Grillo) is trapped in a perpetual time loop, reliving the same over and over again. Boss Level starts with a bang […]

New trailer for time loop action thriller Boss Level starring Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson and Naomi Watts

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With less than three weeks to go until Boss Level premieres on Hulu, a new trailer has been released for Joe Carnahan’s upcoming action which stars Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) as a former special forces agent stuck in a time loop and doomed to repeat the same day being hunted and killed […]

Frank Grillo stars in trailer for Joe Carnahan’s time loop action thriller Boss Level

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The first trailer has debuted for the upcoming action sci-fi Boss Level. Directed by Joe Carnahan (The Grey), the film stars Frank Grillo has a man trapped in a never ending time loop, causing him to repeatedly live out the day of his death. Joining Grillo in the cast are Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, and […]

Richard Donner confirms he plans to direct Lethal Weapon 5

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Fore a moment back in 2017, it appeared that the long-rumoured Lethal Weapon 5 was about to become a reality, with stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover both on board to join director Richard Donner for Lethal Finale. Things soon fell silent however with progress seemingly stalling, only for Gibson to reveal last month that […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Mad Max (1979)

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Mad Max, 1979. Directed by George Miller Starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward SYNOPSIS: George Miller’s classic Mad Max arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Kino Lorber. The picture quality is about as good as it gets for a 41-year-old indie film, which means it’s on par […]

Mel Gibson says Lethal Weapon 5 is “absolutely” happening

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Almost twenty years on from the release of Lethal Weapon 4, it was revealed back in 2017 that director Richard Donner and stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were looking to get back together for a fifth outing in the buddy cop franchise. There’s been little in the way of news since the initial announcement, […]

Fatman trailer pits Mel Gibson’s Santa Claus against Walton Goggins’ hitman

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Ahead of its home-entertainment release next week, Paramount Pictures has shared a new trailer for the Christmas action comedy Fatman. Directed by Eshom and Ian Nelms, the film stars Mel Gibson as a struggling, unorthodox Santa Claus who finds himself locked in a deadly battle with a hitman (Walton Goggins) who was hired to kill […]

Movie Review – Fatman (2020)

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Fatman, 2020. Written and Directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms. Starring Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Shaun Benson, Paulino Nunes, Chance Hurstfield, Michelle Lang, Deborah Grover, Bill Turnbull, Michael Dickson, Robert Bockstael, Mikaël Conde, Sean Tucker, and Michael Dyson. SYNOPSIS: Santa Claus must contend with a hitman sent from a disappointed child. There […]