Action Hero of the Week: Priest
In a dystopian future ruled by The Church, Priest goes against his vows and leaves to help a sheriff from a small town track down Priest’s kidnapped niece, who was taken by a resurgent hive of vampires that The Church believed had been destroyed after a centuries-long war.
The Pull List – Crimson Flower #1
After losing her family in a murderous home invasion, a woman copes with her situation through folk tales. Many years later, an opportunity presents itself for the woman to avenge her past. However, just as she starts her hunt down the man responsible for her family’s death, she is drawn into a mysterious conspiracy that leads her far down a bloody path.
New Release Round Up 1/19
John Carpenter’s classic They Live is out on 4K for the first time this week along with 2012 also on 4K, two very different Scott Adkins movies, some Shudder original horror movies, and more.
Frank Grillo is Caught in a Time Loop in Boss Level (Trailer)
Delayed multiple times, Joe Carnahan’s latest Boss Level is finally arriving exclusively on Hulu in March as Frank Grillo’s Roy Pulver finds himself trapped in a time loop of the day he’s killed and he has to figure out a way out and stop the evil colonel behind the loop, played by Mel Gibson.
Review: Outside the Wire
One of the first big Netflix blockbusters for 2021, Anthony Mackie stars as an android super-soldier on a classified mission with a disgraced drone pilot during a future war in Eastern Europe in the sci-fi action movie Outside the Wire.
Musical Montage: Tito & Tarantula “After Dark”
With From Dusk Till Dawn celebrating its 25th anniversary this week, it’s the perfect time to highlight the movie’s main soundtrack song, “After Dark” by Tito & Tarantula, who play the house band of the Titty Twister and play the song during Salma Hayek’s iconic dance scene.
News Shotgun 1/16
Ethan Hawke will battle Moon Knight on Disney+, Godzilla vs Kong is arriving earlier than expected, a bunch of movies are skipping theaters and going to streaming, Hasbro is trying to bring D&D and Risk to TV, and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Nic Cage Battles Animatronic Nightmares in Willy’s Wonderland (Trailer)
Nicolas Cage is “The Janitor”, who accepts a deal to spend a night cleaning the abandoned Willy’s Wonderland family fun center in exchange for repairs to his car but he discovers Willy’s is full of murderous animatronic animals that he must battle his way through to survive.
Everything Actioncast Ep 516 “Buckaroo Banzai, Lucasfilm Games, Risk, Queen’s Gambit and More”
This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris, and a returning Joe talk more Wonder Woman 1984, a Risk TV show, the return of Lucasfilm Games, a Buckaroo Banzai book sequel, Vikings, Tenet, The Tax Collector, The Queen’s Gambit, and more.
A Former Stockbroker Seeks Revenge After Prison in Payback (Trailer)
After serving six years in prison, a former stockbroker whose firm was controlled by the mob is released and seeks revenge on the people who set him up and caused him to get locked away.