A long-rumoured, long-delayed follow-up, 2014’s 300: Rise of an Empire arrives seven years after Zack Snyder’s breakout graphic novel adaptation grossed an absolute mint at the global box office. More a companion
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp production company are renowned for bankrolling modestly-budgeted action films featuring recognisable actors. The likes of Guy Pearce, Liam Neeson, Jason Statham and John Travolta have all gotten
On New Year’s Day of 2009, 22-year-old Oscar Grant was shot by a nervous BART police officer who had apparently intended to use his taser, and the young man died
Written and directed by J.C. Chandor (Margin Call), All is Lost is one of the manliest movies of 2013. It does not earn its manliness by including action, violence or cigars –
Credit where credit is due: The Asylum’s business model always fools me. Although the infamous studio continually releases stinker after stinker, I frequently come back for more, simply because they
Even though Australia is not exactly perceived as a leader in global cinema, war films are more or less a specialty of Aussie filmmakers. Peter Weir’s Gallipoli remains a true classic, while
Despite its mixed critical reception, 2005’s Wolf Creek transformed into something of a sleeper hit at the global box office, becoming a cult film with some revering it as the Australian answer
There’s a long-running online myth that, once upon a time, a respected chef attempted to perfectly replicate a McDonalds Big Mac despite not knowing the recipe, assuming it’d be easy
The last time director Peter Berg attempted a contemporary war picture, the result was 2007’s The Kingdom, an average-at-best action film kneecapped by its overt patriotism and wobbly execution. Added to
Reasonable Doubt should be a great movie. The title and premise suggest an intense legal drama, perhaps something akin to 12 Angry Men or The Lincoln Lawyer. But in the hands of director Peter
Now here’s a familiar sight – a PG-13 remake of an ultraviolent Paul Verhoeven classic. First there was the critical and commercial failure of Len Wiseman’s Total Retard back in 2012, and
Last Vegas will be inevitably branded as the geriatric version of The Hangover, as it’s set in Las Vegas and features a cast of males who head to Sin City to drink
Grudge Match seems like an odd career choice for Sylvester Stallone, who seems determined to do as many old-school action movies as possible before the aging actor’s bones give out. Yet
With action titans Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger finally teaming up to play major roles alongside one another in an action flick, many have decried that Escape Plan should’ve been produced twenty
The Paranormal Activity franchise has been on the decline for years, reaching an all-time low with Paranormal Activity 4 in 2012. And now 2014’s Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones arrives not in the trademark Halloween month,
2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street is both an idiosyncratic Martin Scorsese picture and a considerable change of pace for the seasoned filmmaker. After dabbling in the PG-rated, family-oriented Hugo in 2011, Scorsese returns
With film studios now desperately throwing as many brand name characters at the wall to see who sticks, it’s Jack Ryan’s turn to get another look-in. An iconic character from
Although About Time is only Richard Curtis’ third directorial undertaking, the writer-director has been penning romantic comedy screenplays since the 1990s, developing a filmmaking voice that’s sentimental yet affecting and thoughtful. Although