Scene of the Week: Road House
On May 19, 1989 the Patrick Swayze film Road House opened in the United States. Decades later the movie is still looked upon fondly… to borrow a phrase from the old TBS days, Road House is...
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Scene of the Week: U.S. Seals 2
If you have never seen Isaac Florentine’s 2001 film U.S. Seals 2, do yourself a favor and track it down before you watch this week’s spoiler filled Scene of the Week. U.S. Seals 2 was produced by...
No Surrender Cinema: A Dangerous Place
It’s September, which means we’re celebrating Back To School season here at No Surrender Cinema. Everyone from kindergartners to college kids are settling in for the new school year and adjusting to their routines. Since I have no...
Unsung Heroes: Fists of Iron
The more times I watch Fists of Iron, the more I love the film. When it comes to Michael Worth’s contributions to the action entertainment genre in the 1990’s I rank Fists of Iron at the...
5 Questions: Road House
A word to the wise, when the best cooler in the business (Patrick Swayze) rolls into your town it is probably not a good idea to pick a fight with him. And it is definitely a...
Brainwaves: Karate Tiger USA
In this edition of Brainwaves I am going to play a little game of “What if”. More specifically what if the American produced martial arts movies that were released in Germany under the Karate Tiger banner...
Scene of the Week: Fists of Iron
Confidence is one of the necessary ingredients one must have to be successful in this life. If you don’t think you can win, chances are good that you won’t. But being overconfident will always come back to bite...
Bullet Points: U.S. Seals 2
On the surface U.S. SEALS 2 appears to be nothing more than a direct to video version of the Charlie Sheen/Michael Biehn flick, Navy SEALS. And while I hate to jump to conclusions like that, history tends...
