Everything Action Commentary: Lionheart
For the first Everything Action Commentary for 2021, Zach and Chris unleash some Van Dammage and watch JCVD’s 1990 classic, Lionheart.
Musical Montage: AaRON “Ultrareve”
JCVD had been joyfully dancing since he was a background extra in Breakin’ and last year he teamed with French electronic/rock duo AaRON to provide some moves for their song “Ultrareve”, off their album Anatomy of Light.
Action Hero of the Week: Jesse Freeman
When a group of high-tech terrorists covertly take over a basketball arena in Phoenix that is being visited by a billionaire, the mayor and the governor of Arizona, former US Army Special Forces soldier turned security guard Jesse Freeman is the only one who can stop them and rescue the arena and his kids.
News Shotgun 10/24
Quibi is officially dead, the first look at Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, Smokey and the Bandit is getting a TV reboot, Tim Burton is producing a new live-action Addams Family series, Willow is officially coming back on Disney+ and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Everything Action Theater: Knock Off
Jean Claude Van Damme is a fashion designer and counterfeiter who becomes involved in a CIA investigation into Russian terrorists hiding “nanobombs” in fake goods coming out of Hong Kong in Tsui Hark’s 1998 action movie, Knock Off, which you can watch here thanks to YouTube.
Everything Actioncast Ep 497 “Poirot, Kraven, Waterworld, Lovecraft Country and More”
This week on the podcast, Zach and Chris talk about a potential Kraven the Hunter movie, the return of Hercule Poirot and his mustache, the premiere of Lovecraft Country, the mixed season of Perry Mason, Waterworld, Knock Off, the death of DC Universe, the return of Batfleck and more.
Action Hero of the Week: Marcus Ray
Fashion designer and “King of Knock-Offs” Marcus Ray gets caught up in a CIA investigation into dangerous Russian counterfeiters who are placing deadly nanobombs in a wide variety of goods shipping out of Hong Kong.
News Shotgun 5/16
Comedy legend Jerry Stiller passed away, The CW and Fox reveal their plans for fall TV, The Mandalorian adds more cast members, Sandman is getting an all-star audio adaptation, New Mutants is apparently still coming out in theaters and more in this week’s News Shotgun.