Casey Chong with ten great films from Carolco Pictures…. Those who lived through the 80s and 90s era will likely remember the good old days when a certain independent studio dominated the Hollywood landscape. That studio in question is Carolco Pictures, which brought us a mix of iconic genre-defining hits and even underrated gems from […]
The Essential Action Movies of the 1980s
Tom Jolliffe with his picks of the essential 1980s action movies… Cheesy, excessive, over the top and funny. Something about the 1980s action movie marks it as the most extravagant, bold and explosive era of the genre. The 90s infused MTV stylistics into the genre and certainly went for a flashier style of shooting and […]
The Essential Action Movies of 1985
Time for a tooling up montage, as we travel back 40 years to look at the essential action movies from 1985… We’re midway through the decade now and I can’t be alone in finding it almost unfathomable that 1985 was 40 years ago. No, not 10, not 20… 40 years ago man! The midpoint of […]
10 Iconic Movie Weapons Every Millennial Kid Wanted
A cool movie weapon makes all the difference in genre films and we look at ten movie weapons every millennial kid wanted… Action and sci-fi films and their relentless battles between good and evil have one consistent. Weaponry is involved and whether it’s the use of real-life weapons or creations for your film, making it […]
The Essential One Man Army Action Movies
We take a deep dive into the explosive brilliance of the one-man army action movie with ten essentials you have to see… The 1980s were a glorious time for action cinema. They took all the tropes of the Western with near indestructible and stoic heroes taking on hordes of bad guys. They moved completely away […]
Rambo: First Blood Part II John Rambo sixth scale figure unveiled by Threezero
Sideshow has unveiled promotional images for Threezero’s upcoming John Rambo figure which is based upon the appearance of Sylvester Stallone’s veteran soldier in Rambo: First Blood Part II. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $200; check out the promotional images here… John Rambo Sixth Scale Collectible Figure stands approximately 11.82” (~30cm) tall. […]
80s Action Heroes come to Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone
Prepare for non-stop action coming to Call of Duty: Warzone, Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Mobile in the mid-season update arriving tomorrow. The ’80s Action Heroes event includes two new Operators who also happen to be iconic action heroes, Die Hard’s John McClane and Rambo from Rambo: First Blood Part II. As […]
Rambo: The Complete SteelBook Collection coming to 4K Ultra HD
Lionsgate has announced the released of the Rambo Complete Steelbook Collection which includes all five films in the classic Sylvester Stallone-headlined action franchise in 4K Ultra HD, along with a host of bonus features. The box set hits shelves on October 27th as a Best Buy exclusive, priced at $119.99; check out the cover artwork […]
1985: When Sylvester Stallone was King of the World
Tom Jolliffe goes back in time to a year when Sylvester Stallone was the king of the box office… It might shock some of you to know that it’s now 35 years past 1985. During lockdown time has become an abstract concept to me, but regardless, the fact that a time that and era that […]
Looking Back at the Legacy of Andrew G. Vajna
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the legacy of the late Andrew G. Vajna… When I was growing up I was fascinated by the video shop. Thousands of boxes displaying all manner of films. This was an era when cover art was particularly impressive. You could wander your eye over a shelf and scan until something […]
