Action Movie Hall of Fame

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 movies? And what in the hell is this movie about? The guys will discuss the movie generally before getting into spoilers, and discussing it's fut...

Five years after it's release, and fresh on the heals of its sequel being released, Matt and Dereck tune in to the Equalizer 2. What is an equalizer? What is the equalizer? Denzel Washington plays the titular EQ, who is easily the world's most deadly Lyft driver. But will Denzel's performance be enough to elevate The EQ2 into the Action Movie Hall of Fame? 

Denzel Washington is back, and does not disappoint, as the titular EQ, in The Equalizer 3. Matt and Dereck follow up last weeks review of EQ2 with EQ3. And while they are fans of the franchise, they felt the second installment could be a bit leaner. How does the Equalizer 3 do? Is this a franchise we want more of? And could this movie ever make it into the Action Movie Hall of Fame (when it's...

In 1993, Clint Eastwood, Wolfgang Petersen, John Malkovich, and Rene Russo teamed up to make a movie that is a no-doubt entry into the Phone-Call Movie Hall of Fame. On it's 30th Anniversary, Matt and Dereck will put it through the ringer with a deep dive and decide if it belongs in the *Action* Movie Hall of Fame. Does this excellent movie, with amazing performances have the ingredients to d...

In 1993, the perfect action movie was released: The Fugitive. Also, Cliffhanger. On it's 30th anniversary, Matt and Dereck traverse a mountain to reassess this Sly Stallone action classic. Featuring some truly breathtaking scenes of mountains, and one of the most dysfunctional group of bad guys you'll ever encounter in a movie, does this movie have what it take to climb to the summit of...

This week, Matt and Dereck review Mandy on it's 5th anniversary, for the final movie in their Halloween Horror Action Movie Bash. The vibes are off the charts in this movie by director Panos Cosmatos. From the other-worldly visuals, and moody/soul-crushing music, to the wild performance from Nick Cage, Mandy has a lot going for it. But how does it rank as an all-time action movie? Will Mandy...

This week, Matt and Dereck wrap up the Halloween Horror Action Movie Bash with World War Z. The book turned movie was mired in production issues and was feared to be a bust. But it turned into a modest hit, thanks in part to Brad Pitt's charisma, his never say die attitude, and the zombies who are willing to sacrifice their bodies for the sake of the team. But does this zombie apocalypse movi...

The spooky season continues on the Action Movie Hall of Fame, with Matt and Dereck revisiting 2008's Cloverfield. How does this found footage action horror flick hold up 15 years later? Does this monster movie have enough going for it to be considered an action movie classic? The guys will check the tape.

It's officially spooky season, so Matt and Dereck will spend the money sinking their teeth into movies in the action horror genre. This week, they check out 1998's Blade, starring Wesley Snipes. So far, Snipes has been shut out of the HOF. Will he be able to find his way into the AMHOF for eternity, or will Matt and Dereck leave him out, and keep his blood boiling?

This week, Matt and Dereck return to the stream, and check out 2023's SIsu. This is a WWII era popcorn B-movie that had the AMHOF hosts literally screaming from the couch. They'll give their general reactions before getting into all of the bloody good spoilers. 

This week, Matt and Dereck wrap up their Summer of Blockbusters with one of the most Summery and Block-Bustery movies of all time: 1993's Jurassic Park. This movie brought us dinosaurs and humans together for the first time on screeen (in a meaningful way, anyway). It also informed many of our current understanding of dinosaurs. But when the movie came out, it was on the cusp of CGI. So, on i...

All good things must wait. Or, maybe all good things just accidentally get permanently deleted by one podcast co-host/producer. So, while you THOUGHT you were getting 1993's Jurassic Park, SURPRISE: this week, Matt and Dereck review 2023's 65, staring Adam Driver. This is the first streaming movie review for the AMHOF, with more to come in the future. Speaking of the future, where did Ad...

In 1998, the world got a disaster movie that no one would ever forget. That movie, is Armageddon. There was another disaster movie released in 1998, and the world may have actually forgotten about: Deep Impact. In the penultimate episode of the Summer of Blockbusters, Matt and Dereck review Deep Impact, and whether it has the juice to make it all the way to the Action Movie Hall of Fame. After wat...

This week, Matt and Dereck Review Armageddon on it's 25th anniversary. This was the second highest grossing movie of 1998, and the cultural impact on everything from music to animal crackers was the never the same. But was it warranted? In part 1 of a 2 part double feature, the guys review Armageddon to see if it belongs in the Action Movie Hall of Fame. Then next week, they'll review 19...

After last week's episode of The Meg, Matt and Dereck continue their romance with Jason Statham, DJ, and the rest of the crew, in the Meg 2. The guys will give a general review before getting into spoilers. Is the Meg 2: The Trench a movie you've got to rush out to see this summer? Or does this movie lack the bite of the original?

Vin Diesel has cars. Tom Cruise has impossible missions. Jason Statham has a 25-metre man-eating shark. This week on the Action Movie Hall of Fame, we go deep sea diving with Statham in 2018's The Meg. An absolute B-movie with an A-movie budget, this movie blew box-office expectations out of the water, reeling in over half-a-billion dollars. Not bad for a prehistoric shark. With The Meg 2: Th...

This week, Matt and Dereck take a trip to Wakanda, to review Black Panther on its 5 year anniversary. How does this movie hold up? And in the light of recent Marvel offerings, do they drag all movies in the MCU down? Will Wakanda be able to reside in the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or will it be stuck on the outside, with no idea how to get in?

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to watch Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt 1, then reconvene at the rendezvous (the Action Movie Hall of Fame Podcast) for a debrief of what we all witnessed. This message will self destruct...well, whenever the AI wipes all the podcasts off the internet. This week, Matt and Dereck follow up last weeks Hall of Fame induction episode of Mission Impos...

On the Action Movie Hall of Fame, films must wait a minimum of 5 years after being released to be considered for induction into the AMHOF. It's also the maximum amount of time Matt and Dereck could go without reviewing Mission Impossible: Fallout. It's also one week until Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 comes out (that review will be next week). But how does Fallout  hold up af...

This week, Matt and Dereck review what no one is calling the feel good movie of 1998, when they revisit Saving Private Ryan. A difficult, and very serious war movie. But where does it belong amongst the Action Hall of Fame? Will it be able to enter the hall in a mission that seems likely to fail? Or will Saving Private Ryan not make it back where it belongs?

Sure, there are lots of war movies. But not all war movies and indefinite. This week, Matt and Dereck review 2018's Avengers: Infinity War 5 years after its release. Will Infinity War still be riding the emotional high it reached when it came to theatres, or will the current state of the MCU drag it down? This week, the future of Infinity War will be decided: can it find a way into the action...

This week is Matt and Dereck take a trip to deep space, then to the sea (waist deep), then to the streets of Hong-Kong, then underwater, with a double feature of Gravity and Pacific Rim.  Sure, Gravity is out of this world, but will it be able to safely land in the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Or will it be tethered to the CanadArm, and flung into deep space, never to be heard from again? (54:02) An...

This week, Matt and Dereck follow up a Hall of Fame review in last week's episode on Into the Spider-verse, by taking a trip to the local cinema for the sequel: Across the Spider-verse. Does this have any chance of living up to the original? Should people keep their expectations low? And in a world now full of multi-universe movies, can the they keep the story simple, or will it get lost in a...

It's been 5 years since Sony released a contractually obligated Spider-man movie that they had to make, or they would lose possession of the intellectual property. Now, that's not usually how great films start. But with Into the Spiderverse's success, maybe more big studios will release movies they think will stink. And with the sequel coming out next week, Matt and Dereck review th...

Fast X is the 11th movie in the Fast and Furious franchise. This week, Matt and Dereck take a trip to the local multiplex for a spoiler-free review to start, with spoliers later in the podcast. How does this hold up compared to previous versions of the movie? Does this franchise still have plenty of gas in the tank, or should someone slam on the brakes? And the biggest question of all: can Dom kee...