For SetTheTape.com: “Kickboxer – Throwback 30”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi 30 years ago, Jean-Claude Van Damme was yet to ride his prime on a motorbike in Hard Target, and live in the world of direct-to-video, where he has mostly resided for over twenty years. In 1989, fresh from the now-cult Bloodsport, JCVD … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Kickboxer – Throwback 30”

For HCMovieReviews: “Running with the Devil”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi (spoiler free) Despite what the title suggests, this isn’t a Van Halen biopic starring Nicolas Cage as David Lee Roth. Instead, it’s about drugs. Opening with a series of almost juxtaposing images, we see both the glamorous side of drugs in the … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “Running with the Devil”

For HCMovieReviews: “Zavvi’s Terror Collection Launch”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi It was a cold, spooky night in Manchester…there was something strange going on within the King Street Townhouse in Manchester. In the basement below, the demons were not lurking, but instead, the cool ghouls from Zavvi and co. At the summoning of … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “Zavvi’s Terror Collection Launch”

For Ultimate Action Movie Club: “RAMBO (2008): THE MOST EXCESSIVE AND VIOLENT ACTION SEQUEL EVER”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi My second piece for Ultimate Action Movie Club… View here: https://ultimateactionmovies.com/rambo-2008/ This article’s featured image: By Source, Lionsgate, Fair Use, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rambo_(2008)_poster.jpg Continue reading For Ultimate Action Movie Club: “RAMBO (2008): THE MOST EXCESSIVE AND VIOLENT ACTION SEQUEL EVER”

For SetTheTape.com: “Domino – Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Brian De Palma introduced audiences to Tony Montana in 1983, Sean Connery’s comeback in 1987, and Ethan Hunt in 1996. Now, in 2019, De Palma is back and introducing audiences to a sometimes bizarre, offensive, somewhat satirical depiction of ISIS and Guy … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Domino – Review”

Guest Appearance: Film For Thought’s “The Ultimate Choice #3: Tom Hanks Films”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi My first guest appearance on a blog post, and a terrific one at that… Film For Thought’s Tom Hanks post can be found here: http://www.filmforthought.co.uk/2019/08/the-ultimate-choice-3-tom-hanks-films.html  Thanks again to Amy for having my contribution. Continue reading Guest Appearance: Film For Thought’s “The Ultimate Choice #3: Tom Hanks Films”

For SetTheTape.com: “Death Wish: Throwback to the Originals”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi To coincide with Eli Roth’s Death Wish remake, why not take a look back at the original five Death Wish films starring Charles Bronson, beginning in 1974 within the New Hollywood era and concluding as an embarrassing glorified TV-Movie in 1994. From … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Death Wish: Throwback to the Originals”

For SetTheTape.com: “Manchester Film Festival: Love is Dead”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi In the modern world, relationship break-ups are established by Twitter DMs, Facebook messages or even snaps on Snapchat, but what if there could be a way how a third party could organise the break-up – with official documents too? You have Love … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Manchester Film Festival: Love is Dead”

For ReadFilm.co: “Obscure Movie Villains: The Torch from ‘Replicant'”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Released in 2001 and directed by Hong Kong legend, Ringo Lam, Replicant is both the best outing from within Van Damme’s direct-to-video career and Lam’s career in the US. Replicant presents a present-day-story with futuristic elements – essentially, this direct-to-video masterpiece was an action/sci-fi hybrid. … Continue reading For ReadFilm.co: “Obscure Movie Villains: The Torch from ‘Replicant’”