A risible B movie that is the nadir of this year’s 80s themed cinema…

In case you hadn’t noticed, the 80s are back again, specifically 80s style action adventures.

In the US the fourth installment in this bombs and bullets franchise is known as ‘Live Free or Die Hard’, a title which much more aptly sums up its gung-ho bombast and over-the-top exuberance…

Bruce Willis may not be the obvious contender for title of Christmas action hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger can, after all, draw on Jingle All the Way, and good luck to him with that)…

This is the closest the recent run of comic book adaptations have got to transferring their visual style onto the big screen…

Imagine a performance of a song where everything is just enough off key to make it seem like someone’s nails being dragged down a blackboard.

At their best, action movies are an art form in themselves. There are few things more exciting than watching a dangerous situation unfold at a fast pace, but it has to be so painstakingly constructed.