Cliches run amok in the newly released horror thriller, ’Dead of Night’. (The film was released as ’Lighthouse’ in the UK, but it got a new title for its American video debut.) The film plays like a tribute to John Carpenter, as it combines [...]
"Shaft" is one of the few action thrillers that managed to capture fans of traditional thrillers and those of urban films at the same time. The film walks a thin line and succeeds in taking viewers on ride into New York’s Harlem, where the [...]
Let’s get this straight from the start, ’Legionnaire’ is not your typical Jean-Claude Van Damme action flick featuring endless mano a mano fights and more high kicks than a line of Can Can dancers. What you get instead is a great desert adventure in [...]
After having rather unsuccessfully tried to wet his feet in more comedic roles, in 1993, actor Sylvester Stallone decided to return to the action roots that made him a Hollywood superstar. The vehicle that should take him back into the throne he had held [...]
South of the Philippines some local fishermen discover an unknown island and with it a civilization of people they weren’t aware of. With pearly eyes, these people are able to breathe under water and many of their rituals are taking place at the bottom [...]
Most classic films have earned that classification because the sum of the movie’s parts add up to a total package of entertainment. That is, all of the various ingredients of the film come together to make a wholly satisfying product. Of course, the [...]
At first look, ’Light It Up’ looks like your average urban movie, which usually have very limited appeal to many viewers. However upon diving into the film, it soon becomes obvious that the film is not nearly as rough as it may seem at first and [...]
Eye is a secret agent who’s job it is to shadow Joanna Eris, a woman who is suspected of blackmailing. During his surveillance Eye finds out that Joanna is much more than a simple blackmailer however and becomes fascinated with the dangerous beauty. [...]
For all Hammer fans, the name Terence Fisher rings like sweet music. The director is best known for being the most successful and visual director in the Hammer Studios’ stable, alongside with people like Freddy Francis. Shot in 1952, "Four Sided [...]
Set during World War Two, ’The Train’ features a great deal of action courtesy of Burt Lancaster. As usual the star chose to do all of his own stunts allowing director John Frankenheimer a degree of flexibility in filming that really makes this movie [...]
