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Face-Off: The Strangers Vs. The Purge

Everyone was in full agreement with the outcome of our last Face-Off, which had Rise of the Planet of the Apes rising over Peter Jackson’s King Kong. Victory bananas to us all! Today’s Face-Off invades your home by way of...
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Face-Off: Judge Dredd (1995) vs. Dredd (2012)

Last week’s Face-Off column was a showdown between two successful tales of survival in a world after a virus outbreak, and more of you agreed that 28 DAYS LATER provided the more satisfying post-apocalyptic thrills over I AM LEGEND. Dave...
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Original Vs. Remake: Cape Fear

Well, I certainly got hated on for the winner selected in our last Original Vs. Remake centering on the prequels made to The Exorcist. Everyone was on the side of the slow, boring, and not scary (IMO) Dominion: Prequel to...
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Face-Off: 28 Days Later vs. I Am Legend

Last week’s Face-Off column had two previous July 4th weekend’s most explosive “event” releases battling it out, and most of you agreed that INDEPENDENCE DAY deserved the salute over ARMAGEDDON. Dave This weekend brings the sequel DAWN OF THE PLANET...
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Face-Off: King Kong Vs. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

We had a dead heat with people’s opinions on our last Face-Off. Though Mr. Boogie won the actual bout, he and Samara split the vote right down the center in terms of our fearless readers. This makes sense because like...
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Face-Off: Independence Day vs. Armageddon

Last week’s Face-Off column put a pair of modern action directors against each other, and you gave a slight edge to the style of Zack Snyder over disaster-master Michael Bay. Dave This weekend is the Fourth of July, generally one...
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Original Vs. Remake: The Exorcist Prequel

Everyone seemed to be in full agreement with the victor of our last Original Vs. Remake centering on The Blob. The masses felt that the remake did outdo the original in basically every possible way. The gnarly effects were a...
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Face-Off: Michael Bay vs. Zack Snyder

Last week’s Face-Off column put a couple of classic cinematic cops against each other, and most of you agreed that Clint Eastwood’s iconic Dirty Harry had a more impressive police record than Mel Gibson’s LETHAL WEAPON detective Martin Riggs. Dave...
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Face-Off: Samara (The Ring) Vs. Mr. Boogie (Sinister)

The decision was unanimous with our last Face-Off. Everyone agreed that the sequel The Road Warrior bests the original Mad Max in every possible way. Of course, both make quite a one-two punch for back-to-back viewing. Bring on Fury Road!...
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Face-Off: Dirty Harry Callahan vs. Martin Riggs

Last week’s Face-Off column was a showdown between Channing Tatum and Gerard Butler with their similar-themed Washington D.C. invasion action flicks, and most of you agreed that OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN jammed a knife in the head of WHITE HOUSE DOWN....
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