The Hunt for Red October

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The Essentials: 1990 Action

1990 was a a newsworthy year… Iraqi troops would invade Kuwait getting the wheels in motion for The Persian Gulf War… After more than 27 years, South Africa freed the imprisoned Nelson Mandela… And Margaret Thatcher...

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Hall of Fame: John McTiernan

Often described as one of Hollywood’s most despised people, John McTiernan has simultaneously made some of the greatest action films in history and pissed off most of those people responsible for having said films made. Let’s...

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Scene of the Week: The Hunt for Red October ☭

There are several things I enjoy about the 1990 action thriller The Hunt for Red October. I like watching and listening to Sean Connery, Sam Neill, Tim Curry, et al. trying to keep up with their...

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Bullet Points: Crash Dive (1997)

While Michael Dudikoff will always be remembered as the American Ninja, Dudikoff has been keeping busy for decades making a lot of movies that even devoted fans of his work, like myself, may have missed on their...