Long before Dana White expanded the popularity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), there was a different type of mixed martial arts craze in America. During the ’60s and the ’70s, the chopsocky subgenre (sometimes referred to as Bruceploitation) was… Continue Reading →
This past weekend, I polled some of my friends to satisfy a question that came up when I was writing this review. The question was simple: When I say, “streaming service,” what are the first five platforms that come to… Continue Reading →
Stephen Lang’s illustrious acting career is marked by numerous memorable roles. My earliest encounter of his talent was in the 2003 film, Gods and Generals, where he portrayed the Tennessee-born Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Watching this movie was a requirement in… Continue Reading →
Per Matt Taking a wide glance at many successful horror movies released throughout the years, you’ll surely find quite a few of the same horror tropes. Each film might not feature every single one of them, but there’s a lot… Continue Reading →
Hollywood has released several great action films that are also romantic comedies. As a child, I vividly remember watching movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark and Romancing the Stone with my sister. While she was talking incessantly about the… Continue Reading →
I have watched tons of films in 2022. Some good, few great. However, the majority of films were just barely passable as entertainment, let alone being in the mix for the Oscars. Still, it is my hope to at least… Continue Reading →
The Travel Channel Takeover is nearly complete. Eli Roth has upped the quality of horror on the network during Ghostober and beyond with not only one program, not two series, but three TV shows for the spooky season… and then… Continue Reading →
Over the past few years, I have become bored with the stuff being churned out by Hollywood’s major studios. If the film is not the remake of a movie of years gone by (not even that many years, in some… Continue Reading →
Per Matt I make no bones that John Carpenter’s Halloween is one of my all-time favorite horror movies. While much has been made of its shoestring budget, I truly enjoyed the storyline, which was groundbreaking in 1978 and still holds… Continue Reading →
Per Matt The unexplained should not always be scary; but quite often, it is. Irrational fears can grow after experiencing something new, unexpected and unknown. But when all of these elements fit together nicely in a film, you’ve got yourself… Continue Reading →
Film Masters Embraces Martial Arts with The Crippled Masters
Long before Dana White expanded the popularity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), there was a different type of mixed martial arts craze in America. During the ’60s and the ’70s, the chopsocky subgenre (sometimes referred to as Bruceploitation) was… Continue Reading →