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.

Valenti Govantes 7/22/22 Valenti Govantes 7/22/22

Fourths Of July: RAMBO (2008)

The titular action hero returns to his violent anti-war roots, albeit with far more brutality than ever before.

Heather Wixson 12/31/21 Heather Wixson 12/31/21

Heather Wixson on how Richard Donner’s direction and Shane Black’s writing helped redefine the action hero in the 1980s.

Keevin Miller 12/1/21 Keevin Miller 12/1/21

A monster built for brutality takes on an overzealous fat man’s iron fist of control. Is this Krampus vs. Santa? No, it’s 1982’s FIRST BLOOD.

Rob Dean 7/2/21 Rob Dean 7/2/21

Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ 2017 take on King Kong delivers on monster goodness, horror, action, adventure, and even a dollop of historical commentary.