The karambit duel in The Raid 2 is the best movie fight (opens in new tab) of all time. It has to be. In a film stuffed with incredible combat and martial art scenes, it’s the grand finale; the violent end to the movie’s violent delights. Director Gareth Evans starts …
Read More »“A masterpiece of choreography and character” – the apartment fight is The Best Bit of The Bourne Identity
Unsurprisingly, The Bourne Identity is a solid action thriller with much to recommend it. But anyone who has seen the movie will tell you that the highlight is unquestionably the fight scene that goes down in the Paris apartment. Jason Bourne is still experiencing amnesia, so he and his new …
Read More »“The worst Christmas story ever told” – Phoebe Cates festive tragedy is The Best Bit of Gremlins
During a special screening of the original preview version of Gremlins at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last summer, director Joe Dante explained why his madcap Christmastime horror comedy could never be made today. It’s not just that Hollywood, especially Warner Bros. who released Gremlins in the first place, is …
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