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KRAVEN THE HUNTER Review: Sony's Marvel-Adjacent Superhero-verse Goes Out With a Whimper
On purpose or not, everything eventually comes to an end, up to and including ill-conceived, poorly received, commercially unsuccessful series, franchises, and so-called cinematic universes. For the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), that day will surely come, likely sooner rather...
THE EQUALIZER 3 Review: Denzel Washington Elevates Uneven, Middling Entry
Moments into the inelegantly titled The Equalizer 3, the trilogy capper that reunites director Antoine Fuqua (Emancipation, The Magnificent Seven, Training Day), and screenwriter Richard Wenk (The Equalizer and The Equalizer 2), with two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington, two men...
Review: THE PROTEGE, Short on Action and Drama, Long on Thespian Character Work
Maggie Q, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson star in the action-thriller, directed by Martin Campbell.
Review: THE EQUALIZER 2 Fails to Equal the Original Film
Wrested away from the hazy hallowed (now hollow) halls of 1980’s television memory, and reimagined for the big screen by filmmaker Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Magnificent Seven) and superstar Denzel Washington, The Equalizer saga continues to unfold in this...
Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Shoots for Remake Glory
When you put the word “magnificent” in the title of your movie, you’d really better be able to live up to it. Except, in the case of director Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven, the very title's been done before. For...
Pretty Packaging: Those Crazy Dutch EXPENDABLES Releases
(Throw as much stuff against a wall as you can find, and then see what sticks... hey, it worked for the films!) We can discuss all we like about whether the Expendables films are good, bad or awful, and get...
New To Netflix: Space Monsters, TKD Rock & Roll, Aging Beefcake, and More!
You have found this weeks entry for New To Netflix! Not that we are actually new to Netflix, we're just happy, able, willing to help you find out what kind of 'Twitch-y' material is coming to the big red virtual...
Nicolas Cage Officially EXPENDABLE? Eastwood, Ford, Snipes Also Named
Despite the fact that Simon West's The Expendables 2 still hasn't hit theaters yet, there is already talk about a third installment in the geriatric action series, and Nicolas Cage is among a number of stars attached to join in...
Hey NYC! Wanna See THE EXPENDABLES 2 for Free?
The one movie this summer that dares -- DARES -- to be macho with a straight face, while also somehow giving you a knowing wink-wink, The Expendables 2 promises to do everything bigger and better than its predecessor, and boy...
New EXPENDABLES 2 Spot Fears The Van Damme
The cavalcade of old guys with big guns draws ever nearer and in the lead up to the August 17th release of The Expendables 2 a new TV spot has arrived. It is - as you would expect - a...
Comic-Con Day One Recap: "Male Pattern Badness"
Today marked the first time in four years that I have been back to Comic-Con. My first experience was very unpleasant - too many slow walking, smelly strangers, and I have the craziest claustrophobia. This phobia gets so overbearing at times that I...
Final EXPENDABLES 2 Poster Is On Fire
The Expendables 2: You know it's an action movie because the poster has fire. Also, poor Liam Hemsworth has a tiny head. So does Chuck Norris, perhaps in retribution for telling people not to swear so much. Also, what's with...
Big Men With Big Guns In New EXPENDABLES 2 TV Spot
Every action star ever shoots something in the new TV spot for The Expendables 2. And they drive through things. And kick people in the face. These are all things that boys love and all things that this movie promises...
Scott Adkins Gets His Own THE EXPENDABLES 2 Poster
When the character posters for The Expendables 2 were making the rounds online a while back, action fans has been complaining about Scott Adkins being kick to the curb in any of the publicity. If an inexperience kid like Liam...
The Expendables 2 Trailer: What's The Plan? Find'em. Trap'em. Kill'em.
The gang is all here and stuff must be shot at and blown up real, real good. And there must be cool walks, ominous statements and mondo wise-crackin'. As promised by Terry Crews earlier in the week, and intro'd by...
New EXPENDABLES 2 Teaser Goes Kablam! Kaboom! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Terry Crews is very excited about the new teaser for The Expendables 2. And why not? He's a man, and men like things that go boom. And while this is very brief, a great many things do indeed go boom....
Statham, Crews, Couture And Lundgren! Two New Images From THE EXPENDABLES 2
Last week saw the first image of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis blasting the hell out of some poor bastard in The Expendables 2. This week, we have two more images, featuring Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture...
Old Guys With Guns! Arnold, Sly And Bruce Shoot The Shit In New EXPENDABLES 2 Image.
Well, okay, I don't know exactly what they're shooting but there you have it: A trio of big time 80s action stars - and former business partners - on screen together and blasting away with high caliber weaponry. It's from...
EXPENDABLES 2 Will Be PG-13 To Satisfy Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris is so tough that he doesn't need bad language to make his point. And the producers of The Expendables 2 wanted him in the movie bad enough that they were willing to clean things up a bit and...
Meet The First Female Expendable In THE EXPENDABLES 2
While the only female presence in The Expendables were damsel in distress, the sequel The Expendables 2 will introduce a new female member to join the mercenary team. Chinese actress Yu Nan who appeared in The Wachowskis' Speed Racer and...
