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10 Reasons Why Predator Is Awesome

June 12, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Here are 10 reasons why Predator is one of the greatest movies of the 1980s… Released on this day in 1987, Predator remains a timeless classic. Its lithe simplicity and iconic imagery have given it a lasting legacy. The film launched a franchise which has never come close to matching its expert delivery and tense […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alan Silvestri, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, John McTiernan, Predator, shane black, Sonny Landham

A Forgotten Sylvester Stallone Gem: Lock Up

July 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at Lock Up, one of Sylvester Stallone’s less heralded peak era films… 1989. Sylvester Stallone had topped the mountain in the 80’s. It all came to a head in 1985 when Rocky IV and Rambo: First Blood Part II dominated the box office. In today’s world, it was akin to having […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Donald Sutherland, Frank McRae, John Flynn, lock up, Sonny Landham, Sylvester Stallone, Tom Sizemore

Blu-ray Review – 48 Hrs. (1982)

July 6, 2021 by Brad Cook

48 Hrs., 1982. Directed by Walter Hill Starring Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O’Toole, James Remar, Sonny Landham, and David Patrick Kelly. SYNOPSIS: Eddie Murphy’s break-out hit 48 Hrs. arrives again on Blu-ray, this time sporting greatly improved image quality thanks to a new 4K remaster, along with two new bonus features. It’s a worthwhile […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: 48 Hrs., Annette O'Toole, David Patrick Kelly, Eddie Murphy, James Remar, Nick Nolte, Sonny Landham, Walter Hill

R.I.P. Sonny Landham (1941 – 2017)

August 19, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Actor Sonny Landham, best known for his role as Native American tracker Billy Sole in 1987’s action classic Predator, has passed away from congestive heart failure, aged 76. Landham began his career working in X-rated movies in the 1970s, before making his mainstream film debut in Walter Hill’s The Warriors in 1979. In addition to Predator, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Sonny Landham

Blu-ray Review – Firewalker (1986)

April 4, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

Firewalker, 1986. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Sonny Landham, Will Sampson, John Rhys-Davies, Ian Abercrombie. SYNOPSIS: A pair of hapless adventurers take on a job to find priceless Aztec gold but are pursued by a vengeful spirit who will stop at nothing to protect it. Back in […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Chuck Norris, Firewalker, Ian Abercrombie, J. Lee Thompson, John Rhys-Davies, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Sonny Landham, Will Sampson

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