A down on his luck boxer who needs a big score to get himself back on his feet is the plot to about 1,000 genre films from the 40s to the 60s. In The Challenge, the challenge as it were was to do something different with this trope. In the case of this 1982 JohnContinue reading “The Challenge”
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Above the Law
In Above the Law, Steven Seagal had yet to really grow into his pony tail, understandable as this was his debut. And speaking of growth, he stars here as Nico, the world’s tallest Sicilian. He’s a Chicago cop from Palermo whom we’re introduced to by way of the war in Vietnam, and what else aContinue reading “Above the Law”
