Action Hero of the Week: Martin Blank
Professional hitman Martin Blank, becoming disillusioned with his job, returns to his hometown of Grosse Pointe, MI for his 10-year high school reunion and dodges rival assassins while trying to reconnect with his high school sweetheart, Debi Newberry.
Blumhouse Brings Back The Craft for Halloween with The Craft: Legacy (Trailer)
Blumhouse brings back the deadly but alluring magic of The Craft this coming Halloween with a sequel/reboot from director Zoe Lister-Jones, The Craft: Legacy.
New Release Round 9/29
The first season of Stargirl is out this week along with a sequel(?) to the Van Damme classic Sudden Death, a Ghost Ship collector’s edition, 10 movie collections from Blumhouse, Dreamworks, Focus Features and Illumination, and more.
Musical Montage: Kenny Loggins “Nobody’s Fool”
While pretty much everything about Caddyshack II was a disappointment, especially its box office and critical reception, Kenny Loggins managed to score another top ten hit with the movie’s theme song, “Nobody’s Fool”.
News Shotgun 9/26
Supergirl is ending with its upcoming sixth season, The Knick may be coming back, John Cena is starring in a Suicide Squad spin-off series, The Boys is getting a spin-off, Sega is developing a Yakuza movie, and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Everything Actioncast Ep 502 “Emmy Winners, The Boys, Yakuza, The Babysitter, Wandavision and More”
This week on the podcast, Zach and Chris discuss the 2020 Emmy winners, the first full trailer for Wandavision, both of The Babysitter movies on Netflix, a new live-action Yakuza movie, a spin-off to The Boys, 90s Spider-Man, and more.
Everything Action Theater: Contract Killer
Jet Li stars in 1998’s Hitman aka Contract Killer as Fu, a wannabe assassin who teams up with a shady con-artist named Lo to try and collect a massive reward for the legendary “King of Killers”, who recently took down a powerful Hong Kong crime boss.
Action Hero of the Week: Dr. Janna Dane
After escaping a brutal attack at her home that leaves her sister and nephew dead, criminal psychologist Dr. Janna Dane discovers she has gained psychic abilities and uses them, and her martial arts skills, to get revenge on the men responsible.
The Pull List – Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1
Nadia, an assistant EMT, was a member of a failed rescue mission that left her the sole survivor. After an evaluation, she is re-instated and paired with a new team. Alongside her teammates, Nadia heads off into the city to save their latest client, unaware that her first mission back might be her last.
New Release Round Up 9/22
The fourth season of Rick & Morty is out this week on DVD and Blu-Ray along with Whiplash on 4K, the fifth season of Legends of Tomorrow, the entire series of Royal Pains, and more.