The Expendables 2 (2012)
Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) recruits the Expendables after their latest mission — to retrieve a Chinese businessman, which is the only appearance of Jet Li in this film — for an easy paycheck. But when one of their own is murdered, the mission goes from simple retrieval to revenge against new bad guy Jean Vilain […]
The Expendables (2010)
Writer David Callaham submitted the first draft of an action film called Barrow to Warner Brothers, revising it several times until it caught the attention of Sylvester Stallone, who used it as a starting point for this ensemble film. Or maybe not — as Nu Image and Millennium Films filed a lawsuit against Callaham and […]
Exploring: Video Nasties Section 1 (prosecuted films)
Exploring is a new series here on B and S About Movies where we’ll go deep into a historic movie era or genre, finding out all there is to know and sharing it with you. I’ve always been fascinated with the early 1980’s UK scare of video nasties and how they relate to the Satanic […]
Fighting Mad (1978)
An American soldier — on his way home from the Vietnam War — is left for dead and is saved by a pair of Japanese stragglers from WWII, who train him in the way of the samurai. This movie is also known as Deadly Force, The Force and The Black Samurai, as well as several other titles. It’s […]
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
For every Marvel movie that comes out, beyond the big box office and throngs of fans that love every moment, there are those that like to ride their high and mighty horse, telling you that comics are for kids and that these movies are infantile. And that’s fine — look, we all have our own […]
The Black Godfather (1974)
J.J. is a young African American male who goes from nobody to street boss after being taken under the wing of the “Black Godfather” Nate Williams. After a robbery attempt on a drug dealing goes bad and J.J. loses his best friend, Williams helps him survive and gives him the cash to get started. Nate […]
The Other (1972)
Robert Mulligan is a strange choice to direct a horror movie. He was more well-known for dramas like Summer of ’42; Same Time, Next Year and To Kill A Mockinbird. This adaption of the Tom Tryon book was also scripted by the author, who was once an actor before suffering the abuse of Otto Preminger. This is a […]
Black Fist (1974)
Black Fist is — like Spookies — really two movies in one. It’s a combination of the films Bogard — originally rated X for some steamy sex scenes that were chopped out here — and another called Get Fisk. The Greek producers of the former movie had illegally financed the film, so producers William Larrabure and Richard Kaye […]
American Satan (2017)
Disguised as a slovenly-attired Hollywood Map to the Stars Tour Guide, Mr. Capricorn greets Hollywood’s two newest and soon-to-be rotted, Eve-bitten rock ‘n’ roll apples with a quote from the Holy Bible’s book of John 7:24: “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” Mr. Capricorn’s lesson on the ignorance of relying more […]
Black Brigade (1970)
Originally entitled Carter’s Army, this made for TV movie debuted on ABC on January 27, 1970. It was written by David Kidd, who would also write The Swinging Cheerleaders, and Aaron Spelling, who would go on to dominate 1970’s TV with Mod Squad, The Rookies, S.W.A.T., Starsky and Hutch, Family, Vega$, Charlie’s Angels, Fantasy Island, Hart to Hart and many more. Captain Beau Carter (Stephen Boyd, […]
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