The 101 Action Movies list gave me a chance to revisit a James Cameron movie that I seem to constantly forget about, but love to watch every time it is on… True Lies. Cameron directs this actioner which has its tongue firmly planted in its cheek, and amps up the action sequences that come…
Speed (1994) Jan De Bont
Jan De Bont’s directorial debut lands him squarely on the 101 Action Movies list as well as garnering Oscars for Best Sound and Sound Effects Editing. Keanu Reeves is back, this time he’s Jack Traven, a LAPD cop playing a dangerous game with a bomber, Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) who’s making things personal after Jack foils…
The Mind Reels Chats with Don Coscarelli
Fan Expo, already a weekend ago, is still fresh for Sue and I because of all the amazing people we got to meet and chat with. Thanks to our friends at Anchor Bay Canada, we even got to sit down with legendary director Don Coscarelli, to chat about his films, all of which are…
Leon – The Professional (1994) – Luc Besson
Luc Besson returns to the 101 Action Movies list, bringing the exemplary Jean Reno with him in a role that was inspired by his turn in Besson’s Nikita. Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is an 11 year-old girl living with her family in a New York apartment building, she smokes, swears, and flirts with her blossoming sexuality, and…
Toronto After Dark Spotlight – V/H/S/2
I should totally have reread my review for the first film in this series, because I went in with some high hopes for this installment in the series, because a couple of the segments looked like they could be really good! I settled into my seat for the second half of the first Toronto…
Toronto After Dark Spotlight – Bad Milo (2013) – Jacob Vaughan
The Toronto After Dark film festival is one of my favorite film festivals that Sue and I cover, the films cater to the dark, the scary, the weird, and the undeniably fun. Festival creator Adam Lopez and his crew are gearing up for the 2013 festival in October, but wanted to spotlight some highly…
The Mind Reels Chats with Laura Vandervoort
The Fan Expo selfies continue with our chat with the lovely and charming Laura Vandervoort. We got to join Laura on the Inner Space couches at the Space booth to chat with her about her upcoming series Bitten based on the series of novels by Kelley Armstrong. As always, Laura proves to be a…
Men In Black (1997) – Barry Sonnenfeld
The cult favorite comic book, created by Lowell Cunningham, hits the mainstream as a popcorn delight in this entry on the 101 Sci-Fi Movies list. Using the conspiracy of the MiB as a launching point, and incorporating all manner of UFO stories, rumors and possible sightings, Barry Sonnenfeld as director guides Will Smith and…
The Mind Reels Chats With Defiance!!
Showcase was very kind over the Fan Expo weekend to let us sit in on the fantastic press event for their hit show, which they share with Syfy, Defiance. In the first of 3 interviews, this one features us chatting with the legendary Graham Greene, the lovely Jaime Murray, and the brilliant Nicole Munoz……
Fist of Legend (1994) – Gordon Chan
The 101 Action Movies brings us another classic, as Jet Li takes center stage in this martial arts stunner. A remake of the Bruce Lee classic, The Chinese Connection, Li is absolutely stunning in the title role of Chen Zhen, a Chinese student studying in Japan during the Japanese occupation of China. Receiving word…
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