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Awfully Good: Punisher: War Zone
Posted 2 years ago
Grab your rocket launcher and your parkour shoes! We're revisiting the late Ray Stevenson in the best Punisher movie, PUNISHER: WAR ZONE.
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Awfully Good: Black Easter (Assassin 33 A.D.)
Posted 2 years ago
Terrorists go back in time to kill Jesus Christ in Black Easter, a blasphemously insane movie that's Rick and Morty meets Veggie Tales.
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RRR (2022) – Awfully Good
Posted 2 years ago
Following the recent Oscar buzz, maybe we should rename this column Awfully Great RRR (2022) Director: S. S. RajamouliStars: N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ray Stevenson IS THERE A PLOT? In 1920s India, a young girl is kidnapped...
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Awfully Good: Cyborg (1989)
Posted 2 years ago
Legendary B-movie director Albert Pyun passed away this week, leaving behind many glorious contributions to this column, including… Cyborg (1989) Director: Albert PyunStars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn IS THERE A PLOT? In a completely unimaginable future where...
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Awfully Good: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Posted 2 years ago
If the new HALLOWEEN movie wasn’t HALLOWEEN-y enough for you, well, you probably also hated this other “final” franchise film… Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) Director: Adam MarcusStars: Kane Hodder, Steven Williams, Erin Gray IS THERE A...
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Xanadu (1980) – Awfully Good
Posted 3 years ago
I see lots of talk about GREASE as we mourn the loss of Olivia-Newton John, but let’s not forget the real crowning achievement of her career… Xanadu (1980) Director: Robert GreenwaldStars: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck IS THERE A...
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Your Highness (2011) – Awfully Good
Posted 3 years ago
I was sad to hear about the passing of writer/actor Ben Best, who helped create two of my favorite comedies, THE FOOT FIST WAY and EASTBOUND AND DOWN, as well as a movie that has a much smaller fanbase… Your...
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Awfully Good: Peter Jackson’s Braindead aka Dead Alive (1992)
Posted 3 years ago
We revisit the "awfully good" movie that put Peter Jackson on the map!
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American Ninja (1985) – Awfully Good
Posted 4 years ago
With Marvel releasing their first Asian superhero movie with SHANG CHI, we look back at another martial arts master that crossed cultural boundaries… American Ninja (1985) Director: Sam FirstenbergStars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Tadashi Yamashita IS THERE A PLOT? Joe...
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Red Sonja (1985) – Awfully Good
Posted 4 years ago
Just in time for BLACK WIDOW, here’s another famous redheaded heroine from Marvel Comics… Red Sonja (1985) Director: Richard Fleischer Stars: Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ernie Reyes Jr. A woman uses her goddess-given powers to seek vengeance upon those who...
