Everything Actioncast Ep. 74 “Space Rock Lobster”
This week Zach, Chris and Joe talk about how boring space is in Apollo 18, the redundant awfulness of VR Troopers, the insanity of Big Bad Beetleborgs, awesome 80’s B action movies like Megaforce, Expendables 2 and much more.
Know Your “That Guy”: Brian Cox
If you’re doing a medieval Scottish epic or need an evil government or military official, Brian Cox is your go to actor for both.
Action Hero of the Week: Jericho Jackson
His nickname is “Action” so, of course, Detroit cop Jericho Jackson has to be one of our Action Heroes of the Week.
Review: Apollo 18
It got shuffled around from release dates but Apollo 18 finally got released this weekend but was it the dark horse we thought it would be from the trailer or should this moon mission have remained lost?
New Release Round Up 9/6
After almost a month of weak new releases, this week is an almost overwhelming slew of awesomeness from the most recent seasons of some of the best shows on TV to our Pick of the Week, X-Men: First Class.
Musical Montage: Alan Silvestri
This week we’re highlighting composer Alan Silvestri, who has done the scores for classics like Back to the Future and most recently composed the score for Captain America.
Battle at the Box Office 9/5
The Help continued it’s domination of the incredibly weak early fall box office with a third week in the number one spot.
Total Recall: Sliders “The Breeder”
Sliders rips off Species this week as Maggie gets infected by a parasite that sends her on a mission to find a man to impregnate.
Admit One 9/2
We’re definitely in the doldrums of late summer as this week’s new releases aren’t too exciting with Apollo 18, Shark Night and The Debt.
Everything Actioncast Ep. 73 “Summer 2011 Wrap Up”
This week Zach, Chris and Joe (joined later by Brian) talk about the best movies of this year’s Summer blockbuster season, preview what the Fall has to offer, Steven Seagal: past and present, the surprisingly solid Fright Night, the failings of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake and much more.