Another day, another dollar, and another direct-to-video Steven Seagal film. Beyond the Law – not to be confused with the Cynthia Rothrock film of the same name – is probably Seagal’s best in the last decade or so. Continue reading DVD Review: ‘Beyond the Law’ (2019)
• 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”
• 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”
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Currently famed for her direction of Booksmart, Olivia Wilde jumps in front of the camera for the bleak but engaging domestic abuse drama A Vigilante. Sadie (Wilde) is the vigilante of the title. First presented as a hired gun in helping victims … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “A Vigilante – Review”
• 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’”
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi In the 1990s, key practitioners and performers from the Hong Kong film industry were transitioning to the golden land of Hollywood – but why? The “Handover” was fast approaching and the film industry was imploding – but why? The Hong Kong film … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “From Hong Kong to the US: Filmmakers in Transition”
In both academia and worldwide fandom, the American actress Cynthia Rothrock has been regarded as both the “Queen of Martial Arts” and the “Queen of Video”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mayfair Theatre (@mayfairtheatre) After a successful few years in mainstream Hong Kong action cinema, her time had come to be returned home and launched in the American market – this came in … Continue reading For ReadFilm.co: “Review: ‘China O’Brien’ (1990)”
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