The great artist RZA (Wu-Tang forever!) directed this 2020 action heist film that’s already starting to build something of a cult following, which should grow now that it’s on Netflix. It’s paired down close quarters combat in an inescapable slum, and the hits feel so real your own body will start to hurt. There’s a mole in the unit, so the bad guys know they’re coming, and when the two sides collide the fed-up residents revolt against everyone bringing violence to their community. This Filipino film takes place almost entirely over the course of a single night in a labyrinthine neighborhood in Manila, where a team of cops have set up to ambush a drug lord - or so they think. If you want some non-stop, claustrophobic action stretched over two hours, BuyBust is a must watch. The original is still perfect, and this is the final cut edition of the film, the 2007 version that removes the voice-over, re-inserts the unicorn, and takes out the original happy ending. Harrison Ford stars as Rick Deckard in the beloved sci-fi noir, a film that changed the visual language of the genre and launched dozens of copycats. Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece was notoriously derided when it was released but would go on to change the cinematic landscape.
It’s the story of a submarine captain who is hired to search for a vessel that’s rumored to be loaded with gold. This submarine thriller made hardly a ripple (sorry) when it was released in 2014, but it’s a solid, old-fashioned action flick, featuring tense direction by Kevin Macdonald and a reliably strong lead performance from Jude Law.
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It’s an insane movie that mixes martial arts and an alien attack, and you kind of need to see it to believe it. And yet this 2017 piece of lunacy is kind of an amazing B-movie, especially the final act that includes a couple of the guys from The Raid movies fighting aliens and other dudes. Beyond SkylineĢ010’s Skyline wasn’t exactly a film that anyone expected to get a sequel, let alone a good one. The Fast Saga wishes it was this extravagantly thrilling. As Shiv comes into powers he never knew he had, he will challenge the ruler and try to restore just balance to the kingdom, but along the way you’ll learn about the origins of each man and how they’re connected by destiny. One is the humble but revered Shiv, and the other is the power-mad king, Bhallaladeva.
This two-part epic Indian period piece will give you nearly six hours of huge action set-pieces, hand-to-hand combat, gravity defying feats of daring-do, and vibrant musical numbers as it follows the saga of two mighty men at war for a kingdom. Baahubali (The Beginning and The Conclusion) Dave Bautista stars as the leader of a ragtag group of former soldiers who are tasked with breaking into the zombie-overrun city of Las Vegas to retrieve millions in a safe under the city. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, and the result is a bit of mindless undead fun.
The divisive Zack Snyder returns to the world of zombie action years after his breakthrough with a remake of George A. Both men are great, but this is an awesome ensemble piece with great supporting work from a dozen or so character actors. Denzel Washington plays this loose variation on the life of Frank Lucas, a legendary criminal who revolutionized the drug trade Russell Crowe plays the detective who brought him down. Ridley Scott directed this epic gangster pic that saw two of the most charismatic actors of their generation work together on their first major project (no offense, Virtuosity fans). The opening car chase alone almost plays like a parody of Bay’s past movies, and the film’s tongue-in-cheek nature is the best thing about it. What happens when you give an action-crazed lunatic like Michael Bay the freedom of budget and running time of Netflix? This chaos, a movie that no one would call great - not even the people who made it - but that does certainly scratch an itch for B-movie insanity with an A-movie budget.