Tag: Action

With seven entries under its belt, no one could accuse the Fast and Furious franchise of reaching the finish line prematurely. Everyone was ready…

In light of the original 1987 Robocop’s predictions about Detroit’s financial collapse, mechanical drones, and lawless corporatism all coming true, a lot of critics…

If someone told me the creative minds behind Robocop (1987) had opened a time portal and put together their screenplay from future headlines, I…

A couple of years ago, when it was announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger would appear in Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables (2010), I imagined something akin…

In the eternal words of Red Foreman, “You are about to read a book that my foot wrote. It’s called On the Road to…

Roland Emmerich has been making over-the-top disaster movies for so long, I’d almost forgotten he could direct anything else. Two years ago, Anonymous demonstrated…

To gear themselves for the release of Fast and Furious 6, Nick and Dimitri review Rob Cohen’s surprise hit of 2001, The Fast and the Furious. Then Dimitri walks

I’m always a bit shocked when reminded that Robocop 3 was released in theatres. The second perfunctory follow-up to Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop (1987) has…

I’m always a bit shocked when I hear American liberals mock their conservative brethren for lacking in self-criticism. To me, that’s a bit like…

I’m always a bit shocked when I see Robocop classified as a straight action thriller. I mean, the flick’s called “Robocop” of all things,…