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Ten Action Sequels The World Needs To See

January 14, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

Originality be damned in Hollywood, it’s time to look at some action sequels the world needs… Recently it was announced that Sly Stallone would be donning his climbing gear and hitting the mountains for a Cliffhanger sequel. That sent the Flickering Myth office into a frenzy of ideas… actually, it was just me in a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Big Trouble in Little China, China O'Brien, Conan the Barbarian, Cynthia Rothrock, Dark Angel, Dolph Lundgren, Dredd, Drive, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Karl Urban, Keanu Reeves, King Conan, Kurt Russell, Lionheart, Mark Dacascos, Matthias Hues, nemesis, Olivier Gruner, Sandra Bullock, Speed, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Universal Soldier: Regeneration

The Essential Man vs Machine Sci-Fi B-Movies

November 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of low-budget B-movie gems and the theme of the day is man vs. machine… What’s going to wipe out humanity? Good question, thanks for asking. It’s going to be one of a few possibilities including alien invasion, mother nature, human stupidity (we are a world where you can buy […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Automatic, Circuitry Man, class of 1999, hardware, Mandroid, Nemesis 2: Nebula, project shadowchaser, Screamers, TC 2000, Universal Soldier: Regeneration

20 Epic Car Chases That Will Drive You Wild

October 14, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Hit the pedal to the metal and practice your handbrake turns, it’s time for twenty epic car chases that will drive you wild… You can rely on the action genre to set your pulse racing with shootouts, fight scenes, foot chases and aerial duels. There’s another enjoyable kind of action sequence that genre fans love […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Bullitt, Drive, Duel, Executive Target, Last Man Standing, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Peacekeeper, Police Story, rage, Recoil, Ronin, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the bourne supremacy, The Dark Knight, The Driver, The Hitcher, The Raid 2, To Live and Die in L.A., Universal Soldier: Regeneration

Maximum Van Dammage: The Definitive Top 10 Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies!

December 28, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

It’s time for the undisputed, inarguable, and definitive Top 10 Jean-Claude Van Damme movies… The Muscles from Brussels turned 62 this year. He’s had a stellar career filled with majestic, high-kicking action. The most iconic image of Van Damme, aside from his infamous bicep pose, is the glorious sight of him leaping in the air […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bloodsport, double impact, Hard Target, In Hell, JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kickboxer, Lionheart, Maximum Risk, sudden death, The Bouncer, Timecop, Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Wake of Death

Dolph Hard: When Dolph Lundgren Does Die Hard

March 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at Dolph Lundgren’s prolific output of Die Hard-style movies… Following on from my look at some action icons taking on the Die Hard formula with Under Siege (Steven Seagal), Cliffhanger (Sylvester Stallone) and Sudden Death (Jean-Claude Van Damme), now is the time to look through the illustrious CV of Mr Dolph Lundgren […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Agent Red, Altitude, Black Water, Castle Falls, Command Performance, Detention, Dolph Lundgren, hard night falling, Peacekeeper, The Defender, Universal Soldier: Regeneration

The A-Z of Action Movies: R-V

August 30, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

In the latest instalment of our action A-Z, we look at films beginning with R to V…  Summer has been in full swing. The cinemas are back up and running and the streaming services have been releasing content left and right. Summer means action! It’s the season. If you’ve run yourself dry of current content […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: rage, Rage and Honor, Seven Samurai, Streets of Fire, Tango and Cash, The Rage, The Shooter, Tiger on the Beat, Tough And Deadly, Under Siege, Undisputed 2, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, V for Vendetta, Violent Cop, Viper

Revisiting the Universal Soldier Franchise

March 9, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe revisits the Universal Soldier franchise… With today’s home entertainment release of director Roland Emmerich’s WWII epic Midway, now seems a good time to revisit the original Universal Soldier, and the eclectic sequels the director’s 1992 sci-fi action film spawned. Universal Soldier The early 90’s. In the wake of Terminator 2: Judgment Day came […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Hyams, Michael Jai White, Roland Emmerich, Scott Adkins, Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Universal Soldier: The Return

Why Maniac Cop is the remake you didn’t know you needed

November 28, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the long rumoured remake of Maniac Cop… Hands up who’s seen Maniac Cop… Okay, a fair few cult movie enthusiasts of a certain age. Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins facing off against a vengeful, presumed dead ex-cop, played by the late, most granite jawed actor in history, Robert Z’Dar. It’s pure […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: John Hyams, Maniac Cop, Nicolas Winding Refn, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Universal Soldier: Regeneration

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