Everything Action at RetroGameCon 2023
This past October 7 & 8th, we attended RetroGameCon X and got to be part of it’s grand celebration. There were lots of cool sights and events to see and our recap goes thought the fun stuff we saw at this year’s show.
Musical Montage: Dolly Parton and James Ingram “The Day I Fall in Love”
With Dolly Parton having a new album recently and the 30th anniversary of Beethoven’s 2nd coming up soon on December 17th, it seems like the perfect time to revisit Dolly’s incredibly sincere dog love ballad with James Ingram, “The Day I Fall in Love”, from the movie.
News Shotgun 12/9/23
Twisted Metal is getting a second season, a Monsters in My Pocket live-action series is in development, Ryan O’Neal and Norman Lear passed away, A24’s catalog is coming to HBO/Max and more in this week’s News Shotgun
Everything Actioncast Ep 651 “GTA VI, Furiosa, Fallout, Godzilla, Onimusha and More”
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris discuss the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI and the big trailers out of Brazil’s CCXP convention, including Furiosa and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, a sequel to Ben Affleck’s The Accountant, the Onimusha anime series, Saturday Morning All Star Hits and more.
Admit One 12/8/23
The latest from Miyazaki, The Boy and The Heron, is out this weekend in theaters along with Poor Things from Yorgos Lothimos, Merry Little Batman on Prime Video, Leave the World Behind on Netflix, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas Cabin Fever on Disney+ and more in Admit One.
Michelle Yeoh Leads a Crime Family in The Brothers Sun (Trailer)
Michelle Yeoh heads to Netflix in January with the action/comedy TV series, The Brothers Sun. Yeoh plays Eileen “Mama” Sun, whose husband was a Taipei crime boss.
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine Enter An Arranged Spy Marriage in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Trailer)
Coming to Amazon in February next year, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star in a reboot of the Doug Liman-directed action movie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Everything Action Theater: Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
There’s a long history of taking ultraviolent, over-the-top, R-rated movies and turning them into kid-friendly fare. Paul Verhoeven’s action satire masterpiece Starship Troopers got that treatment in 1999 with Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles.
Action Hero of the Week: Mike Ransom
A one man army and leader of the “Strike Commandos”, Mike Ransom battles the Russians and Vietcong, first to avenge his fallen comrades and then to save the life of his former commanding officer.
Jake Johnson Joins a Most Dangerous Game in Self Reliance (Trailer)
The Most Dangerous Game has been mined for almost a century since the original short story was published and Jake Johnson is the latest creator to put his spin on the premise with Hulu’s Self Reliance