Everything Actioncast: Jumanji (1995)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris are heading to PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia. To get into the board gaming mood, they discuss the 1995 classic Jumanji. Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg, Jumanji stars Robin Williams as Allan Parrish, who is sucked into the titular jungle-themed board game in 1969 […]
Everything Actioncast: The Hunted (2003)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris sharpen their homemade knives and dive into 2003’s The Hunted, which just released on 4K for the first time. Directed by the late William Friedkin, The Hunted stars Benicio Del Toro as Aaron Hallam, a former special forces soldier who suffers from PTSD and goes rogue, […]
Everything Action Commentary: Thanksgiving (2023)
For the latest Everything Action Commentary, Zach, Chris, and special guest Justin celebrate Thanksgiving by watching Eli Roth’s 2023 holiday slasher movie. Originally a fake trailer from Grindhouse, Thanksgiving followed Machete and Hobo With a Shotgun to become a full film. Set in Plymouth, MA, a tragic accident during a Thanksgiving night sale riot at […]
Everything Actioncast: Gladiator (2000)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris unleash hell and dive into 2000’s Gladiator as the sequel, Gladiator II, hits theaters this weekend. Directed by Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe stars as Maximus Decimus Meridius, a beloved Roman general who is betrayed by the spiteful son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), Commodus (Joaquin […]
Everything Actioncast: Best of the Best (1989)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris determine who is the Best of the Best as the 80s martial arts classic turns 35. Starring Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, and real-life competitive martial artist Phillip Rhee, Best of the Best is loosely based on Rhee’s time in the 1980 Asia Games Tae Kwan […]
Everything Actioncast: Big Hero 6 (2014)
This week for the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris head to San Fransokyo and discuss Big Hero 6, which came out 10 years ago this week. The first (and so far only) Marvel Comics movie from Disney Animation Studio, Big Hero 6 is very loosely based on a comic of the same name and follows […]
Everything Actioncast: Saw (2004)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris want to play a game and discuss 2004’s Saw, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary. Kicking off a massive franchise, Saw started simple with Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and Adam (Leigh Whannell) finding themselves chained to the pipes of a dingy bathroom and realizing they […]
Everything Actioncast: The Terminator (1984)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris use Time Displacement Equipment to jump back to 1984 and celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Terminator. In the movie that turned James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger into household names, Arnold stars as the villainous Terminator, a killer cyborg sent back in time to kill the […]
Everything Actioncast: New Nightmare (1994)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris get meta to talk about Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, which celebrated its 30th anniversary. Existing in the “real world,” Heather Langenkamp plays herself, an actress in Los Angeles who has terrible nightmares about a darker and more sinister version of Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Wes Craven […]
Everything Actioncast: Sleepy Hollow (1999)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris try not to lose their heads while discussing the 1999 Tim Burton movie Sleepy Hollow. Loosely based on the classic Washington Irving short story, Johnny Depp plays Ichabod Crane, a police constable from New York City in 1799 who is dispatched to the small town of […]
Everything Action Commentary: China O’Brien (1990)
For a special bonus commentary, Zach and Chris are joined by special guests Addam and Justin to celebrate Chris’ birthday and watch the 1990 Cynthia Rothrock “classic,” China O’Brien. Directed by Robert Clouse, the director who brought us both Enter the Dragon and Gymkata, Rothrock stars as a police officer and martial arts instructor, China […]