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Justin McDonald
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I just love movies, man. Oh and the Mets.

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Another fun romp with Hoppy, this time in the mountains.

My ★★★½ review of The Eagle's Brood on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/d5bSnT
A ★★★½ review of The Eagle's Brood (1935)
Hoppy and Johnny are back and this time they go and save a Mexican outlaws grandson from some gold loving bandits. Another fun romp with Hoppy in the mountains as he goes undercover looking for this k...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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The Hopalong Cassidy series is off to great start. Such a fun 60 minute oater. William Boyd as Hoppy is terrific.

My ★★★★ review of Hop-a-long Cassidy on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/d59MRf
A ★★★★ review of Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
Just found this first entry in the massive Hopalong Cassidy series to be insanely fun B-Western. William Boyd is so good as Hopalong Cassidy, from being the jovial Hoppy, to the serious Bill Cassidy. ...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Really enjoyed this on my rewatch. A downright mean western, that at times is actually beautiful.

My ★★★★ review of Four of the Apocalypse on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/d55Rfx
A ★★★★ review of Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
Really enjoyed this one much more on my rewatch. I thought it was way too mean for my tastes. Now I found it kind of sweet how these four become a little family, and Frederick and Testi have this beau...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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Today’s #PhysicalMedia arrivals. Some big preorders finally arrived from Umbrella, Arrow, Shout and JCVD. Plus a few extra pickups. Umbrella really does some fantastic work, these sets are beautiful and hefty.
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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After about 30-45 I thought this was gonna be one of the new comedy classics of the 20 years. Unfortunately the second half happened.

My ★★★½ review of The Naked Gun on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/d3v8eN
A ★★★½ review of The Naked Gun (2025)
Naked Gun 2025 starts off as one of the funniest movies I’ve seen from the last decade. Unfortunately once the plot starts kicking in the laughs slow down and the mediocre plot takes over. There’s sti...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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A ★★★½ review of Hell's Angels (1930)
A middling story about two brothers who join the RAF in WW1. One is head over heels for a woman played by Jean Harlow, who’s more interested in going around town than him. The other brother enjoys the...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Solid Shaw action and intrigue.

My ★★★½ review of To Kill A Mastermind on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/cWXyjx
A ★★★½ review of To Kill A Mastermind (1979)
To Kill a Mastermind has an intriguing story, but there’s so many characters at times I had to rewind to make sure who was who and what’s going on. You don’t really follow a protagonist, it’s a group ...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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Really liked Ballerina, and I would love to see more of Ana de Armas in the John Wick world.

My ★★★★ review of Ballerina on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/cW1pbt
A ★★★★ review of Ballerina (2025)
Ballerina is an action spectacle, one you come expect from an 87Eleven production. The story is the standard revenge plot and it’s very thin. It really stretches the runtime. Ana de Armas is great in ...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Yeah I loved this, a new generations Bad Boys. Call me simple minded, I don’t care, it’s gonna be hard to beat this as my favorite movie of the year. Haha

My ★★★★★ review of The Wrecking Crew on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/cVPi0p
A ★★★★★ review of The Wrecking Crew (2026)
I’m not gonna sit here and claim The Wrecking Crew is a perfect action movie, it’s not. Or am I going to claim it’s better than some recent ones. What I am going to say is I absolutely loved and adore...
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February 1, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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A enjoyable but mediocre last starring role for Audie Murphy. He’s very good in it, wish the movie around him was better.

My ★★★ review of 40 Guns to Apache Pass on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/cUOAI9
A ★★★ review of 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
A below average Audie oater, carried by a strong enough Murphy performance and some good action. There’s some awful Saturday morning kids show narration that is not needed. Some clichéd romance that f...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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As someone who's been a Michael Bay fan for over thirty years, it's kind of weird to see people quoting my post like, "huh, maybe he doesn't suck after all."

No, he doesn't. Jackass. Your mom sucks.
January 30, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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Just a little action movie #PhysicalMedia haul on this fine Thursday.
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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A true hidden gem of a western. There’s several different uploads on YouTube, pick the one you like, and watch 78 minutes of pure western action.

My ★★★★ review of The Quiet Gun on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/cSWNkH
A ★★★★ review of The Quiet Gun (1957)
What a surprise classic western this one is. Very low budget, at times feels like it could’ve been a multi part Gunsmoke episode. Forrest Tucker plays a sheriff close to James Arness Marshal Dillon. T...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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Absolutely loved this one on a rewatch. Straightforward revenge western, but it’s wonderfully shot and Giuliano Gemma is a terrific silent hero.

My ★★★★½ review of The Return of Ringo on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/cRZQWh
A ★★★★½ review of The Return of Ringo (1965)
The same team who made a Pistol for Ringo team up for an in name only sequel and step their game up. The Return of Ringo is the classic straightforward revenge western, Duccio Tessari style. It’s lowk...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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My #PhysicalMedia arrivals for the week. Some more of my Rarewaves order came in. Also as burgeoning Springsteen fan, and a Scott Cooper fan, I had to pick up the Springsteen movie.
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Today’s #PhysicalMedia arrivals are 4K upgrades of two essential guy cinema from the 2010s.
January 23, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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Today’s #PhysicalMedia arrivals. Some movies from RareWaves and finally got my Lethal Panther 2 Blu-ray from Germany!
January 21, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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My #PhysicalMedia arrivals from the last two weeks. Took advantage of the Amazon 3/$33 4K sale. While also grabbing the Kevin James/Christina Ricci actioner, and a Golden Harvest crime flick.

Finally VinSyn’s January releases with that beautiful Great Silence 4K and HKvol2 art.
January 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Yep confirmed banger on second watch.

My ★★★★½ review of Iron Angels on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/czsfbv
A ★★★★½ review of Iron Angels (1987)
Watched this Girls with Guns action classic with Samm Deigham’s truly amazing audio commentary. Added to my love this fantastic action flick. Moon Lee and Yukari Ôshima are my queens forever.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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My first Joseph Kuo flick and it was an enjoyable one.

My ★★★½ review of Born Invincible on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/cynEV5
A ★★★½ review of Born Invincible (1978)
A rather generic story is cranked to 100 by some great fight scenes. Truly some great “shapes” style fights along with unique weapon fights. It truly has it all from the classic era of Kung-fu films. ...
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January 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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A classic and on my Mount Rushmore of classic martial arts movies.

My ★★★★★ review of The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter on @letterboxd.social:
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A ★★★★★ review of The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
Just an all timer. Despite the tragic passing of Fu Sheng during the filming, Lau Kar-Leung having to quickly revise the script to finish the film. This was the first Shaw movie that blew me away. The...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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A Jackie classic imo. The stool fight was the first traditional king-fu film fight that blew me away 5 years ago. Biao and Jackie still rocked my socks off the second time around.

My ★★★★½ review of The Young Master on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/cw8miL
A ★★★★½ review of The Young Master (1980)
Jackie’s second directorial effort is a strong one. I think it has some of his best traditional kung-fu fights he ever put to screen. The stool fight was the first traditional kung-fu fight that blew ...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:48 AM
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Man the @arrowvideo.bsky.social 4K looks absolutely gorgeous.

My ★★★★★ review of Under Siege on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/cstDPX
A ★★★★★ review of Under Siege (1992)
Just one of my all time favorites. As fucked up as Steven Seagal the man is, I was always attracted to him as an action star. While Under Siege isn’t my favorite Seagal, it just may be his best. It’s ...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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Just another damn fun low budgeted Hong Kong actioner starting Yukari Ôshima and Kara Wai. Oh and Max Mok is there too.

My ★★★ review of That's Money on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/csdVM1
A ★★★ review of That's Money (1990)
That’s Money aka Lethal Angels 2 aka Born to Fight 3 is another fun low budget HK action flick. This time Yukari Ôshima, Kara Wai and Max Mok are teaming up after their boss/brother/boyfriend steals $...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:34 AM