Tom Jolliffe with his picks of the essential 1980s action movies… Cheesy, excessive, over the top and funny. Something about the 1980s action movie marks it as the most extravagant, bold and explosive era of the genre. The 90s infused MTV stylistics into the genre and certainly went for a flashier style of shooting and […]
Jake Gyllenhaal returning for Road House sequel
With its domination on Prime Video, you can expect another round in the ring with the boys of Road House. During the Upfronts event in New York, Amazon MGM Studios announced they’ll be developing a sequel to the 2024 smash hit, with star Jake Gyllenhaal reprising his role as Dalton. At the time of reporting, […]
Road House is Amazon’s biggest movie streaming debut
Amazon MGM Studios’ Road House remake earned its fair share of detractors for making its debut on the small-screen, but it appears that the studio are calling it a unanimous victory by announcing that the film is Amazon’s biggest ever movie launch with 50 million viewers. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Doug Liman-directed remake of […]
Studios defiantly stick to reboots and sequels but are we bored yet?
It seems every day a new reboot or sequel is given the green light or drops on the big screen and the streamers. How badly do audiences really want them? In the space of a few weeks, we’ve had Dune 2, a new Ghostbusters film, a Road House reboot, a Beetlejuice sequel teaser, a Happy […]
Movie Review – Road House (2024)
Road House, 2024. Directed by Doug Liman. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Joaquim de Almeida, Conor McGregor, Lukas Gage, Arturo Castro, B.K. Cannon, Beau Knapp, Darren Barnet, Dominique Columbus, Travis Van Winkle, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Bob Menery, Hannah Love Lanier, Kevin Carroll, J. D. Pardo, Jonathan Kowalsky, Catfish Jean, Adam Rivette, Chad […]
An Exploration of Bro Camp: The Best of Campy Guy Movies
EJ Moreno on the best of bro camp… We all know the infamous campy films: think of movies like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Mommie Dearest, or Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. These are movies known for their bright and wacky aesthetic, filled with queer appeal, and targeting a particular type of […]
Amazon’s Road House remake gets a batch of character posters
Prime Video has unveiled a batch of new character posters for Doug Liman’s upcoming remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze cult classic Road House featuring Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton, Jessica Williams as Frankie, Conor McGregor as Knox, Daniela Melchior as Ellie, Austin Post (Post Malone) as Carter, Darren Barnet as Sam, Lukas Gage as Billy, […]
Jake Gyllenhaal comes out swinging in the bruising first trailer for Doug Liman’s Road House
Amazon Studios have rolled up their sleeves and flexed their muscles with the bruising first trailer for Doug Liman’s Road House remake. A reworking of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film, Jake Gyllenhaal plays former UFC athlete Elwood Dalton, who takes a job as a cooler at a rough roadside bar in the Florida Keys, and […]
Jake Gyllenhaal is bruised and battered on the poster for Doug Liman’s Road House remake
Ahead of tomorrow’s trailer drop, Amazon Studios has released the official poster for Doug Liman’s Road House remake, which sees Jake Gyllenhaal take on the role made famous by the late Patrick Swayze. A reworking of the 1989 MGM film, this time around it features Gyllenhaal in the leading role as a former UFC athlete […]
Jake Gyllenhaal debuts ripped new look for Road House remake
Cue that classic Family Guy meme and prepare for some more Road House. This time, Jake Gyllenhaal leads the actioner from director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, The Bourne Identity). The new film will see Gyllenhaal following in the footsteps of Patrick Swayze as he takes on the role of a former UFC fighter who […]
