Bullet Points: Marshal Law (1996)
Just because an actor is likeable doesn’t mean that he’ll make for a good action star. I hate to say that is the case with Jimmy Smits but it isn’t far from the truth. With an...
Die Hard
The Essentials: 1988 Action
1988 saw the Summer Olympics take place in Seoul, South Korea. The Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers and Edmonton Oilers were all crowned champions in their respective sports. The Cosby Show was the...
Scene of the Week: Merry Christmas Hans!
It has been said there are two kinds of people in this world, those that believe Die Hard is a Christmas movie and those who are wrong. Die Hard starts off innocently enough with our hero...
Know Your Role: Robert Davi
Robert Davi was born on June 26, 1953 in Astoria, Queens and some would say the native New Yorker was born to be bad… at least in the movies. Licence to Kill In what may be...
The Six Shooter: What Not To Remake
Welcome back to The Six Shooter! This month I’m going to take on a popular trend in the movie making industry. Some love it, some hate it, sometimes its good, more often than not it is...
Bullet Points: Open Fire
Suppose all the action stars in the world belonged to a club, something along the lines of the Boy Scouts of America, where action stars earned merit badges for their various accomplishments in the world of action entertainment. If...
Bullet Points: Blast
When you think of action stars Eddie Griffin’s name probably doesn’t pop into your head. Griffin performed well in action comedies like Undercover Brother and Double Take, but would he be able to carry a movie...
Bullet Points: Crackerjack (1994)
After I have featured an actor in one of our “What Not To Watch” features, I make the effort to seek out other films the actor has been in as a way to redeem themselves. When...
Hall of Fame: John McClane
He’s losing his hair, his wife, his two kids, and most likely his mind from all of the killing that he has done over the years. He’s probably the only person with worse luck on Christmas...
The Essentials: Christmas Action
We’re only days away from the busiest day of the year. Comedian Jim Gaffigan was correct when he talked about how crazy Christmas can be as a holiday. We cut down trees and bring them inside...
