MAAC Review: AQUAMAN
Aquaman had quite a bit of hurdles to get through to impress a general audience who aren’t familiar with the character. He has been...
MAAC Review: THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS
Oh dear. That's the main thing I thought during the closing credits of The Matrix Resurrections. Was this really the film fans waited 18...
MAAC Review: The Best Man
It makes me sad when I see an action legend starring in a film that is clearly beneath them. Even the most well known...
MAAC Review: TOM YUM GOONG 2 aka THE PROTECTOR 2
In 2005, 'Tom Yum Goong' aka 'The Protector' was release as TONY JAA's follow-up to his jaw dropping debut 'Ong Bak'. Needless to say,...
MAAC Review: MASTER Z – IP MAN LEGACY
Initially introduced as a supporting character in Ip Man 3 (2015), the character of Wing Chun master Cheung Tin-chi proved so popular with fans...
MAAC Review: THE LAST MERCENARY
While cinema going still isn’t exactly back to normal, we have still seen our fair share of blockbusters this year. Still, even with these...
MAAC Review: EXTRACTION
Blockbuster kings the Russo Brothers have struck gold yet again, this time with Netflix actioner Extraction. Based on Joe Russo's own comic book Ciudad,...
MAAC Review: WRATH OF MAN
Wrath of Man marks the fourth collaboration between director Guy Ritchie and leading man Jason Statham. Both made their feature length debuts with the...
MAAC Review: Carter
Director Jung Byung-gil made some waves amongst action aficionados some years back with cult actioner The Villainess (2017). The film worked as a perfect...
MAAC Review: Ip Man – The Awakening
Another month and another Ip Man film is upon us. Directors Li Xi Jie and Zhang Zhu Lin’s Ip Man: The Awakening (2021) finds...
MAAC Review: CHICK FIGHT
In terms of martial arts movies, the underground fight tournament has always been a popular setting. The likes of Bloodsport (1987), Kickboxer (1989) and...
MAAC Review: Plane
Following on from the disappointing Last Seen Alive (2020), Gerard Butler finds himself on more suitable terrain for action thriller Plane. Coming from Mesrine...
MAAC Review: DANGEROUS
While David Hackl is probably still best known for helming horror sequel Saw V (2008) he has been steadily churning out the odd action...
MAAC Review: Alita – Battle Angel
Based on the famous Manga Gunnm by Yukito Kishiro, Alita: Battle Angel follows the exploits of re-activated cyborg Alita and her quest to find out who she...
MAAC Review: LINE OF DUTY
Director Steven C. Miller has consistently been one of the best directors currently working in the DTV market. Initially starting in the horror genre...
MAAC Review: Accident Man – Hitman’s Holiday
Although he has appeared in Day Shift (2022) and Section 8 (2022), Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday actually marks Scott Adkins first leading role of...
MAAC Review: ABDUCTION
Scott Adkins, the hardest working man in action cinema, returns once again with Abduction, an enjoyably silly sci-fi actioner from director Ernie Barbarash and...
MAAC Review: Preman – Silent Fury
Ever since the release of The Raid (2011), it seems like Indonesia is the go to destination for hard hitting action. Of course they...
MAAC Review: XXX – RETURN OF XANDER CAGE
A three-quel to a franchise that nobody really asked for, XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE somehow finds a way to make it justifiable for...
MAAC Review: Netflix’s WU ASSASSINS
For a while now television has been the go to place for martial arts fans looking for quality fight action, with AMC’s Into the...
