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‘The Terminator’ (1984): The “Thinking Man’s Michael Bay”

Directed by: James Cameron || Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd Screenplay by: James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd || Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Earl Boen, Bess Motta, Rick Rossovich Music by: Brad Fiedel || Cinematography: Adam Greenberg || Edited by: Mark Goldblatt || Country: United States || Language: English … Continue reading

‘Kill Bill’ (2003-2004): The Ultimate Revenge Saga

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino || Produced by: Lawrence Bender Screenplay by: Quentin Tarantino || Starring: Uma  Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Sonny Chiba, Vivica A. Fox, Gordon Liu, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama Music by: RZA || Cinematography by: Robert Richardson || Edited by: Sally Menke || Country: United States || Language: … Continue reading

My Take on ‘(The) Fast and (the) Furious’ Franchise (2001 – Present): Not a Review

Some time in the early 2000s, my fellow small-town, Midwestern citizens got excited over another non-distinct, brainless summer action movie called The Fast and the Furious (2001). It starred then unknown actor Paul Walker and recent breakout “star” Vin Diesel, the latter of whom had previously broken onto the map from the low-budget sci-fi film, Pitch … Continue reading

‘Starship Troopers’ (1997): Paul Verhoeven’s Black Satire Strikes Again

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven || Produced by: Jon Davison, Alan Marshall Screenplay by:  Edward Neumeier || Starring: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Muldoon, Clancy Brown, Michael Ironside, Dean Norris Music by: Basil Poledouris || Cinematography by: Jost Vacano || Edited by: Mark Goldblatt, Caroline Ross || Country: … Continue reading

‘Dredd’ (2012): Stylish Fascism

Directed by: Pete Travis || Produced by: Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich Screenplay by: Alex Garland || Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Wood Harris, Lena Headey, Domhnall Gleeson Music by: Paul Leonard-Morgan || Cinematography by: Anthony Dod Mantle || Edited by: Mark Eckersley || Country: United Kingdom, South Africa || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Haywire’ (2011): Another Weird, Eclectic Experiment from Steven Soderbergh

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh || Produced by: Gregory Jacobs Screenplay by: Lem Dobbs || Starring: Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas Music by: David Holmes || Cinematography by: Steven Soderbergh || Edited by: Steven Soderbergh || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: 93 minutes There … Continue reading

‘Fury Road’ (2015): Riding Eternal, Shiny and Chrome

Directed by: George Miller || Produced by: Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P.J. Voeten Screenplay by: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris || Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoe Kravitz, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton, Megan Gale, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones, John Howard, Richard Carter, Angus Sampson, iOTA, Jennifer … Continue reading

‘The Road Warrior’ (1981): Mad Max’s True Breakout

Directed by: George Miller || Produced by: Byron Kennedy Screenplay by: Terry Hayes, George Miller, Brian Hannant || Starring: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Emil Minty, Michael Preston, Virginia Hey, Kjell Nilsson, Vernon Wells, Max Phipps, Arkie Whiteley Music by: Brian May || Cinematography: Dean Semler || Edited by: David Stiven, Michael Balson, Tim Wellburn || … Continue reading

I watched ‘Terminator: Genisys’ trailer and I got sad, then I watched ‘Mad Max’s trailer and I got really, really happy…

This is a random, kneejerk-reaction post, so I’ll try to be brief. The other day, I decided for some masochistic reason to rewatch the original trailer for the upcoming remake/sequel/reboot/prequel, Terminator: Genisys (Q3, 2015). Here it is: My reaction to it the second time was roughly the same I had when I first watched the … Continue reading

‘Berandal’ (2014, Re-evaluated): Gareth Evans’ Reach Exceeds His Grasp

Directed by: Gareth Evans || Produced by: Ario Sagantoro, Nate Bolotin, Aram Tertzakian Written by: Gareth Evans || Starring: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadwo, Alex Abbad, Julie  Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo, Kazuki Kitamura Music by: Fajar Yuskemal, Aria Prayogi, Joseph Trapanese || Cinematography by: Matt Flannery, Dimas Imam Subhono || Editing … Continue reading

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