Mel Brooks once told Jerry Seinfeld some years ago that he liked to eat dinner with Carl Reiner once a week and watch what he called “secure the perimeter movies,” meaning the kind of movies where at some point someone would utter the line “Secure the perimeter.” Two of the greatest comedic minds of all … Continue reading American Assassin (2017)
New York City, 1980s. Crime runs rampant. It's up to one man, a cop-on-the-edge, to... wait, is that Leslie Nielsen? Robert Vaughn? John Vernon? Holy crap, this movie is more Canadian than a syrup-covered fistfight at a Maple Leafs game, with extra poutine. Bruce Fairbairn plays Calhoun, a tough cop in a tough city that … Continue reading Nightstick (1987)
Oh yeah, it's time for some highly watchable Chinese propaganda! If you didn't immediately cheer with delight, you may want to go read something else, because highly watchable propaganda is exactly what Operation Red Sea is, and while it's propaganda...it's also pretty awesome. The film starts with an introduction of the majority of your main … Continue reading Operation Red Sea (2018)
Gary Busey is Ted Andrews, a formerly rich divorcee who "convinces" his ex-wife to let him take his kids on an ocean trip as he travels to Australia to sell off his yacht. Just one problem: Ted's new girlfriend is actually a terrorist agent working for a group of mercenaries, and they kidnap his children, … Continue reading Act of Piracy (1988)
Frank Stallone is Sylvester Stallone's brother. He is an award-winning musician, including one Top 10 hit and a Grammy Award. He's worked on the music for several of his brother's films. And every now and again he acts. As for whether that's a good thing, I'll let you decide. But back to this film... Palestinian … Continue reading Terror in Beverly Hills (1989)
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