An ex-boxer turned mob enforcer questions his morals when he’s forced to do something he never has done before in this gripping Irish thriller from director Nick Rowland. For Douglas “Arm” Armstrong, his life has not been easy at all. A former ex-boxing champion, Arm has since become an enforcer for the Devers family. With […]Read Post ›
A man’s road to redemption gets as the title states, tainted, in this Canadian action thriller from writer-director Brent Cote. Lance, a former member of the Aryan Brotherhood with ties to the Russian mob, has served a 15-year sentence in prison and has severed all ties to the organization and just wants to live a […]Read Post ›
The story of a potential government movement against organized crime is depicted in this very well-made film from co-star/director Danny A. Abeckaser. In early 1957, Sgt. Ed Croswell, a police officer in the small town of Apalachin, New York, had stopped Carmine Gigante, an accused member of a Mafioso group led by Joe Barbara. However, […]Read Post ›
Puerto Rico’s first martial arts action film is quite a thrill of a ride with some pretty good fight scenes and a few nice twists and turns in the story. Chelo is a young supermarket worker who trains each morning in martial arts. He is in a stable relationship with Cristina. She longs to have […]Read Post ›
It’s time to meet the “Queen”. On her 60th birthday, Mary finds her past coming back to haunt her, as a 25-year-old debt means the mob is ready to collect with interest, their sights set on the strip club she has run all her life. There’s only one thing she can do: Mount her defenses […]Read Post ›
Dolph Lundgren takes on the role of Marvel’s vigilante hero in this underrated B-movie that has a bit of notoriety. Five years ago, Frank Castle’s life was destroyed by the death of his family. Having survived the blast that killed his wife and two daughters, and faking his death, Frank lives underground and decides to […]Read Post ›
2016, Traditionz Movie II Ltd. Director: Michael Baumgarten Producers: Karen Kaing Cheryl Sanders James E. Wilson Writers: Michael Baumgarten Adam W. Marsh Cinematography: Stephen Graham Editing: Jamie Lockhart Cast: R. Marcos Taylor (Tyrell) Don “The Dragon” Wilson (Shota) Anita Clay (Meena) Alissa Schneider (Cecilia) Jonathan D. Lee (Vinnie) Wade Williams (Rocco) Forbes Riley (Mrs. R) […]Read Post ›
2014, Columbia Pictures/LStar Capital/Village Roadshaw Pictures Director: Antoine Fuqua Producers: Todd Black Jason Blumenthal Denzel Washington Alex Siskin Steve Tisch Mace Neufeld Tony Eldridge Michael Sloan Writers: Michael Sloan (original series) Richard Lindheim (original series) Richard Wenk (screenplay) Cinematography: Mauro Fiore Editing: John Refoua Cast: Denzel Washington (Robert McCall) Martin Csokas (Teddy) Chloe Grace Moretz […]Read Post ›
Hong Kong action legend Jackie Chan made his lead role debut with this standard kung fu film, which would later be used in a composite film that capitalized on his success. This review is for this original rare classic. Hsiao Hu is a young man who works at an uncle’s restaurant as a waiter […]Read Post ›
The life of legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta from 1941 to 1964 is depicted in this Academy Award-biopic from the legendary Martin Scorsese driven by the performance of Robert De Niro as the embittered boxer. Jake LaMotta is an up-and-coming boxer who has suffered a loss in his first fight in Cleveland against Jimmy […]Read Post ›
