Action Movie Hall of Fame

Our gift to all you action fans this holiday season is a review of all 3 Matrix movies, leading up to the release of Matrix: Resurrections - which Matt and Dereck will review for the final episode of the year, complete with their parking lot recording following the movie. But does 1999's Matrix hold up after all these years? And can it find it's way back to reality, and into the hall of fame?

On Christmas Eve 2020, the Action Movie Hall of Fame released it's first episode - reviewing the 1988 Action AND holiday classic, Die Hard. With the holiday season upon us, Matt and Dereck have a gift for you as they revisit another classic action/holiday movie and sequel, Die Hard 2: Die Harder. Will DH2 make it to the paradise of the AMHOF, or will it crash and burn on takeoff?

In 2011,  the small UK-made Monster Horror Action movie Attack the Block won over movie critics, but does it have what it takes to win over our critics and make it into the Action Movie Hall of Fame?

In 2001, a movie out of France would change the cinema landscape by blending an 18th century period drama, with werewolves, kung-fu, music montages, awful CGI, and a penchant for Mortal Combat. The result is Brotherhood of the Wolf. Can this truly unique and strange action, horror, period piece break into the AHHOF, or will Dereck and Matt put the movie out of it's misery before it can do any more damage?

This week the Ben Affleck vehicle The Accountant gets a review. Does this thriller have enough action to break it's way into the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Matt and Dereck will crunch the numbers to find out. 

Tired: podcasts reviewing 2021's Dune, and recording accompanying podcasts talking about David Lynch's Dune or Lawrence of Arabia. Wired: a podcast reviewing 2021's Dune, and recording an accompanying podcast talking about 1990's Tremors. The sand worm connection made Tremors the obvious choice to review this week. Starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Reba McEntire, Finn Carter, and Michael Gross - this movie bore it's way into our hearts as kids, but will it be able to snake it's way into the Action Movie Hall of Fame?

Matt and Dereck take another trip to the movie theatre - and review Dune from the parking lot after the show. Could the 2021 version possibly be better than David Lynch's? Has the hype been worth it? And most importantly, could this movie be in the Action Movie Hall of Fame in 5 years? Plus, the guys give their reviews. How many explosions is Dune worth?

Before director Bong Joon Ho won an academy award for his movie about a family taking over a house, he made a movie about a family who's lives are taken over by a monster. Does this action/comedy/horror have the elements to make it into the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or will this monster movie ultimately end up in flames?

It's Daniel Craig's last go as 007 in No Time To Die. We review the movie in the parking lot right after seeing it in the theatre, give it a score, and decide if it will be considered for the Hall of Fame in the Future. Does the blue-eyed Bond get a fitting farewell?

Backdraft is a story of fire, a relationship between brothers, and the potential dangers of messing with the municipal budget for firefighters. Can director Ron Howard bring all of these elements together, and blaze a path for Backdraft to make it into the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or will he be left feeling burned?