Everything Actioncast Ep 495 “Emmy Nominees, Greyhound, Splinter Cell, G4 and More”
This week on the podcast, Zach and Chris pay their respects to Regis Philbin and John Saxon and talk about a Splinter Cell Netflix series, the potential return of G4TV, the 2020 Emmy nominations, Greyhound, the finale of Blindspot, the first DC Animated interactive movie and much more.
Liam Neeson is an Honest Thief in October (Trailer)
Liam Neeson is back in action as bank robber Tom Carter in Honest Thief. When he falls in love, Tom decides to turn himself into the FBI for a deal but two corrupt agents double cross him to steal his millions in ill-gotten funds and frame him for the murder of another agent.
Decide Robin’s Fate in Batman: Death in the Family (Trailer)
Arriving in October as the headliner of the latest DC Showcase collection, Batman: Death in the Family is the first ever DC Animated interactive movie, where you will get to make choices that will change the fate of Batman, Jason Todd, and Gotham City forever.
Everything Action Commentary: First Kid
For the latest Everything Action Commentary, Zach and Chris head back to 1996 for the Sinbad/Disney classic, First Kid.
Everything Action Theater: Coriolanus
Ralph Fiennes directed and starred in the 2011 Shakespeare adaptation Coriolanus, where the acclaimed actor brought the tragedy of Roman general Caius Martius to a modern warfare setting while keeping the dialogue of Shakespeare’s original work intact.
Action Hero of the Week: Neil Shaw
A covert operative for the United Nations, Neil Shaw is framed after a Chinese ambassador is murdered and his team is wiped out and he has to figure out who is actually behind the killings to clear his name.
New Release Round Up 7/28
A double dose of Stephen King is out this week with HBO’s The Outsider and the movie Graveyard Shift, the latter of which is available on Blu-Ray for the first time, along with the recent Blumhouse movie You Should Have Left, a Shout Factory version of Thir13en Ghosts and more on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Review: Legacy of Lies
Scott Adkins stars in his latest action-thriller, Legacy of Lies, as former MI6 agent Martin Baxter, who becomes caught between the CIA/MI6 and the Russians when a reporter requests his help to recover top-secret files that were a part of the mission that resulted in Martin’s wife getting killed and his quitting the service 12 years earlier.
Review: The Cannon Film Guide Vol 1. 1980-1984
The Cannon Group is one of our most beloved purveyors of wonderfully over the top action from the likes of Charles Bronson and Chuck Norris (and later Stallone and Van Damme) but the house that Golan and Globus built had a much more diverse catalog and the truly excellent book The Cannon Film Guide Vol. […]
Musical Montage: Red Hot Chili Peppers “Blackeyed Blond”
One of the many cinematic appearances from the Red Hot Chili Peppers (or at least one of the members) over the year, the band appeared and performed in the cult 80s skateboarding movie Thrashin, which starred a young Josh Brolin as an amateur skateboarder who dreams of becoming a professional downhill racer.