The Essentials

20 Movies That Made 1991 Totally Rad

Did you know that 1991 was a totally awesome year for action movies? The late 80’s were so incredible that I’m actually a little surprised that they didn’t just stop making motion pictures after Predator hit...

The Essentials: 1989 Action

1989 saw the inauguration of George H.W. Bush as the 41st President of the United States. 1989 was also the year that the Berlin Wall fell. And Nintendo released their Game Boy console in North American...

The Essentials: Underrated Action of the 1990’s

Watching the vast number of great action movies in the 90’s really makes one question the current state of the genre. It didn’t take much for me to come up with the list that you see...

The Essentials: The Best of Ben Affleck

I don’t waste my time writing about non-action movies. Sure, I watch non-action movies from time to time. I’ve seen about every Daniel Day-Lewis movie ever made and can tell you far too much about the...

Martial Arts Movies… with Kids!

I was a bit obsessive about martial arts as a kid. Not the whole training every day and discipline thing, but I watched enough movies about martial arts that I had to learn something through movie...

An Action Lover’s Workout Playlist

I like to workout. Not just because the ladies love it when you’re all veiny and whatnot but more so because endorphins are as addictive as heroin and listening to the bar crash to the ground...

The Essentials: Power Couples

Action movies are known for a lot of things… tough guys, explosions, fist fights, car chases and guns ablazing! But as this post will soon prove somewhere soaring between the bullets flying and the exploding helicopters are...