Action films offer adrenaline-pumping experience, combining intense sequences with engaging plots.
By the time of “Fear and Desire”, Stanley Kubrick had already logged a certain amount of filmmaking practice directing shorts. Still, he could never quite get over his own perception of the movie, which he made at age 24 fresh from his job as a photographer at Look magazine. He considered the film “a bumbling…
Career criminals (David Clarke, Craham Denton) and a local youth (Steve McQueen) carefully plan and rehearse the robbery of a Missouri bank. Directed by Charles Guggenheim, John Stix. With Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke, James Dukas. The Great Saint Louis Bank Robbery (1959) – Classic Film Noir, Full Length. Steve McQueen stars in this…
Kris and Jack’s Creative Brilliance Shines in this Side-Splitting British Comedy Masterpiece The Deal (2018) is a delightful short comedy film that showcases the best of proper British humor. Written, performed, and edited by Kris and Jack, this comedic gem delivers a hilarious and clever narrative that will leave you in stitches. Set in the…
Amazing Sci-Fi Action movie In a post-apocalyptic world, a young woman fights for survival as she recalls traumatic events from her childhood. I am continually amazed at Connolly’s work, and this film delivers on all counts. The production value, the cast (SUPERB), the camera work, special effects, script…I have no complaints. I am in awe…
The people’s private army and their crazed leader Jake, have a simple plan – take over the world. But, there are three things in their way, money and two deadly kickboxers – The Twin Dragons (Michael and Martin McNamara). Jake’s devious plan has the Twin Dragons captured, drugged, and set loose on an island for…
In the post-nuclear wastes of Earth two civilizations fight for survival. The Tyrogs, in the City of Doom, and the Drones, who live underground, free from radiation. The nuclear war is over but the fight for survival has just begun. In the post-nuclear wastes of Earth two civilizations fight for survival. The Tyrogs, who dwell…
A cyborg is programmed to kill a scientist who holds the fate of mankind in his hands. He fails and hides in a diner in a desert run by a woman who likes him. The people who sent him are after him and so is the local arm wrestling champ. VHS depot classic. Not…
Plot: Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the British government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. She is being set up by the feds but is wise to the plot and calls…
Plot: Kung Fury is the toughest martial artist cop in Miami. He goes back in time to kill kung fuhrer Hitler. A 2015 Swedish martial arts comedy short film written, directed by, and starring David Sandberg. It pays homage to 1980s martial arts and police action films. The film was crowdfunded through Kickstarter reaching US$630,019….
Plot: The California Kid follows a sadistic small-town sheriff who has a habit of deliberately forcing speeders to their deaths on the mountain roads leading into town. A deranged, desert town sheriff has a murderous habit or forcing speeders to their deaths, until a young man with a souped-up hotrod arrives to possibly end it….
Plot: Junkman and movie-maker Harlan Hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him. Full of amazing car chases, fantastic crashes, and edge-of-your-seat action. Harlan B. Hollis (H. B. Halicki) struggles to stay alive when a jealous public relations manager (Christopher Stone) hires a team of assassins…
Plot: Gone In 60 Seconds follows an insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team who lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the fastback, codenamed “Eleanor”,…
Plot: Forest Warrior introduces us to Chuck Norris who plays John McKenna, a spiritual being who is able to transform into bear, wolf or eagle. As a good-hearted shape-shifter, he helps a group of well-rasied children to protect an enchanted magical forest from evil lumberjacks. Forest Warrior (1996) Review: This forgotten movie brings you a…
Plot: Streetfighter deals with Terry Tsurugi (the great Sonny Chiba), a martial arts master who uses his abundant talents as a mercenary gun-for-hire. Terry is brought in by the Yakuza to kidnap the daughter and sole heir of a recently deceased uber-rich oil tycoon. But when the mafia can’t meet the monetary composition that Terry…
Plot: Trial is a science fiction short film that deals with the mind swap that has terrifying consequences. It is told through a perspective of a quadriplegic soldier who gets a nifty new mind transfer procedure that helps him rehabilitate. Trial (2016) Review: “Our biologically engineered hosts are created from the ground up…” If you’re…
