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Essential Films from The Expendables 4 Cast

September 9, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

With Expend4bles on the way, we look at ten essential films from its stars… It seems like a long old time since we last saw the Expendables crew in action. After a period of false starts and the small matter of a pandemic, (as well as a release that got pushed back) we’re finally going […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Andy Garcia, black rain, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Den of Thieves, Dolph Lundgren, Expend4bles, Iko Uwais, Jason Statham, lock up, Megan Fox, Ong-Bak, Randy Couture, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables, The Expendables 2, The Expendables 4, The Mechanik, The Raid, The Transporter, Till Death, Tony Jaa, Triple Threat

Jason Statham & Megan Fox are ‘in the mood’ for a fight in Expend4bles clip

September 2, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

With Expend4bles blasting onto cinema screens later this month, Lionsgate has released a clip for the star-studded action sequel which features franchise mainstay Jason Statham indulging in some flirtatious-fighting with new addition to the cast Megan Fox (Jennifer’s Body).  Starring alongside Statham and Fox are Sylvester Stallone, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Expend4bles, Jason Statham, Megan Fox, The Expendables, The Expendables 2, The Expendables 4

The Best of Bruce Willis

April 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

With the release of the legendary screen star’s final movie, Tom Jolliffe celebrates the best of Bruce Willis… All of Hollywood was saddened last year by the news that Bruce Willis had been forced to hang up his gloves and retire from making movies, with a dementia diagnosis bringing to an end the career of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 16 Blocks, Armageddon, Bruce Willis, Death Becomes Her, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Last Man Standing, Looper, moonrise kingdom, Pulp Fiction, Red, Sin City, Sixth Sense, The Expendables 2, The Fifth Element, Twelve Monkey's, Unbreakable

Can The Last Mercenary kick off a renaissance for Jean-Claude Van Damme?

June 14, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the upcoming Jean-Claude Van Damme Netflix vehicle, The Last Mercenary. Can we call it a comeback?  In 2008, Jean-Claude Van Damme was some years deep into straight to DVD land, where mainstream interest has all but gone, leaving only the aficionados behind. For a number of years after his last theatrically […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jean-Claude Van Johnson, netflix, The Expendables 2, The Last Mercenary, Wake of Death

A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)

August 13, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

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, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chad Stahelski, Cynthia Rothrock, Danny Trejo, Dave Bautista, Dolph Lundgren, Don Wilson, Donnie Yen, Eric Roberts, Gary Daniels, Jackie Chan, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Mark Dacascos, Michael Jai White, Mickey Rourke, Patrick Hughes, Simon West, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables, The Expendables 2, The Expendables 3, The Expendables 4, Wesley Snipes

An Ode to Chuck Norris

March 21, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe pays tribute to movie legend turned internet meme God Chuck Norris, who recently turned 80… Earlier this month, a cinematic icon turned 80. Likewise, after something of a lull in recent years with Chuck Norris themed ‘facts’ and memes, his internet meme-worthiness has gone through the roof once more in the face of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Code of Silence, delta force, Dodgeball, Good Guys Wear Black, Hellbound, Invasion USA, Lone Wolf McQuade, Missing In Action, The Cutter, The Expendables 2, The Hitman, The Octagon, Way Of The Dragon

Exclusive Interview – Stratton director Simon West

August 29, 2017 by Freda Cooper

Action director Simon West (Con-Air, The Expendables 2 etc) returns to British soil for his latest, Stratton, which stars Dominic Cooper as Special Boats Service agent John Stratton. Despite being brought up on James Bond movies, West says John Stratton is a much-needed alternative to Bond and, talking to Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper, explains more […]

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Movie Review – The Expendables 2 (2012)

August 12, 2012 by admin

The Expendables 2, 2012. Directed by Simon West. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Yu Nan and Scott Adkins. SYNOPSIS: After taking on a seemingly simple job, Barney Ross and the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge […]

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