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Remake Review: Assault On Precinct 13 (1976/2005)
A police station is waiting to close. In the hours before shutdown a prison transport arrives unexpectedly. Before long the station is...


Review: The Rock Stands Testament To What Action Was, And What It Could Be Again
Before he destroyed the Transformers, developed an unhealthy obsession with stereotypes and sequels and developed a deep love of digital...


Review: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales And Dead Franchises Shouldn't
Pirates Of The Caribbean, the first one that is, is a genuinely enjoyable film. High seas humour mixed with solid action and some decent...


Review: Con Air Is One Of The Most Enjoyable Films Around
Quickly gaining infamy for Nicolas Cage's awful accent and bad hair, Con Air is not what one would call top tier film making. But for a...


Review: Face/Off Is Exactly What It Looks Like
From John Woo, the man who redefined action films as we know them, has had a long and somewhat tumultuous career. While his days in Hong...


Review: Train To Busan Excels At Making The Ordinary So Much More
Train To Busan does nothing original. Nothing within it is new or innovative and yet, despite being a by the numbers zombie film, it does...


Review: King Arthur Legend Of The Sword Is The Video Game You Never Knew You Wanted
I don't like Guy Ritchie. Snatch, Lock Stock, Sherlock Holmes, you name it. I don't like the style, the writing, the repeated use of the...


Review: John Wick Chapter 2 Proves Lightning Can Strike Twice
With the first John Wick being an immense success, a sequel was inevitable. But many sequels fail where their predecessors succeeded....


Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Achieves The Impossible
Earlier this year I complained that sci-fi movies were going down hill. Well, with the release of Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 I am prepared...


Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy, More Than A C-List Super Team
Can an obscure Marvel team of intergalactic aliens, a sentient tree, a talking raccoon and not Han Solo make the same waves that the more...
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