Action, Action

Now this is the way we like to see our Santa! An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage inside. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint. Release date: December 2, 2022 (Canada) Director: Tommy Wirkola Budget: 20 million USD Box office: $76.6 million Distributed by: Universal Pictures Cinematography: Matthew Weston

This we we catch a quick flight with one of our favourites Snipes in Passenger 57. John Cutter (Wesley Snipes) is a former policeman flying to Los Angeles to start his new job working for the anti-terrorism unit of a major airline. However, apprehended terrorist Charles Rane (Bruce Payne) is on the flight, too, being transported by the FBI. After Rane's accomplices kill the FBI agents and free him, Cutter realizes the entire flight is in danger. With the help of flight attendant Marti Slayton (Alex Datcher), Cutter tries to capture Rane and free the passengers. Release date: November 6, 1992 (USA) Director: Kevin Hooks Story by: Stewart Raffill; Dan Gordon Budget: 15 million USD Producers: Dan Paulson, Lee Rich, Dylan Sellers Distributed by: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures

This week we check a 2024 Netflix action movie with our favourite Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us) The Shadow Strays  Skilled in the art of killing, a young assassin defies her mentor to save a boy from a ruthless crime syndicate. Initial release: September 10, 2024 Director: Timo Tjahjanto Languages: Indonesian, English Distributed by: Netflix Music by: Fajar Yuskemal Production companies: Frontier Pictures; XYZ Films; Netflix Studios    

This week for our final Spooktober episode we check out 1983's Of Unknown Origin   Bart Hughes has a pretty good life, a beautiful wife, a young son, a good job with promotion prospects, and a renovated brownstone in New York. When wife and child leave for a vacation, Bart inadvertently destroys the house while in pursuit of a rat. Release date: November 24, 1983 (USA) Director: George P. Cosmatos Distributed by: Warner Bros. Based on: The Visitor; by Chauncey G. Parker III Box office: $1.1 million (U.S.) Budget: CAD$4 million

This week we cover an all time banger in 1985's Re-Animator. At the University of Zurich, Herbert West brings his dead professor back to life. Following the horrific side-effects involved in the procedure, West moves to the USA to further his studies. Release date: October 18, 1985 (USA) Director: Stuart Gordon Story by: H. P. Lovecraft Distributed by: Empire International Pictures Adapted from: Herbert West–Reanimator Budget: $900,000-$1.3 million

We kickoff Spooktober with this delightfully gory movie about killer Slugs taking over a small town. A health inspector (Michael Garfield) and two helpers hunt mutant killer slugs that call the sewer home. Release date: February 5, 1988 (USA) Director: Juan Piquer Simón Distributed by: New World Pictures Adapted from: Slugs Music by: Tim Souster Production company: Dister Films

A train to New Delhi becomes a combat battleground as a pair of commandos faces off against an army of invading bandits. Release date: July 4, 2024 (USA) Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat Distributed by: AA Films Box office: est. ₹47.12 crore Cinematography: Rafey Mehmood Music by: Score: Ketan Sodha; Songs:: Vikram Montrose; Shashwat Sachdev; Haroon-Gavin

This week we cover 1988's Midnight Run When Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano) hires tight-lipped bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) to locate a mob accountant named "The Duke" (Charles Grodin) and bring him to L.A., Eddie tells Jack that the job will be simple, or a "midnight run." But when Jack finds The Duke, the FBI and the mob are anxious to get their hands on him. In a cross-country chase, Jack must evade the authorities, hide from the mob and prevent The Duke's erratic personality from driving him mad. Release date: July 20, 1988 (USA) Director: Martin Brest Box office: 81.6 million USD Distributed by: Universal Pictures Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin Edited by: Chris Lebenzon; Michael Tronick; Billy Weber

This week we take a trip back to Dustin's childhood and watch "Best of The Best" Martial arts drama in which a misfit team of American kickboxers must undergo rigorous training for an all-important contest against a ruthless Korean team. Along the way, the hardened fighters learn to lay their personal ghosts to rest. Release date: November 10, 1989 (USA) Director: Robert Radler Sequel: Best of the Best II Distributed by: 20th Century Studios, Taurus Entertainment Box office: $1.7 million (US) Music by: Paul Gilman  

I can't believe we haven't covered this movie yet! So this week we get on it and cover 1984's Beverly Hills Cop. After his childhood buddy is murdered while visiting Detroit, rebellious cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) follows the leads to Beverly Hills, Calif., under the auspices of a vacation. He checks in with old friend Jenny Summers (Lisa Eilbacher) and starts to believe her boss, art dealer Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff), might somehow be involved in the murder. However, Lt. Bogomil (Ronny Cox) of the Beverly Hills Police Department does not trust Foley, and hinders his search for evidence. Release date: December 5, 1984 (USA) Director: Martin Brest Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Box office: $234 million Music by: Harold Faltermeyer Produced by: Don Simpson; Jerry Bruckheimer

A drug dealer (Nina Li Chi) joins forces with two mismatched cops (Yun-Fat Chow, Conan Lee) to crack a band of heroin dealers. Release date: March 19, 1988 (Hong Kong) Director: Lau Kar-leung Box office: 27.87 million HKD Nominations: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography Distributed by: Cinema City Enterprises Language: Cantonese

This week we check out the directorial debut of Dev Patel with Monkey Man (2024) A young man ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he's beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, he discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city's sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him. Release date: April 5, 2024 (Canada) Director: Dev Patel Budget: 10 million USD Producers: Dev Patel, Jordan Peele, Samarth Sahni, Basil Iwanyk, MORE Distributed by: Universal Pictures Box office: $34.7 million

We are back! Dustin and James catch up on what they have been watching.

One man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after it's revealed he's a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers. Release date: January 12, 2024 (Canada) Director: David Ayer Budget: 40 million USD Distributed by: Amazon MGM Studios Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain Music by: David Sardy; Jared Michael Fry

Hong Kong policeman Keung (Jackie Chan) arrives in New York for the wedding of his uncle Bill (Bill Tung), a grocer who recently sold his Bronx store to the fetching Elaine (Anita Mui). After a biker gang bursts into the store to wreak havoc, Keung springs into action, giving up his vacation to defend the weak and protect the innocent with his extraordinary martial arts skills. As Keung investigates local gangs, he learns more about a criminal syndicate that needs to be brought to justice. Release date: February 23, 1996 (Canada) Director: Stanley Tong Languages: English, Cantonese, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin Budget: 7.5 million USD Box office: 76 million USD Distributed by: Orange Sky Golden Harvest, New Line Cinema, Hollywood Pictures

This week we are scraping the bottom of the cheap dvd bin to see if we can find some gold. Dustin is join this week by Andy (AKA Warchild) Hulk Hogan leads an elite Navy SEALS team chosen for an audacious mission to rescue a group of nationals being held captive by a drug lords soldiers who want their leader released. Director Jon Cassar Writers Calvin Clements Jr. Michael Berk Douglas Schwartz Stars Hulk Hogan Carl Weathers Shannon Tweed  

This week we drop in on our friend Steven Seagal A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole (Steven Seagal) is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell (Keenen Ivory Wayans). Although the two men clash, they gradually become effective partners as they uncover a conspiracy linked to the killings, which also involves terrorism and organized crime. Release date: October 4, 1996 (USA) Director: John Gray Budget: 45 million USD Box office: 41.8 million USD Distributed by: Warner Bros. Music by: Trevor Rabin

Our 300th Episode!!! We are so original that we are cover 2007th 300 for our 300th episode.  In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy. Release date: March 9, 2007 (USA) Director: Zack Snyder Sequel: 300: Rise of an Empire Distributed by: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures Adapted from: 300 Box office: $456 million

This week we do a Patreon pick with 1990's Lady Dragon starring Cynthia Rothrock & Richard Norton 89% liked this movie Google users An old master heals a left-for-dead widow (Cynthia Rothrock) and teaches her how to kickbox for revenge.Description Initial release: 1990 Director: David Worth

This week we have Alex and Dean from Return Revenge Resurrection to cover this over the top action packed movie! After saving a newborn infant from assassins, carrot-crunching gunman Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) teams up with a prostitute named DQ (Monica Bellucci) to protect the baby from further attacks. With hit man Hertz (Paul Giamatti) hot on their trail, Smith and DQ uncover a dying senator's plot to harvest bone marrow from babies just like the one in their arms. Release date: September 7, 2007 (USA) Director: Michael Davis Box office: 26.8 million USD Distributed by: New Line Cinema Music by: Paul Haslinger Produced by: Susan Montford; Don Murphy; Rick Benattar;

Not sure why, but this week we watched Transformers (2007) The fate of humanity is at stake when two races of robots, the good Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, bring their war to Earth. The robots have the ability to change into different mechanical objects as they seek the key to ultimate power. Only a human youth, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) can save the world from total destruction. Release date: July 2, 2007 (Canada) Director: Michael Bay Budget: 147 million USD Sequel: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Distributed by: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks

When architect-turned-vigilante Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) returns to New York City, he discovers that one of his friends has been murdered by gang members. After the cops bring Paul in for questioning, he receives a tempting offer from the police chief (Ed Lauter) : Paul can have free rein to eliminate the gangsters, as long as the police get the credit. Paul agrees and goes to war against Manny Fraker (Gavan O'Herlihy) and his vicious gang of thugs. Initial release: November 1, 1985 Director: Michael Winner Box office: 16.1 million USD Distributed by: The Cannon Group, Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Based on: Characters; by Brian Garfield Music by: Jimmy Page

This week we get a little 90s Goth with Brandon Lee's "The Crow"  The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent inner-city gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the gothic mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger. Tracking down the thugs responsible for the crimes and mercilessly murdering them, Eric eventually confronts head gangster Top Dollar (Michael Wincott) to complete his macabre mission. Release date: May 11, 1994 (USA) Director: Alex Proyas Distributed by: Miramax, Dimension Films Adapted from: The Crow Box office: $94 million Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski

This week we visit our old friend Bruce in "Last Man Standing" Loyal to nobody but himself, John Smith (Bruce Willis) hires his services out to Fredo Strozzi (Ned Eisenberg), a bootlegging gangster who operates in a drab Texas town. However, he is quick to trade information to Strozzi's rival, Doyle (David Patrick Kelly). Then, having learned about Doyle's infatuation with beautiful Felina (Karina Lombard), Smith uses her to push both bosses into full-scale bloodshed. The only one who suspects anything is Hickey (Christopher Walken), Doyle's lieutenant. Release date: September 20, 1996 (USA) Director: Walter Hill Box office: 47.3 million USD Distributed by: New Line Cinema Adapted from: Yojimbo Cinematography: Lloyd Ahern

This week we go all out in this adrenaline filled Action flick! Chev Chelios (Jason Statham), a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away, then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote. Release date: September 1, 2006 (USA) Directors: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine Budget: 12 million USD Box office: 42.9 million USD Sequel: Crank: High Voltage Screenplay: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine

This week we have a double feature: Tiger Cage 1&2 Tiger Cage (1988) Two drug agents find that members of the police force work for a narcotics kingpin. Initial release: July 28, 1988 Director: Vien Hoa Binh Language: Cantonese Simplified Chinese: 特警屠龙   Tiger Cage 2 (1990) Gangsters pursue a Hong Kong lawman (Donnie Yen) framed for murder and a lawyer (Rosamund Kwan) they believe is linked to laundered money. Initial release: August 11, 1990 Director: Vien Hoa Binh Film series: Tiger Cage Box office: HK $6,395,102 Language: Cantonese Simplified Chinese: 洗黑钱

This week we cover 1984's Red Dawn.   In an alternate 1980s, the United States stands alone as communism grows stronger. When Soviet soldiers invade a small Colorado town, brothers Jed (Patrick Swayze) and Matt Eckert (Charlie Sheen) escape with friends to the forest. With their father, Tom (Harry Dean Stanton), a prisoner of the invading army, the children decide to fight against the Soviets. As the country comes under increasing attack, the group teams up with Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner (Powers Boothe) to take back their town. Release date: August 10, 1984 (USA) Director: John Milius Story by: Kevin Reynolds Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Budget: $17 million Produced by: Buzz Feitshans; Barry Beckerman; Sidney Beckerman

Dustin and James look back at the year that was 2023 and look forward to what Action movies they are excited to see in the new year. Happy New Year!

This week we check in on our old friend John Woo and see what he's been up to.   On Christmas Eve, a man witnesses the death of his young son when the boy gets caught in crossfire between warring gangs. Recovering from a wound that cost him his voice, he soon embarks on a bloody and grueling quest to punish those responsible. Release date: December 1, 2023 (Canada) Director: John Woo Distributed by: Lionsgate Films Box office: $8.7 million Music by: Marco Beltrami Production companies: Thunder Road Films; Capstone Studios; A Better Tomorrow Films

Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on, the Expendables are the world's last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table.   4.8/10 IMDb 14% Rotten Tomatoes 79% of Google users liked this movie Directed by Scott Waugh Screenplay by Kurt Wimmer Tad Daggerhart Max Adams Story by Spenser Cohen Kurt Wimmer Tad Daggerhart Based onCharacters  by David Callaham Produced by Kevin King-Templeton Les Weldon Yariv Lerner Jason Statham Starring Jason Statham Sylvester Stallone Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Megan Fox Dolph Lundgren Tony Jaa Iko Uwais Randy Couture Andy García   September 15, 2023 (China) September 22, 2023 (United States) Running time 104 minutes[

Interwoven stories demonstrate that some traditions are best not forgotten as the residents (Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker) of a small town face real ghosts and goblins on Halloween. Tales of terror reveal the consequences of extinguishing a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight and a grumpy hermit's encounter with a sinister trick-or-treater. Directed by Michael Dougherty Written by Michael Dougherty Produced by Bryan Singer Starring Dylan Baker Rochelle Aytes Anna Paquin Brian Cox Cinematography Glen MacPherson Edited by Robert IvisonMusic by Douglas Pipes Production companies Warner Premiere Legendary Pictures Bad Hat Harry Productions Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release dates December 9, 2007 (Butt-Numb-A-Thon) October 6, 2009 (United States) Running time 82 minutes Budget $12 million

Simon (Tyron Leitso) and Greg (Will Sanderson) meet a group of friends and set out to attend a rave on a remote island. When they miss the ferry, they decide to ride with Kirk (Jürgen Prochnow), a smuggler. They find the island deserted and discover that the partygoers have been killed by zombies. Now, the group must evade the deadly creatures and try to find safety. However, the only means of escape -- Kirk's boat -- has been overrun, forcing the survivors to ward off the undead. Directed by Uwe Boll Screenplay by Dave Parker Mark Altman Story by Mark Altman Dan Bates Based on The House of the Dead by Sega Corporation Wow Entertainment, Inc. Produced by Uwe Boll Wolfgang Herold Shawn Williamson Starring Jonathan Cherry Tyron Leitso Clint Howard Ona Grauer Ellie Cornell Jürgen Prochnow Cinematography Matias Neumann Edited by David Richardson Music by Reinhard Besser Production Companies Boll KG Productions Mindfire Entertainment Herold & Besser Studios Brightlight Pictures Distributed by Artisan Entertainment (United States) Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada) Release dates February 15, 2003 (San Francisco) October 10, 2003 (United States) Running time 90 minutesCountries Language English Budget $12 million Box office $13.8 million

Alien brain parasites that enter humans through their mouths are turning their hosts into killer zombie-like slug creatures, running amok on a university campus during pledge week. 6.7/10 IMDb    73% Rotten Tomatoes 4.7/5 Amazon.ca 93% Google users liked this movie Directed by Fred Dekker Written by  Fred Dekker Produced by Charles Gordon Starring Jason Lively Tom Atkins Steve Marshall Jill Whitlow Cinematography Robert C. New  Edited by  Michael N. Knue Music by Barry De Vorzon Distributed by  Tri-Star Pictures Release date August 22, 1986 Running time 88 minutes

6.6/10 IMDb 3.7/5 Letterboxd 83% liked this movie Google users A young cop tries to rescue a beautiful woman before she is sacrificed by a tribe Directed by Lam Ngai Kai Screenplay by Wong Jing. Yuen Gai-chi Based on Dr. Yuen Series by Ni Kuang Produced  by Wong Jing, Chua Lam Starring Chow Yun-fat Chin Siu-ho Dick Wei Maggie Cheung Sibelle Hu Production company Paragon Films Distributed by Golden Harvest Release date 17 October 1986 Running time 81 minutes

7.2/10 IMDb 94% Rotten Tomatoes 71% Google Users   Description When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits with an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill and high-stakes party game -- until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. Directed by Danny Philippou Michael Philippou Written by Danny Philippou Bill Hinzman Based onConcept by Daley Pearson Produced by Samantha Jennings Kristina Ceyton Starring Sophie Wilde Alexandra Jensen Joe Bird Otis Dhanji Miranda Otto Zoe Terakes Chris Alosio Marcus Johnson Alexandria Steffensen Cinematography Aaron McLisky Edited by Geoff Lamb Music by Cornel Wilczek Production companies Screen Australia South Australian Film Corporation Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund Head Gear Films Metrol Technology Causeway Films Distributed by Maslow Entertainment Umbrella Entertainment Ahi Films Release dates 30 October 2022 (Adelaide) 27 July 2023 (Australia) Running time 95 minutes

Directed by Gary Sherman Written by Michael Patrick Goodman Brian Taggert Gary Sherman Produced by Robert C. Peters Starring Rutger Hauer Gene Simmons Robert Guillaume Cinematography Alex Nepomniaschy Edited by Ross Albert Music by Joe Renzetti Production Companies New World Pictures Balcor Film Investors Arthur M. Sarkissian Productions Distributed by  New World Pictures Release dates November 21, 1986 (Florida) January 16, 1987 (United States) Running time 104 minutes

Directed by Renny Harlin Screenplay by Michael France Sylvester Stallone Story byMichael France  Based on A premise by John Long Produced by Alan Marshall Renny Harlin Mario Kassar Starring Sylvester Stallone John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner Leon Robinson Paul Winfield Ralph Waite Cinematography Alex Thomson Edited by Frank J. Urioste Music by Trevor Jones Production companies Carolco Pictures Le Studio Canal+ Pioneer Corporation RCS Video Distributed by TriStar Pictures Release dates May 20, 1993 (Cannes) May 28, 1993 (United States) Running time 113 minutes

7.3/10 IMDb 100% Rotten Tomatoes 88% liked this movie Google users A gunfighter heading for New Orleans to board a ship and retire peacefully to Europe is prevented from hanging up his pistols by the persistent admiration of a young gunman called Nobody. Initially hired to kill the veteran fighter, Nobody becomes his friend and insists that the great man's career should end with a glorious climax.Description   Directed by Tonino Valerii Screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi  Story by Fulvio Morsella Ernesto Gastaldi Based on An idea by Sergio Leone  Produced by Fulvio Morsella Starring Terence Hill Henry Fonda Jean Martin Cinematography Giuseppe Ruzzolini Armando Nannuzzi Sergio Salvati Edited by Nino Baragli Music by Ennio Morricone Production companies Rafran Cinematografica Les Filmes Jacques Leitienne La Societe Im. Ex. Ci. La Societe Alcinter Rialto Film Preben Philpsen[2] Distributed by Titanus Release dates 13 December 1973 (West Germany) 14 December 1973 (France) 21 December 1973 (Italy) Running time 118 minutes

2.9/ 10 IMDb 40% Rotten Tomatoes 77% liked this movie   A Los Angeles helicopter pilot (Anna Nicole Smith) finds herself caught in a hostage drama atop an 86-story building.Description Directed by Raymond Martino Written by  William Applegate Jr. John Larrabee Starring Anna Nicole Smith Richard Steinmetz Branko Cikatić Release date July 24, 1996 Running time 96 min.

Directed by Kenji Misumi Robert Houston Screenplay by Robert Houston David Weisman Kazuo Koike[1] Based on Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike Goseki Kojima  Produced by Shintaro Katsu Hisaharu Matsubara David Weisman Starring Tomisaburo Wakayama Kayo Mautso Akiji Kobayashi Cinematography Chishi Makiura  Edited by Lee Percy Music by W. Michael Lewis Mark Lindsay Production companies Toho Katsu Baby-Cart Productions Distributed by New World Pictures Release date November 11, 1980 (United States) Running time 90 minutes Countries Japan United States Language English

Code Of Silence Directed by Andrew Davis Screenplay by Michael Butler Dennis Shryack Mike Gray Story by Michael Butler Dennis Shryack Produced by Raymond Wagner Starring Chuck Norris Henry Silva Bert Remsen Molly Hagan Cinematography Frank Tidy Edited by Christopher Holmes Peter Parasheles Russ Kingston Music by David Michael Frank Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date May 3, 1985 (United States) Running time 100 minutes

A former agent heads to the Louisiana Bayou to track down and destroy the right-wing vigilantes who killed his partner. Directed by Sam Firstenberg Written by James Booth Produced by Yoram Globus Menahem Golan Starring Michael Dudikoff Steve James Bill Wallace John P. Ryan Cinematography Gideon Porath Edited by  Michael J. Duthie Production companies Cannon Films Golan-Globus Productions Release date September 12, 1986 Running time 103 minutes

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than the mission -- not even the lives of those he cares about most.   Directed by Christopher McQuarrie Written by Christopher McQuarrie Erik Jendresen   Starring Tom Cruise Hayley Atwell Ving Rhames Simon Pegg Rebecca Ferguson Vanessa Kirby Henry Czerny Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release dates July 12, 2023 (United States) Running time 163 minutes

Forrest Taft (Steven Seagal) is putting his considerable talents as a fighter and marksman to use as a hired gun for the sleazy oil tycoon Michael Jennings (Michael Caine). The latter's bottom-line tunnel vision has him destroying entire communities if it means a bigger profit for his business. While in Alaska taking care of some business for his amoral boss, however, Taft meets a native Eskimo woman (Joan Chen) who helps him to discover the error of his ways and pursue a more righteous path. Directed by Steven Seagal Written by Ed Horowitz, Robin U. Russin  Produced by Steven Seagal A. Kitman Ho Julius R. Nasso Starring Steven Seagal Michael Caine Joan Chen John C. McGinley   Release date February 18, 1994 (United States) Running time 101 minutes

Léon Gaultier (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a soldier in the French Foreign Legion, serving abroad in East Africa. But after his brother is cruelly murdered, Gaultier deserts his assignment and travels to the United States to help his widowed sister-in-law (Lisa Pelikan), who is now struggling to care for her children. But the job market is tough, so Gaultier takes his hand-to-hand combat skills into the brutal world of bare-knuckle fighting, where the paydays are nearly as big as the risks.   Directed by Sheldon Lettich Written by S. N. Warren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sheldon Lettich  Produced by Eric Karson, Ash R. ShahStarring Jean-Claude Van Damme Harrison Page Deborah Rennard Lisa Pelikan Brian Thompson Cinematography Robert C. New Edited by Mark Conte Music by John Scott Production companies Wrong Bet Productions Imperial Entertainment Distributed byUniversal Pictures Release dates August 1, 1990 (France) January 11, 1991 (U.S.A.) Running time 105 minutes

An ex-gangster in Hong Kong tries to reconnect with his estranged policeman brother, but he finds that his ties to gangs are harder to break than he thought.   Traditional Chinese 英雄本色 Simplified Chinese 英雄本色 Literal meaning True Colors of a Hero  Directed by John Woo Screenplay by John Woo John Woo Chan Hing-kai Leung Suk-wah Produced byTsui HarkStarring Ti Lung Leslie Cheung Chow Yun-fat Emily Chu Waise Lee Kenneth Tsang Cinematography Wong Wing-hang Edited by Kam Ma David Wu Music by Joseph Koo Production companies Cinema City Enterprises Film Workshop   Release date 2 August 1986 Running time 95 minutes              

During the last days of World War II, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the soldiers decide to steal his gold, they quickly discover they just tangled with no ordinary miner. Directed by Jalmari Helander Written by Jalmari Helander  Produced by Petri Jokiranta  Starring Jorma Tommila Aksel Hennie Jack Doolan Mimosa Willamo Onni Tommila Cinematography Kjell Lagerroos  Edited by Juho Virolainen  Music by Juri Seppä Tuomas Wäinölä Production companies Subzero Film Entertainment Stage 6 Films Good Chaos Distributed by Nordisk Film (Nordic countries) Lionsgate (North America) Sony Pictures (International) Release dates 9 September 2022 (TIFF) 27 January 2023 (Finland) 28 April 2023 (United States) Running time 91 minutes Countries Finland United States Languages English Finnish  

A relentless inspector (Michelle Yeoh) and a Scotland Yard detective (Cynthia Rothrock) investigate murder linked to microfilm.   Traditional Chinese 皇家師姐 Simplified Chinese 皇家师姐 Literal meaning Royal Elder Sister Hanyu Pinyin Huángjiā Shījiě  JyutpingWong4 Gaa1 Si1 Ze2 Directed by Corey Yuen  Written by Barry Wong  Produced bySammo Hung Starring John Shum Michelle Yeoh Mang Hoi Cynthia Rothrock Tsui Hark Cinematography Bill Wong Chung-piu Edited by Sek Chi-kong Keung Chuen-tak Peter Cheung Music by Romeo Diaz Tang Siu-lam Production Company D & B Films[1] Release date 30 November 1985 Running time 93 minutes Country Hong Kong  Language Cantonese  

8/10 IMDb 84% Rotten Tomatoes 92% liked this movie Google users The Bride (Uma Thurman) picks up where she left off in volume one with her quest to finish the hit list she has composed of all of the people who have wronged her, including ex-boyfriend Bill (David Carradine), who tried to have her killed four years ago during her wedding to another man. Leaving several dead in her wake, she eventually tracks down Bill in Mexico. Using skills she has learned during her assassin career, she attempts to finish what she set out to do in the first place. Directed by Quentin Tarantino Written by Quentin Tarantino Produced byLawrence Bender Starring Uma Thurman David Carradine Michael Madsen Daryl Hannah Gordon Liu Michael Parks Cinematography Robert Richardson Edited by Sally Menke Music by RZA Robert Rodriguez

 Nemesis is a 1992 American cyberpunk action film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Olivier Gruner, Tim Thomerson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Yuji Okumoto, Marjorie Monaghan, Brion James and Deborah Shelton.[3] Set in a near future world populated by androids, the film centers on Alex Rain (Gruner), a cybernetically-enhanced, ex-counterterrorism operative charged by his former employers with assassinating his former lover, the leader of an underground militant group. This is the first installment in the Nemesis film series, and was followed by four direct sequels and a spinoff film. After premiering in Japan, it was released in the United States by Imperial Entertainment in January 1993.   Directed by Albert Pyun Written by Rebecca Charles Produced by Tim Karnowski Eric Karson Ash R. Shah Starring Olivier Gruner Tim Thomerson Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Merle Kennedy Yuji Okumoto Marjorie Monaghan Brion James Deborah Shelton Cinematography George Mooradian Edited by Mark Conte David Kern Music byMichel Rubini Production company Greenleaf Productions[1] Distributed byImperial Entertainment[2] Release dates 26 December 1992 (Japan) 29 January 1993 (U.S.) Running time 95 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$2 million

6.2/10IMDb 42%Rotten Tomatoes 4.2/5Vudu 80% liked this movie Google users John "The Eraser" Kruger is the top gun in the US Marshall Witness Protection scheme; he erases their past and deals with their future. His latest assignment is whistle-blower Dr. Lee Cullen, who has evidence against a major arms corporation that's selling weapons to terrorists with the collusion of rogue enemy agents within, but there is danger nearer home for Kruger, from within his own department. Release date: June 21, 1996 (USA) Director: Charles Russell Budget: 100 million USD Distributed by: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures Box office: $242.3 million Edited by: Michael Tronick