Every hero needs a formidable villain and action titan Sylvester Stallone has faced plenty. We look at the ten best villains in Stallone movies… Most action films live or die on the strength of the villain. An underwhelming villain can kill a film, especially if the hero isn’t all that interesting. We’ve taken a look […]
4K Ultra HD Review – First Blood (1982)
First Blood, 1982. Directed by Ted Kotcheff. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, and Brian Dennehy. SYNOPSIS: First Blood, the movie that kicked off the Rambo phenomenon, returns to 4K Ultra HD in a new SteelBook edition that’s exclusive to Walmart. Collectors will want to snap this one up, but keep in mind that the transfer […]
Blu-ray Review – Gorky Park (1983)
Gorky Park, 1983. Directed by Michael Apted. Starring William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen, and Joanna Pacula. SYNOPSIS: Gorky Park didn’t light the box office on fire when it was released in 1983, but it has its fans, so Kino Lorber has issued it again on Blu-ray. This time, they used a disc […]
Blu-ray Review – Silverado (1985)
Silverado, 1985. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Starring Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, and Linda Hunt. SYNOPSIS: Australian company Umbrella Entertainment has reissued Lawrence Kasdan’s classic Silverado as a region-free Blu-ray that ports over the bonus materials from the original 2009 disc. If you’re a […]
Movie Review – Son of the South (2021)
Son of the South, 2021. Written and Directed by Barry Alexander Brown. Starring Lucas Till, Lex Scott Davis, Julia Ormond, Cedric the Entertainer, Brian Dennehy, Matt William Knowles, Shamier Anderson, Mike C. Manning, Dexter Darden, Lucy Hale, Jake Abel, Ludi Lin, Sienna Guillory, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Jim Klock, Lydia Styslinger, Michael Aaron Milligan, Michael Sirow, and […]
How Brian Dennehy owned First Blood
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Brian Dennehy’s iconic role in First Blood and how he stole the film… It was very sad to hear the news that Brian Dennehy has passed away. Like many film fans, he’s a familiar face to me. A long and industrious career certainly had a share of highlights including cult […]
R.I.P. Brian Dennehy (1938 – 2020)
Veteran American actor Brian Dennehy has passed away aged 81 at his home in New Haven, Connecticut, his family have announced. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related,” announced Brian’s daughter Elizabeth Dennehy. “Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud […]
Movie Review – The Seagull (2018)
The Seagull, 2018. Directed by Michael Mayer. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Jon Tenney, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss, Billy Howle, Brian Dennehy, and Mare Winningham. SYNOPSIS: In the early 20th Century, a disparate group of relations, colleagues, and neighbours gather at a lakeside retreat to boast, perform, and argue amongst each other about class, talent, and their […]
Blu-ray Review – Tag (2018)
Tag, 2018. Directed by Jeff Tomsic. Starring Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson, Jeremy Renner, Annabelle Wallis, Hannibal Buress, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, Leslie Bibb, Brian Dennehy, Nora Dunn, Steve Berg, Lil Rel Howery, and Thomas Middleditch. SYNOPSIS: A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to […]
Movie Review – Tag (2018)
Tag, 2018. Directed by Jeff Tomsic. Starring Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson, Jeremy Renner, Annabelle Wallis, Hannibal Buress, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, Leslie Bibb, Brian Dennehy, Nora Dunn, Steve Berg, Lil Rel Howery, and Thomas Middleditch. SYNOPSIS: A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to […]
