Rambo III was the most logical next step not only for our reluctant hero, but for Sylvester Stallone, who had managed to turn both of his successful franchises into political mouthpieces for correcting America's mistakes of the past, and securing the future. In the summer of 1985, First Blood Part II longed to heal the wounds of Vietnam … Continue reading The RAMBO Revisit: RAMBO III (1988)

In 1999, John McTiernan had quite a tumultuous month of August. Mired in the disastrous shoot/post-production/feudal malaise that was The 13th Warrior, which would open August 27 and promptly bomb, McTiernan released his remake of Norman Jewison's breezy caper picture at the beginning of the month. The original starred Steve McQueen as the debonair thief Crown, … Continue reading John McTiernan’s THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR is 20