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Commando (1985) Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger in Top Form for this Action Classic

In Commando, we have John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) single handedly taking down a metric butt-ton of people. How much is a metric butt-ton you ask? Oh, you’ll know when you see it. There’ll be a point in the movie where you’ll say to yourself “Man! He sure has killed a lot of people!” That, my friends, is a metric butt-ton moment. Continue reading

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AFC Classic: 14 Reasons Why Die Hard is Pretty Much the Best Action Movie Ever

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I was interviewed recently on the influence of Die Hard in the action genre, and, while I was mulling it over in my head, all these little details started sticking out about the flick, making me realize how much care … Continue reading

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Review: A Good Day to Die Hard

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Hollywood should either get John McTiernan, Jeb Stuart, and Steven de Souza back, or leave the Die Hard franchise alone. These men are the masterminds behind the original film, and while no-one is likely to fully recapture its magic, I’m … Continue reading

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14 Reasons Why Die Hard is Pretty Much the Best Action Movie Ever

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I was interviewed recently on the influence of Die Hard in the action genre, and, while I was mulling it over in my head, all these little details started sticking out about the flick, making me realize how much care … Continue reading

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Looper (2012): You’ll Want to Stay in the Loop on this One!

Let me give you the scooper about a time travel flick called Looper. In it, Joseph-Gordon Levitt is super, and Bruce Willis also kicks major pooper. Okay, I’m foregoing the rhyming shtick for the rest of this review. The much-anticipated … Continue reading

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Will Die Hard Be Resuscitated or Die?

There have always been some reservations about A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth film in the Die Hard series; however, you don’t have to worry any more because director John Moore talked a little bit about the fifth … Continue reading

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Action’s Most Ass-Kicking Dads!

Father’s Day is Sunday, and before you say, “oh, crap,” and rush out to buy a gift hoping that you can magically get it to your father in time, I’ve got a better idea for you. Does your dad like … Continue reading

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Coming Attraction: A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)!

2013 will bring the best Valentine’s Day present ever with the release of the fifth installment of the Die Hard series, A Good Day to Die Hard! Bruce Willis will reprise his role as the awesome John McClane (because it … Continue reading

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