2010 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

The Book of Eli (2010) – Review

November 13, 2014November 3, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2010, Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, i am legend, Jennifer Beals, Mila Kunis, Once Upon A Time in America, Ray Stevenson, The Book of Eli, will smith

The Book of Eli is the best apocalyptic, futuristic western throwback that I’ve ever seen. Who would have thought Denzel

Action Horror Reviews SciFi

Predators (2010) – Review

June 27, 2014June 27, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2010, adrien brody, Alice Braga, arnold schwarzenegger, danny trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Mahershala Ali, Nimród Antal, Oleg Taktarov, predator, predators, robert rodriguez, Topher Grace, Walton Goggins

This reboot/sequel has been 23 years in the waiting and at times the lengthy window between movies helps the film

Action Reviews

Game of Death (2010) – Review

May 3, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2010, Ambushed, Game of Death, Gary Daniels, Giorgio Serafini, robert davi, The Marksman, wesley snipes, Zoë Bell

Game of Death is ideal fodder for those Redbox rental kiosks sprouting up everywhere. It features a former action-star, it

Drama Reviews

Chico & Rita (2010) – Review

December 2, 2013December 2, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2010, Chano Pozo, Chico & Rita, Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tito Puente

Chico & Rita is a dazzling adult animated film; filled with such rich detail of character, time, place and music

Drama Reviews

Max Schmeling: Fist of the Reich (2010) – Review

November 11, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2010, arnold schwarzenegger, cinderella man, Detlef Bothe, Heino Ferch, Henry Maske, Max Schmeling: Fist of the Reich, Raging Bull, Susanne Wuest, the hurricane, uwe boll

Max Schemling: Fist of the Reich is the astonishingly entertaining, surefooted and mature production from much maligned genre director Uwe

Featured Horror Reviews

Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) – Review

October 4, 2012 Trevor Anderson 0 Comments 2010, alan tudyk, Eli Craig, Horror, Katrina Bowden, tucker and dale vs evil, Tyler Labine

Tucker and Dale are two rednecks on vacation at their remote cabin. They run into a group of college kids

Documentary Featured Reviews

The Striking Truth (2010) – Review

July 11, 2012 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2010, Bloodsport, David Loiseau, Georges St. Pierre, jean-claude van damme, Randy Couture, Rich Franklin, Steven J. Wong, The Striking Truth

The Striking Truth is somewhere between HBO’s 24/7 series and MTV Cribs. It is a handsomely shot film with aspirations

Action Featured Horror Reviews SciFi

Alien Opponent (2010) – Review

July 2, 2012 Trevor Anderson 0 Comments 2010, Adrienne LaValley, alien opponent, Ashley Bates, Colin Theys, Cuyle Carvin, death machine, Jeremy London, Kevin Shea, Roddy Piper, stephen norrington

Alien Opponent‘s plot is basically summed up in its title. An alien crash-lands in a junkyard and the owners offer

Action Drama Featured Reviews RevTop

Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010) – Review

April 4, 2012April 4, 2012 Jason Rugaard 2 Comments 2010, Caitlin Stasey, Lincoln Lewis, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Red Dawn, Stuart Beattie, the hunger games, Tomorrow, When the War Began

Tomorrow, When the War Began is a taut, exciting thriller from director/writer Stuart Beattie, based on a novel of the

Action Reviews

The Killing Machine (2010) – Review

March 29, 2012March 29, 2012 Jason Rugaard 1 Comment 2010, B-movie, Bo Svenson, command performance, direct contact, dolph lundgren, In the Name of the King II: Two Worlds, missionary man, red scorpion, Rocky IV, showdown in little tokyo, silent trigger, Stefanie von Pfetten, The Killing Machine

In The Killing Machine, Dolph Lundgren is an ex KGB agent, now living in the United States and working as

Action Featured Reviews RevTop

Hunt to Kill (2010) – Review

March 15, 2012March 16, 2012 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2010, Best of the Best 2, Cliffhanger, Eric Roberts, Gary Daniels, Gil Bellows, Hunt to Kill, Jerry Goldsmith, John Lithgow, Keoni Waxman, Marie Avgeropoulos, Rambo: Extended Cut, Steve Austin, sylvester stallone, Tactical Force, the expendables

Hunt to Kill begins like Cliffhanger and ends like First Blood, and in today’s B-movie offerings, that’s ingenuity. Typically these

Action Reviews RevTop

Operation: Endgame (2010) – Review

February 1, 2012 Trevor Anderson 0 Comments 2010, fouad mikati, joe anderson, odette annable, operation: endgame, Rob Corddry

A man shows up for his first day on the job as a government spy and is taken into a

Action Reviews RevTop SciFi

Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010) – Review

January 25, 2012January 25, 2012 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2010, Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire, albert pyun, charlie sheen, Christopher Lambert, cyborg, jean-claude van damme, kevin sorbo, lee horsley, Melissa Ordway, michael pare, olivier gruner, Ralf Moeller, Rutger Hauer, sasha mitchell, Steven Seagal, the sword and the sorcerer

Albert Pyun’s Tales of an Ancient Empire is the biggest cinematic letdown of this young year and I fear it

Horror Reviews RevTop

Rage (2010) – Review

January 19, 2012 Trevor Anderson 0 Comments 2010, audrey walker, chris witherspoon, rage, rick crawford

Rage opens in a nice quiet suburban neighborhood. Dennis Twist says goodbye to his wife as he heads into town.

Action Family RevBot Reviews

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) – Review

December 8, 2011 Jason Rugaard 1 Comment 2010, animated, batman, Batman: Year One, Brandon Vietti, Bruce Greenwood, dc comics, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, Jensen Ackles, John Di Maggio, superman

Recently I reviewed the new release Batman: Year One and praised its handsome animation techniques and efficient adult level storytelling,

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