Matt Spector

Scene of the Week: To Hell and Back

I always find in funny when people talk about what actor would play them in a movie about their life. First of all, you need an interesting life for a movie to be made that people...

Bullet Points: Nam Angels

For some reason I love watching movies when I don’t know they are remakes even though I have seen the original. Most of the time this has to do with the separate movies having different titles...

Bullet Points: Backstreet Justice

Justice isn’t always pretty. When a person wrongs another person, the police and judicial system cannot always be counted on to neatly resolve the situation for all parties. That is why we get vigilante justice, and...

What Not To Watch: Christmas in Hollywood

If you are like me you love watching holiday action/adventure movies that have familiar stories but only done in a hackneyed and inferior manner. If you are like me then you also like writing sarcastic sentences...

Bullet Points: ffolkes

Playing one character for a long time can be a double edged sword for an actor. Sure you have the steady work and consistent paychecks but it also stifles creativity and can lead to typecasting. What...

Scene of the Week: No Way Out

When I think about chases in action movies my mind immediately goes to car chases, not that I blame myself because there is a reason films like The French Connection and Bullitt are so fondly remembered.  I need to remember...

Bullet Points: Grayeagle

There are certain directors that I respect not because they are the best at their craft or only make good movies, but because they make movies they want to make. Most of the time these filmmakers...

Bullet Points: Death Before Dishonor

The 1980s were a time of unparalleled patriotic, and some may claim jingoistic, American action films. Movies like The Delta Force, Rocky IV and Red Dawn are all entertaining, but do nothing to stop the narrative that America is always the...

Bullet Points: Supervan

The 1970s were a great time to be alive if you were into pop culture crazes. Disco music is probably the most famous, but there is one fad that I find more memorable (and makes for...