The 1986 Richard Gere star vehicle No Mercy shows that all a movie needs is a girl and a gun. And lots of fog machines.
No Mercy, or We Need More Fog Machines
Category: Hollywood Niche
The films you might remember. The films you probably don’t. Hollywood cinema that never quite made it into the popular imagination.
The Core — Armageddon With the Reserve Team
The Core’s cast of almost entirely B-actors shows the need for star power when saving the world.
The Last Castle — The Illusion of Authority
Classical camerawork subtly tells us who’s really in charge in Rod Lurie’s compelling yet underfortified military-prison drama.
Murder at 1600 — The Unflappable Wesley Snipes
A cross-jurisdiction thriller featuring murder, sex, intrigue, and Wesley Snipes seemingly unbothered by anything at all.
Absolute Power — Out-Humanising The State
Clint Eastwood takes an unconventional look at fighting the state in Absolute Power — creating a low-key libertarian statement in the process.