Episode breakdown

ACT ONE: Blake is joined by freelance film critic/writer Travis Johnson and movie news trailblazer and news-man machine behind DarkHorizons.com Garth Franklin to define what makes a great action movie.

ACT TWO: Blake, Travis and Garth then step up to make their case for the contenders for Best Action Movie Franchise.

ACT THREE: Finally Blake, Travis and Garth talk about the fascinating political trajectory of the Rambo series with the onset of Last Blood and the legendary man-of-action Sylvester Stallone.

This podcast stars...

Blake Howard (follow Blake on Twitter)

Garth Franklin (follow Garth on Twitter)

Travis Johnson (follow Travis on Twitter)

Further reading

"The best action movies so far this century" by Blake Howard

"We are in a golden age of martial arts television" by Travis Johnson

The Fast and the Furious is the best action franchise going around by Travis Johnson

Further viewing

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Fast 5

Casino Royale

Skyfall

Goldeneye

Rambo: Last Blood

The Raid

John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum

The Living Daylights

The Fast and the Furious

Point Break

First Blood

First Blood: Part II

Mad Max: Fury Road

Haywire

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