• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi When the Vietnam War is mentioned, darkness is apparent – be it from fictional films or the atrocities reported in the media. The Vietnam War is, arguably, America’s darkest hour. In September... Continue Reading →
For SetTheTape.com: “Throwback 10: Rambo”
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Having successfully brought life back into the Rocky franchise with Rocky Balboa in 2006, it was inevitable that actor-writer-director, Sylvester Stallone, would bring back John Rambo for one last mission. With the... Continue Reading →
108 Words on ‘First Blood’
The following 108 word section on First Blood is something I wrote for a journalism module at uni. The review is written as if in 1982, and First Blood is a contemporary film. Enjoy... Directed by Ted Kotcheff, Sylvester Stallone gives his best blockbuster performance since winning title gold in Rocky II (1979), in a transition into the... Continue Reading →
My “30 Day Movie Challenge” Complete
Evening, if you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen my "30 Day Movie Challenge" pictures, of which I've just finished completing - it was fun/interesting - I've now added the complete package onto this post (yes, Days 1 to 30). Look below to see my choices, folks. And enjoy. Day 1 - Favourite... Continue Reading →
Shot at 60: Nine Shots Taken at Hour One.
Welcome to my first post... Instead of posting an iconic shot from nine different films, I'm being different - I'm posting a shot from a second or two after the one hour mark in a film's duration. Here are the nine shots: Dirty Harry (1971) Warner Bros. / Dir: Don Siegel / Prod: Siegel & Daley... Continue Reading →