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 HCMovieReviews: “Zavvi’s Heist Collection Launch”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Returning to the (exquisitely fancy) Kingstreet Townhouse in Manchester, Zavvi pulled off another excellent clothing range launch, this one eloquently titled, Heist Collection – no better name for a collection supporting the Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker! Despite its close release … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “Zavvi’s Heist Collection Launch”

For HCMovieReviews: “Rambo: Last Blood”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi (spoiler free) Nothing is over… You just don’t turn it off… Rambo is back. Eleven years have passed since the excessively violent ‘Rambo’, which somewhat ironically, presented what seemed to be the logical closure point of John Rambo’s story. In Sylvester Stallone’s … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “Rambo: Last Blood”

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”

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 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”

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 Nerdly.co.uk: “Maniac Farmer – VOD Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi My debut film review for Nerdly… From blood and guts to a character named Blasphemousrex, Maniac Farmer is certified WILD. Read the review here: http://www.nerdly.co.uk/2019/08/08/maniac-farmer-vod-review/ This article’s featured image: By Source, WillCoFilms, Fair Use, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7549644/mediaviewer/rm2247248640 Continue reading For Nerdly.co.uk: “Maniac Farmer – VOD Review”

New York 2019 – Gallery

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi “This place is WILD.” – Me in Queens During the first week of April, Brittany and I went to New York. It was a trip planned lightyears in advanced entailing our fifth anniversary together, but more importantly…WrestleMania 35…and our wedding. My wife, … Continue reading New York 2019 – Gallery

Film Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ (2019)

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Annie Potts. Director: Josh Cooley Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures The toys are back…AGAIN. Nine years on from Best Picture-nominated Toy Story 3, Woody (Tom Hanks) and the gang are back on the big screen … Continue reading Film Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ (2019)