25 Years of DIE HARD: A Good Day to Die Hard review

What makes a Die Hard film a Die Hard film?Doing this retrospective – marathon-ing through the franchise -- I've discovered that the series has had a wildly inconsistent track record in terms of actual Die Hard tropes. Could it be that the most often imitated action film (outside of The Matrix) doesn't even adhere to the mechanics it set in motion? Is it possible that my fellow podcasters were correct: Is the Die Hardformula not really a formula...

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25 YEARS OF DIE HARD: Die Hard with a Vengeance review

Continuing our Die Hard retrospective. Click here to check our examination of the rest of  the series.It's 1995, nearly 7 years after the original Die Hard and 5 years after its sequel. Stuck in Hollywood's endless development cycle, Simon Says, an original screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh, finally found a home with John McClane. Before that, the script had been bounced from franchise to franchise, being pushed as both a possible Lethal Weapon...

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PACIFIC RIM PRIMER : OLD SCHOOL MONSTER ART FROM MU PAN

MU PAN is a Brooklyn based artist with scads of talent and an eye for detail that boggles the mind. I09 gives him a great right up about his background and subject matter here : http://io9.com/5981174/incredibly-detailed-paintings-of-kaiju-fighting-in-historical-battles-will-fill-you-with-aweAnd you can visit his website here: http://mupan.com/With PACIFIC RIM around the corner I couldn't resist posting some images to...

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25 YEARS OF DIE HARD: Die Hard 2: Die Harder

Ah. Die Hard 2…of all the Die Hard films you are the misfit of the bunch. Not as iconic as the first film, just not as good as the third film, and probably not as memorable as the fourth film (which is high praise, as I'm not a fan). And yet, you still manage to stand out in the action landscape. But should we care? Has it stood the test of time? Should it be forgotten so we can just live in a world where every odd Die Hard film exists...

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BULLET TO THE HEAD: This Ones On Target….

Originally intended for an early 2012 release, Bullet to the Head has made its way into theaters kicking and screaming. It stars Sylvester Stallone and Sung Kang along with a strong supporting cast and brings to the screen some fun surprises. But does it match up to Stallone’s best? Can Sung Kang prove he’s more than just a passenger seat from The Fast and The Furious franchise? Will Jason Momoa ever redeem himself after that Conan movie?Action A...

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