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As you may have heard, there are remakes of Bloodsport and Kickboxer in the works. While the idea of a new Bloodsport chills my blood, a revisit to Kickboxer is a different story. And it has now attracted some serious martial arts talent. Last Updated: August 6, 2014

After a below average Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Rotten Tomatoes has it at 53%, the lowest rating for any Spider-Man movie) that still managed to bring in $92 million in its début weekend, Sony has been a bit flummoxed about what to do next with their franchise. And their “throw everything at the wall and see what sticks” approach appears to …

Marvel is currently experiencing yet another great year, with Guardians Of The Galaxy being universally loved and the buzz for Avengers 2: Age Of Ultron climbing a skyscraper like an unleashed Hulk. One other film that did well this year? The Captain America sequel, which swapped nostalgic World War 2 fisticuffs for a more sophisticated spy thriller. The Russo brothers …

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles raises shell this weekend (Not here though), and by all accounts it sounds like a decent, if hardly special, kind of movie. I’m still a touch creeped out by the new Turtle designs, with Michelangelo and his perfect teeth being the main focus of that chill I feel down the base of my spine. Here’s a …

With Monday’s news that Paul Feig has plans to reboot the Ghostbusters franchise with a female team, the first question on everyone’s minds is obviously about the actresses that would take on the mantle. Lots of names have been bandied about, from Sandra Bullock (who worked with Feig on The Heat) to Melissa McCarthy (who has worked with Feig on …

Sam Mendes’ Jarhead – an adaptation of  U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford’s First Gulf War memoir of the same name – is a great film, boasting a stellar cast led by Jake Gyllenhaal, and which chomps down on the meaty message of a generation of soldiers who were enticed into enlistment by the promise of hot-blooded battle, but then ended up fighting boredom and each …

HBO’s True Detective has deservedly become the heavyweight champ when it comes to the “TV vs movies” argument. With the first season of Nic Pizzolatto’s gothic crime-drama anthology series attracting not only the ratings but also plenty of awards buzz, particularly for its two leads in Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, we’ve all been keeping a steady eye to see who and …