We went to see Mission Impossible: Fallout, the 6th film in this hugely successful Franchise based on the hit TV series. This film again sees Tom Cruise return in the lead role as Ethan Hunt. Whereas all the films can be watched as individual films, this one also works as a direct sequel to the 5th film Rogue Nation, again written and directed by Christopher … [Read more...]
Does Shooter Hit Our Action Film Targets?
One of our favourite action films of recent years was the 2007 Shooter, directed by Antoine Fuqua. We were reminded of it when we heard that it was being remade for TV, and will debut on Netflix. It should be noted the film itself was based on Point of Impact (which is available at Amazon here) the first in Stephen Hunter’s book series, so it does have the content to extend … [Read more...]