Action Jam: Richard B. Riddick
2013’s Riddick is a continuation of the character of Richard B. Riddick. I know that name might make him some like some sort of accountant but he’s actually a convicted murderer, expert escape artist, and former...
Vin Diesel
No Surrender Cinema: Fast X
I’m back behind the wheel for another edition of No Surrender Cinema, so fasten your seatbelts and hold on tight! The Fast and the Furious franchise is approaching the end of the road, but if you’ve seen even...
Ryan Shoots First: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
It’s really hard to put into words what Marvel has been able to do with their characters. Sitting there watching the final film in the Guardians saga it really hits you just how much you have...
Scene of the Week: Happy Birthday John Cena
For nearly a decade, there’s been a joke among my circle of friends about John Cena being my “big brother” thanks to a combination of relationships and circumstances that led to me being a part of...
Scene of the Week: xXx Snowboarding
This week’s Scene of the Week is not a porn parody of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics, instead it is a look back at Vin Diesel as extreme sports athlete turned secret agent Xander Cage in...
Scene of the Week: The Chronicles of Riddick – You Made 3 Mistakes
Winter has finally arrived in my neck of the woods and you can’t walk from the car to your house without having to hide your hard nipples. The cold has a way of sneaking through those...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Pitch Black
Pitch Black came out way back in 2000 with not much fanfare. Vin Diesel was not a household name and the budget attached to the film wasn’t something that you would interrupt your mother to talk...
No Surrender Cinema: F9: The Fast Saga
WARNING: This edition of No Surrender Cinema contains some spoilers about F9. If you hate that type of thing, then come back and check out the column once you’ve watched the film! After the pandemic delayed its...
No Surrender Cinema: A Man Apart
DEA agent Sean Vetter just sent the world’s most notorious drug kingpin to prison, but the celebration was short-lived when someone sent Vetter’s wife to an early grave. Now vengeance is on Sean’s mind, but the...
Bullet Points: Bloodshot
People fall into one of two categories: those who like Vin Diesel, and those who do not like Vin Diesel. There aren’t that many people in the middle. His films are rarely mentioned around awards season...
