The Daily Beasts

For theme projects (like #Kaijuly, #Mocktoberfest, and #SeasonsBeatings—for example),
a new film/show is profiled every day by a different writer.

Kiley Fox 10/27/23 Kiley Fox 10/27/23

SMALL SOLDIERS (1998)

Joe Dante’s tiny glimpse into our terrifying future.

Vito Nusret 10/23/23 Vito Nusret 10/23/23

The powerful anthology includes a terrific segment on killer puppets.

Kevin Uhrich 10/10/23 Kevin Uhrich 10/10/23

The tiny terrors take on the Third Reich in this perfect prequel.

Brad Milne 6/28/23 Brad Milne 6/28/23

JCVD and John Woo team up for their most dangerous game.

Michael Scott 6/27/23 Michael Scott 6/27/23

Famed Hong Kong director Ringo Lam comes America to work with JCVD.

Vito Nusret 6/16/23 Vito Nusret 6/16/23

A lesser-hailed JCVD film has a lot more on its mind besides kicks.

Alexis M. Collazo 6/15/23 Alexis M. Collazo 6/15/23

Double the Van Damme in this Hong Kong-set action film.

Kiley Fox 6/14/23 Kiley Fox 6/14/23

The video game adaptation is too delightful to be dismissed.

Adrian Torres 6/9/23 Adrian Torres 6/9/23

A fun ‘90s romp in Hong Kong for JCVD and director Tsui Hark.

Rob Dean 6/2/23 Rob Dean 6/2/23

JCVD saves a hockey arena in this brilliantly self-aware film.

Alexis M. Collazo 7/12/22 Alexis M. Collazo 7/12/22

The story goes back in time and sends Pinhead to space in this muddled horror sequel.