Chuck Norris from A to Z
Carlos Ray Norris was born on March 10, 1940 to Wilma and Ray Lee Norris. Nobody at the time could have predicted that little Carlos Ray would grow up to become on of the most iconic...
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Bulletproof Podcast: Episode 144 – Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Ahead of its 40th Anniversary, the guys discuss Missing in Action 2: The Beginning on Episode 144 of The Bulletproof Podcast! Join Chris the Brain, Ryan Campbell and “The Toyman” Chris DePetrillo as the look back...
Bulletproof Podcast: Episode 143 – Death Wish II
There’s a Shadow in the City on Episode 143 of The Bulletproof Podcast! Join your host, Chris the Brain, along with co-hosts, the “Toyman” Chris DePetrillo and Ryan Campbell, as they discuss the Cannon classic… Death...
Albert Pyun from A to Z
Albert Pyun’s unique vision and outside the box creativity earned Albert a cult following among genre film fans. Born in Hawaii on May 19, 1953 Albert would make his directorial debut with 1982’s The Sword and...
20 Reasons Why You Rock: Ninja III: The Domination
Ninja III: The Domination opened in theaters on September 14, 1984. It was the final chapter in Cannon’s Ninja Trilogy and the final collaboration between Cannon and Shô Kosugi. It was unlike any of Cannon’s other...
Bullet Points: Fifty/Fifty
I usually don’t like to think about math when I watch action movies, but I recently watched an action movie that can best be described with a mathematical equation. 50% action plus 50% comedy equals 100%...
Ranked: Shô Kosugi – 80s Edition
Shô Kosugi was born in Tokyo, Japan on June 17, 1948. And for those of us who have been lucky enough to watch his films over the years, we also know that Shô Kosugi was born...
20 Reasons Why You Rock: Murphy’s Law
Murphy’s Law opened in theaters on April 18, 1986. It was Charles Bronson’s fourth collaboration with Cannon Films and his sixth film with J. Lee Thompson in the director’s chair. For me personally, Murphy’s Law is...
No Surrender Cinema: Going Bananas
No Surrender Cinema is here to kick off the month of April, and this column may as well be called Not Your Average Cannon Films Review. For nearly a decade, you’ve seen our articles and heard...
Bullet Points: Braddock: Missing in Action III
The third and final chapter of Cannon’s Missing in Action Trilogy was released on January 22, 1988. In honor of the anniversary, I cracked open the Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of Braddock: Missing in Action III...
