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...
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No Surrender Cinema: Edge of Darkness
The end of the year is upon us, and the final edition of No Surrender Cinema for 2018 covers the comeback story of a Hollywood icon. After almost a decade since he held leading man status,...
Scene of the Week: Diplomatic Immunity
There is an old saying about going to the well once too often. Joss Ackland’s character Arjen Rudd in Lethal Weapon 2 learned that old saying was true and he learned it the hard way. The...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Apocalypto
There are some things that people will never be able to agree on. Religion, politics; all those things that have caused humanity to kill each other over for thousands of years. But if you’re a living,...
Bullet Points: Bird on a Wire
I missed the 30th anniversary of Lethal Weapon but that doesn’t mean I can’t review one of my favorite Mel Gibson movies that doesn’t feature a wicked car chase or him slicing British soldiers to bits...
True Action: The Patriot
As a lover of history for as long as I can remember, I often times find myself watching historical television and film and laughing my ass off at just how inaccurate they seem to make it....
12 Times Mel Gibson went Historical
With Mel Gibson’s newest directorial outing, Hacksaw Ridge, he looks to get back within the good graces of a Hollywood that has spurned him for the last decade. It’s about time, if you ask me. Mel...
Scene of the Week: Apocalypto
Whatever your thoughts on Mel Gibson might be, there’s no arguing that he’s an immensely talented director and seems to get fantastic performances out of actors who probably wouldn’t normally be starring in huge blockbuster films....
Scene of the Week: Shock Treatment
On March 6th, 1987 the world was witness to the first pairing of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon. As Riggs and Murtaugh, Gibson and Glover reached Hall of Fame levels in the buddy...
Scene of the Week: William Wallace gets his revenge
As an action movie lover, Braveheart always puts a smile on my face but as a historian it never fails to bring a tear in my eye. The producers of the film had a pretty good...
