Road House

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World’s Most Dangerous Bars – Vol. 1

It is an unwritten rule of action movies… when an action hero steps into a bar, that action hero will end up in a fight. And while there are always exceptions to rules, I believe the...

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Bullet Points: Road House (2024)

Nothing causes a collective groan on social media quite like the news that a movie is being remade or rebooted. While a remake/reboot does not instantly equal that a movie will be bad, remake/reboot’s don’t have...

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Scene of the Week: Sh-Boom

Road House is one of the quintessential action movies that everybody needs to see. A movie about a bar bringing in a bouncer to straighten up the place may seem like a silly idea, and it...

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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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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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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...