Tom Jolliffe looks at ten tear-jerking moments from an eclectic mix of action movies (with major spoilers)… Action movies are exciting, sometimes empowering, often chaotic and move at a breakneck pace. The primary directive of an action film is to invest you enough into the characters’ quest that you care what happens, but usually only […]
Michael Fassbender is The Killer in trailer for David Fincher’s new thriller
Ahead of its world premiere this coming Sunday at the Venice Film Festival, Netflix has debuted the first trailer for The Killer, director David Fincher’s upcoming thriller based on Alexis Nolent (a.k.a Matz) and Luc Jacamon’s graphic novel series. The film sees Michael Fassbender leading a cast that includes Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte […]
First poster for David Fincher’s The Killer slays us all
David Fincher knows a good thriller. Throughout his illustrious career, the filmmaker has crafted some notable genre pieces and is back with a brand-new thriller. The Killer is an upcoming release by Fincher, set to be released through Netflix this fall. Leading this psycho-thriller is Michael Fassbender in a first-time meeting with the director. Joining […]
The Essential 80s Action Movies
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 […]
Movie Review – The Killer (2022)
The Killer, 2022. Directed by Jae-Hoon Choi. Starring Jang Hyuk, Bang Ui Gang, Seo-young Lee, Tae-Hyun Cha, and Chae-Young Lee. SYNOPSIS: A retired hitman is brought back into active duty when the teenager he is babysitting gets involved in a human trafficking ring. Okay, let’s get this out of the way first – Korean action […]
Terrible Remake Ideas: Past, Present, Future
Tom Jolliffe looks at ten unnecessary remakes from the past and coming soon that no one asked for… Hollywood is full of interesting and original ideas. Studios are actively looking to pursue new concepts and move away from simply repackaging or updating existing IPs. Okay, I’m fibbing. Hollywood is desperately scraping any old idea they […]
First look at Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, David Fincher’s The Killer and much, much more in Netflix’s 2023 preview trailer
Netflix has dropped a ‘Save the Dates” trailer for their impressive slate of 2023 offerings, that includes first glimpses at David Fincher’s return to the world of serial-killers with The Killer, Zack Snyder’s sci-fi action film Rebel Moon, David Yates’ big-pharma drama The Pain Hustlers, which stars Chris Evans and Emily Blunt, and sequels to […]
The Essential Films of John Woo
Tom Jolliffe offers up an essential John Woo selection… John Woo has been a little quiet of late. There have long been rumours but finally it seems that his The Killer reboot is being produced by Peacock. This comes hot on the heels of his “comeback” movie Silent Night which should be out some time […]
Omar Sy to lead John Woo’s reimagining of The Killer
Back in May it was announced that legendary Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo is bringing some Heroic Bloodshed to Peacock with an English-language reimagining of his action classic The Killer, and now comes word that Woo has found his lead for the remake. As announced by Peacock and Universal, The Intouchables and Lupin star Omay […]
John Woo to remake The Killer for Peacock
Peacock has wooed John Woo into directing an English language remake of his 1989 Hong Kong action classic The Killer, the streamer has announced. One of Woo’s early heroic bloodshed hits, The Killer saw Chow Yun-Fat starring as an assassin who ends up accidently blinding a nightclub singer on what is meant to be his […]
