MAAC Review: Polar Rescue
Polar Rescue (2022) brings together action superstar Donnie Yen and director Lo Chi-Leung for the first time. Considering Leung was behind quality actioners like...
MAAC Review: One-Percent Warrior
Unlike his previous actioner Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020) where he took on 400 opponents, Tak Sakaguchi has downsized his adversaries for his latest starring...
MAAC Review: Argylle
Opening to a $20 million weekend (on a $200 million budget) and coupled with a host of scathing reviews isn’t exactly the greatest start...
MAAC Review: Lights Out
Christian Sesma’s previous film Section Eight (2022) had a decent pedigree in terms of action stars and acting legends. Not only did it feature...
MAAC Review: Alienoid – Return To The Future
With it now being a year and a half since the release of Dong-hoon Choi’s Alienoid (2022), I felt that it was worth revisiting,...
MAAC Review: Wanted Man
During my review for The Best Man (2023), I noted that Dolph Lundgren had starred in a number of inferior movies. The poor quality...
MAAC Review: The Bricklayer
To say that Renny Harlin has had a rollercoaster career would be an understatement. In the space of several years he reached the absolute...
MAAC Review: One More Shot
The one take action scene has become something of a trope within the genre. When carried off well they can really make an action...
MAAC Review: The Beekeeper
For a good part of his career, it seemed that David Ayer could do no wrong. Even before he sat in the director's chair...
MAAC Review: I Did It My Way
To say I was looking forward to I Did It My Way would be an understatement. Being a massive fan of Hong Kong action...
MAAC Review: Blind War
As I entered into Blind War, I must admit that I did it with lowered expectations. This is mostly to do with it being...
MAAC Review: Godzilla Minus One
After appearing in several Hollywood blockbusters, everyone’s favorite Kaiju has returned home for his latest outing, Godzilla Minus One. The film marks Toho studio's...
MAAC Review: Mayhem!
Anyone aware of director Xavier Gens' work will know that he isn’t someone to shy away from portraying violence. His feature length debut Frontier(s)...
MAAC Review: Eye For An Eye – The Blind Swordsman
Back in the mid 90’s, action superstar Jet Li starred in several Hong Kong classics. Two of these especially stood out to me at...
MAAC Review: The Marvels
I don’t think many would argue if I said that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is going through something of a rocky patch at...
MAAC Review: Boudica – Queen Of War
Surprise surprise, Jesse V. Johnson has knocked it out the park again. Returning to screens with historical actioner Boudica: Queen of War, Johnson’s latest...
MAAC Review: 3 Days In Malay
Before I get into my review for 3 Days in Malay, I think I need to explain that I didn’t view the film as...
MAAC Review: Creation of the Gods I – Kingdom of Storms
After an 8 year absence, visual stylist Wuershan returns to cinema screens with the epic fantasy actioner Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of...
MAAC Review: Mr-9: Do Or Die
The character of Masud Rana may not be instantly recognizable to U.S. audiences, but he has been featured in over 450 books since his...
MAAC Review: Expend4bles
The Expendables are back, albeit with a different lineup. This time they are hired by C.I.A. Agent Marsh (Andy Garcia) to enter Libya, with...
