MAAC Review: Hidden Strike
Finally released on Netflix, Hidden Strike is a film I never thought would see the light of day. Entering into production roughly 5 years...
MAAC Review: THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL
Director Lee Won-tae returns to cinema screens with sophomore effort, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, a lean and mean action thriller that further...
MAAC Review: DAUGHTER OF THE WOLF
After scoring a leading role in Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire (2011), it seemed a sure bet that Gina Carano would become one of Hollywood’s new...
MAAC Review: American Born Chinese
For years it has been a popular trope to partner the coming of age story with the fantasy genre. Some of the most successful...
MAAC Review: Revenger
Bruce Khan is a monster. The Hapkido champion, martial artist and stuntman explodes onto the screen in Netflix's Revenger, a bare bones South Korean brawler...
MAAC Review: Section Eight
I first became aware of director Christian Sesma with the genre hybrid The Night Crew (2015). Whilst clearly inspired by Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk...
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: Assassin Club
Assassin Club is yet another attempt by Hollywood to turn actor Henry Golding into an action star. Genre fans will remember Golding’s last attempt...
MAAC Review: Bullet Train
Of all the Hollywood actioners to be released this year, Bullet Train was certainly my most anticipated. Not only does it have a quality...
MAAC Review: Furie aka Hai Phuong
Whether you are a new or old fan of actress/singer/model/director/producer Veronica Ngo aka Ngo Thanh Van, you have no reason to miss Furie aka...
MAAC Review: ESCAPE PLAN – THE EXTRACTORS
Rushed into production before the second film was released, Escape Plan: The Extractors has turned out to be a major improvement on the disappointing...
MAAC Review: THE BIG UGLY
I had first become aware of director Scott Wiper through the film A Better Way to Die (2000) which he not only wrote and...
MAAC Review: Uncharted
Before I get into my review for Uncharted I have to state that I am a massive fan of the video game franchise that...
MAAC Review: Dragged Across Concrete
With the Hollywood of today being filled with overblown blockbusters and superhero movies, S.Craig Zahler has a unique voice that is more in line...
MAAC Review: AVENGERS – ENDGAME
After 21 movies and a handful of television shows, Avengers: Endgame brings everything to date in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to an epic...
MAAC Review: KATE
2021 has seen its fair share of female led action movies, with varying results. The decisive Black Widow (2021) didn’t exactly turn out to...
MAAC Review: NO TIME TO DIE
Daniel Craig’s James Bond returns for Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die, which brings the Craig era to an end. Unlike previous Bond’s,...
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: ASTRO
Alexander, a billionaire who has developed his private space program, returns from a parallel universe through a black hole with an pointy-eared emo-alien. He...
MAAC Review: Disney’s MULAN
It’s finally here. After what seems like forever, Disney’s live action remake of Mulan is eventually upon us. After its release date had been...
