Retro Review: OUTLAND (1981)

Retro Review: OUTLAND (1981)

The not-too-distant future. Io. The third moon of Jupiter. 262,070 miles from the planet. 70 hours from the nearest space station. One supply shuttle per week. Surface gravity is 1/6th that of Earth. Here you can find Con-Am 27, an off-world titanium ore mining...
Retro Review: THE FOURTH PROTOCOL

Retro Review: THE FOURTH PROTOCOL

In 1968, at the height of the Cold War, an East-West agreement between Britain, the US, and the USSR is established to halt nuclear proliferation. One of its clauses, the Fourth Protocol, forbids the non-conventional delivery of a nuclear weapon to a target. Now, as...
Retro Review: COBRA (1986)

Retro Review: COBRA (1986)

Way back in 1986, Canon Films released one of their true timeless masterpieces of action cinema, Cobra. A young 11-year-old Shawn sat in the theatre and basked in the violent glory of Lieutenant Marion “Cobra” Cobretti blowing away mooks like it was cool (which it is)...
Retro Review: DEATH HUNT

Retro Review: DEATH HUNT

What do you get when you put Chuck Bronson, Lee Marvin, and Carl Weathers in a movie together?  You get a badass action flick called Death Hunt. Death Hunt is a 1981 action film set in the Canadian Yukon in 1931. American veteran war hero Albert Johnson, played by...
Retro Review: GROUNDHOG DAY

Retro Review: GROUNDHOG DAY

Groundhog Day is more than just a perfect movie, it’s a masterpiece. It still holds up as one of the great classics of all time. It does feel odd saying this, but it’s up there with movies like It’s a Wonderful Life. It’s one of those movies that you can think back...