Action Fest 2010: VALHALLA RISING Review

[My review of Valhalla Rising originally ran when the film premiered in Toronto but with it now screening at Action Fest I hereby present it to you again.]You could say that the mark of a good film maker is that... More »

By Todd Brown

Action Fest 2010: CENTURION Review

Put aside any thoughts of typical costume epics here. Neil Marshall's Centurion will stomach none of that Gladiator talk. A world away from your typical ancient Rome film, this is lean and hungry stuff, as efficient in its story telling... More »

By Todd Brown

Action Fest 2010: 14 BLADES Review

[Stefan's review of 14 Blades originally ran back in January and with the film now screening at Action Fest I've finally had a chance to see it myself and I've got to say I agree wholeheartedly. Overplotted and pretty clumsy... More »

By Stefan

Action Fest 2010: DISTRICT 13 ULTIMATUM Review

[This review originally ran with the film's screening at Fantastic Fest but with District 13 Ultimatum now screening at Action Fest we hereby present it to you again.]District 13 is once again in trouble. The gangs are restless, promised changes... More »

By Todd Brown

Action Fest 2010: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WEIRD Review

[X's review of Kim Ji-Woon's The Good, The Bad And The Weird originally appeared all the way back in September of 2008 but with the film now screening at Action Fest in advance of its US release we hereby present... More »

By X

Action Fest 2010: MANDRILL Review

[Mack's review of Mandrill originally ran with the film's premiere at Fantastic Fest but with it now screening at Action Fest - with star Marko Zaror in attendance - we present it to you again now.]Mandrill marks the return... More »

By Andrew Mack

Action Fest 2010: OUT OF OUR MINDS Review

[This review originally appeared when Out Of Our Minds screened in the 2009 Sitges festival but with the film now appearing at Action Fest we hereby present it to you again.] The simple thing to do here would be to... More »

By Todd Brown

Action Fest 2010: RAGING PHOENIX Review

[Onderhond's review of Thai martial arts film Raging Phoenix originally ran back in December but with the film now appearing at Action Fest we hereby present it to you again.]Thai action cinema has been pretty successful ever since Ong-bak arrived... More »

By Niels Matthijs

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China Beat: What did China See in IRON MAN 3?

Much has already been written, both on these pages and many others, about the landmark Hollywood-China co-production that is Marvel and DMG Entertainment's Iron Man 3. The film, directed by Shane Black, is the third solo outing for Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, and has proved a phenomenal success around... More »

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 2: I'M IN LOVE WITH EVERYBODY'S GIRL

CHAPTER 4: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANNA KARINA AND BUTT PLUGSI'm sitting outside at a small Café that my editor told me to meet him at. I'm a 10 minute walk from the Marche Du Film convention hall and I'm still waiting for my editor to arrive so he take guide... More »

CINEMA HOLOCAUST ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA, PART 1: THOSE GOD DAMN FILM BLOGGERS

MIKE'S JOURNAL. MAY 13. MORNINGI wake up sometime around five AM. My flight to France doesn't leave until five PM. I should be there for security check in sometime around 3PM. There is no reason for me to be up this early but I'm feeling anxious. I have an itch... More »

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 1: A MAN'S HANDSHAKE SAYS EVERYTHING

CHAPTER ONE: THE BIGGER THE SIDEBURNS, THE BIGGER THE ASSHOLE. I've hit the big time now. I've finally made it. I'm in like Flint from here on out. I'm boarding a plane to France where I'll be attending the Cannes Film Festival for the first time.No more unpaid blogging from... More »

Destroy All Monsters: Leo DiCaprio and the Myth of the Chick Flick

I have a running argument about whether or not movie box office is a zero-sum game. I tend to attack film earning potential from the "mother of two" perspective - which is that while yes, it's nice to believe that if a film is good it has a theoretically unlimited... More »

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