This week, Matt and Dereck review Spider-Man 2 on it's 20th anniversary. When this movie came out, it was hailed as the greatest Comic Book movie of all time. But a lot of comic book movies have come out in the past 20 years. Matt and Dereck wi...

in 1999, 16 years after The Return of the Jedi, George Lucas finally released the follow-up to his cinema-changing space fantasy, with the first of 3 Prequels, The Phantom Menace. With people waiting so long for the return of the Star Wars Univ...

This week, 25 years after its release, Matt and Dereck review 1999's The Mummy. A young Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss are an easy duo to cheer for: but what about the rest of the movie? Does The Mummy have some sort of secret power that will ...

In 1996, critics were not exactly blown away by Twister. But when Matt and Dereck revisited it for the Action Movie Hall of Fame, it was an easy choice as an inductee. Now, almost 30 years later, we the Twister is expanding it's universe. But i...

This week, Matt and Dereck watch their 3rd Harrison Ford movie in a row, with 1994's A Clear and Present Danger. How does this movie hold up to the other Jack Ryan movies? How does this hold up when compared to the last 2 Harrison Ford movies? ...

This week, Matt and Dereck join Indy again for what would not actually end up being his Last Crusade. Where does this rank among the Indy Films? Does this movie have what it takes to get into the AMHOF, or will it spend the rest of its life try...

This week, Matt and Dereck review Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. How does it hold up among the Indy Franchise? A darker movie, to be sure: but is it missing too many classic Indy elements to place in the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or doe...

Part Action, part horror, all Terminator. This week, Matt and Dereck continue their summer movie spectacular with 1984's Terminator. How does this hold up 40 years later? And how does it hold up, when compared to it's sequel, arguably the best ...

This week, Matt and Dereck start off the Summer Movie Extravaganza with George Miller's Prequel to 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, with Furiosa: a Mad Max Saga. In this installment, George Miller expands the Max Mad universe. But does anyone want th...

French director Luc Besson attempts to get us to expand our minds, in 2014's Lucy. The movie explores what could happen if you unlock the brains full potential. This week, Matt and Dereck will attempt to review Lucy keeping our own limitations ...

First, there was The Nice Guys. Then, there was Barbie. Now, a vehicle for Ryan Gosling to either make an action star rise, or a dramatic drop, with 2024's The Fall Guy. We know Gosling has the action/comedy chops. And the same can be said for ...

In 2004, Stephen Chow followed up Shaolin Soccer's break in the US with Kung Fu Hustle. This movie is full of ideas, heart, and bad special effects. How does it hold up 20 years after it was released? Does Kung Fu Hustle still have the moves to...

In 2004, the French man who invented Parkour stared in his own movie, heavily featuring, you guessed it, Parkour. That movie, is District B-13: a dystopian film about the future, with a dash of Escape From New York, and a heavy seasoning of Par...

This week, Matt and Dereck check out the latest from director Alex Garland, with 2024's Civil War. How does this actually play as an action movie? The guys give their general reactions after coming straight out of the theatre, then get into spo...

The Gulf War had a brief impact on world history. 25 years after its release, what impact has Three Kings had on action movies? This week on the Action Movie Hall of Fame, Matt and Dereck revisit David O. Russell's 1999 Film, Three Kings, starr...

This week, Matt and Dereck take a dip in the stream,  checking out the new Road House remake, directed by Doug Liman, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Conor McGregor is in the movie as well. They'll try to be nice when they compare it to the ...

The unplanned Denzel Washington/Tony Scott Marathon continues with 2009's The Taking of Pelham 123. This movie received mild reviews upon it's release. Does the Washington/Travolta pairing having enough to elevate this movie to Action Movie Hal...

In 2004, Tony Scott and Denzel Washington made the Equalizer movie before it even existed. But this 2004 action revenge thriller has mostly been panned by critics. How does this movie hold up 20 years later? And hoes does it compare to the EQ m...

This week, Matt and Dereck go back to their local movie theatre to check out Dune Part 2 in IMAX.  Is it worth the screen? Is it worth the hype? Have we seen this story before, or can we expect something deeper from Denis Villeneuve's Dune...

This week, Matt and Dereck wanted to let Jason Statham off the hook after the disappointment of The Meg 2: The Trench, and watch 2024's The Beekeeper, now available to rent.  Is this franchise going to be the one to really stick with audie...

This week, Matt and Dereck Edge of Tomorrow, a sequel very loosely based on 1991's Groundhog Day. Of course, that's a lie. But it's hard to convince people about the truth, especially when it hasn't happened yet, in this Tom Cruise/Emily Blunt ...

In 2004, Tom Cruise went out of his way to play a character he's never played before, with an actor we were only just getting familiar with, in Michael Mann's Collateral.  This moody thriller features Tom Cruise as a hitman who takes cab d...

It's been 30 years since The River Wild was released and everyone forgot about it: until now. This week, Matt and Dereck review this white-water-rafting-romp of a film. We know Meryl Streep has the goods as an actor. But how does Streep do as a...

The Action Movie Hall of Fame is officially back for its 4th season. This episode, (starting at the 7m30s mark) Matt and Dereck have an on-air production meeting, about what movies should be part of their Summer Blockbuster series. Then, it's o...

For the final episode of Season 3 of the Action Movie Hall of Fame, Matt and Dereck review David Fincher's 2023 Netflix-heavy release, The Killer. How exciting is it for Fincher to be making an action movie? Where does this rank among his other...