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Tag: Action Movies

  • Movies I Like Ep. 2: Ronin

    Movies I Like Ep. 2: Ronin

    Ronin is a 1998 action drama starring Robert DeNiro and a high profile supporting cast. The vehicular action is legendary in a movie that moves as fast as the cars. Think of Ronin as a classier Fast & Furious.

  • Movies I Like Ep. 1: Soldier

    Movies I Like Ep. 1: Soldier

    Soldier is everything good about 90’s sci-fi action, and yet, despite a great cast and a good Hollywood pedigree, it remains a “you had to be there” classic.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: Hard Target (or How I Miss 90’s Action Movies)

    Hard Target is quintessential 90’s action cinema. It has recognizable stars, including  a household action name in Van Damme, a simple yet against-the-odds plot, and hyperbolic hand-to-hand and firearm combat. There’s also Wilford “Quaker Oats” Brimley, which if you knew nothing else about the film, would make Hard Target an intriguing watch.