Action Movie Hall of Fame

Matt and Dereck hit the theatre, then immediately hit the parking lot for instant-reaction to the new Robert Eggers movie, The Northman. 

Last week Matt and Dereck reviewed 1997's Con Air. This week, they're staying in the air AND staying in 1997 with a look at Air Force One. Does this Harrison Ford 90s action thriller have what it takes to land safely in the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or will it find itself barreling towards a watery grave?

What do you get when you fill a plane of America's most violent convicts? A fairly entertaining action movie. But can Nick Cage and his trusty side kick, his Southern accent, take this hummingbird to new heights, and place 1997's Con Air in the Action Movie Hall of Fame?

30 years ago, Roland Emmerich deployed Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier. One year after the release of Terminator 2, Emmerich tried to make an approximation of the James Cameron classic. Does this sci-fi action movie have the life to make it into the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or is there not enough ice in the world to reanimate this corpse?

On this week's AMHOF, Matt and Dereck loop back to 2012 to revisit Looper. Will this movie get a golden ticket to the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or will it end up in a cornfield with a bag over it's head?

Matt and Dereck have reviewed a Robert Pattinson Batman movie (The Batman 2022), a Christian Bale Batman Movie (The Dark Knight Rises 2012) and now a Michael Keaton Batman movie. The guys will rank each Batman, Bruce Wayne, Catwoman, and Batman Jawline. They'll also decide if Batman Returns belongs in the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or if it will end up like the penguin: in the bottom of a sew...

In 2012, Christopher Nolan wrapped up his 3-part Batman Trilogy with The Dark Knight Rises. Does this movie has what it takes to make the leap into the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Or will it be crippled by fear, and stuck in a pit for the rest of its life?

This week on the Action Movie Hall of Fame, Matt and Dereck go to the theatre to see The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, and many more. They'll compare this Bat to the other Bat-men. Where does this movie rank among the best Bat movies? Where does Pattinson rank as Batman? And most importantly, where does Pattinson's jawline rank?...

In 2012, an under-appreciated action movie came out. It also lost a bunch of money at the box office.  Do Karl Urban and his chin have what it takes to make it to the top of action movie success and make it into the hall of fame, or will they find themselves landing face first in the attrium?

20 years ago, we got Spider-Man, 10 years ago, we got The Amazing Spider-Man, and 5 years ago, we got Spider-Man: Homecoming. This week Matt and Dereck wrap up the tangled web of reviews with Homecoming. How does it compare to the other Spider-Man movies? Where does it rank? Who was the best Spidey? And will Tom Holland and crew be nimble enough to climb into the Action Movie Hall of Fame?

We're taking a look at the first installments of the recent live-action Spider Man movies. This time, we crawling over to the 2012 version starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. Is this movie, Peter Parker makes his own web-slinging devices, stiches his own costume, but can he build the case for this movie climbing into the Action Movie Hall of Fame?

Once again, Matt and Dereck swing into 2002 - this time - they review Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. It's a pivotal comic book movie and a huge box-office hit. But can it weave a case for why it should be in the Action Movie Hall of Fame?

It's the 20 year anniversary of The Transporter and no one cares except for the Action Movie Hall of Fame. The movie is Jason Statham's foray into action movie stardom. But does this movie have the gas to get into the Action Movie Hall of Fame? 

This week Matt and Dereck review 2002's Minority Report. Will the Spielberg/Cruise collab make it into the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Is the movie already pre-determined to be in the Hall of Fame? Or is this movie's future not as clear as it appears? 

Matt and Dereck return for season 2 of the Action Movie Hall of Fame. The first movie of the year is 2012's Skyfall. The guys kept Casino Royale out of the Action Movie Hall of Fame last time around. Does Skyfall have what it takes to get into the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Or will it get eaten by bigger rats...uh...metaphorically speaking. 

Matt and Dereck are back for part 2 of the Action Movie Hall of Fame Year in Review: part 2. Best Deaths, Best Scenes, Best Fights, Best Performances, and Best movie. 

Who doesn't like lists?  Who doesn't like top 5s? Luckily, we have both. Matt and Dereck revisit the films they watched in the inaugural season of the Action Movie Hall of Fame. In part one, they'll look at their top 5 decisions they're second guessing, the top 5 Boromir moments, the top 5 biggest surprises, the top 5 worst movies, and the top 5 best explosions. Plus there will...

We mark the end of the year by wrapping up one year's worth of shows, and putting a bow on our review of the Matrix series with 2021's The Matrix: Resurrections. Will the fourth Matrix movie be stuck in our minds and worthy of our Hall of Fame in 5 years, or will the whole thing become a distant memory? 

We wrap up our review of the Matrix Trilogy with 2003's The Matrix Revolutions. The 1999 original made it into the HOF where Reloaded fell short. Will the battle at Zion, and the final fight between Neo and Agent Smith be enough to take this film franchise back to the Hall? Or will Matt and Dereck form an unlikely pact to work together to bring it down?

Our Matrix Marathon continues with 2003's The Matrix: Reloaded. Last episode, 1999's original was inducted into the Hall. Will the franchise be able to make it two in a row? Why doesn't Zion have any vegetables or trees?

Our gift to all you action fans this holiday season is a review of all 3 Matrix movies, leading up to the release of Matrix: Resurrections - which Matt and Dereck will review for the final episode of the year, complete with their parking lot recording following the movie. But does 1999's Matrix hold up after all these years? And can it find it's way back to reality, and into the hall of...

On Christmas Eve 2020, the Action Movie Hall of Fame released it's first episode - reviewing the 1988 Action AND holiday classic, Die Hard. With the holiday season upon us, Matt and Dereck have a gift for you as they revisit another classic action/holiday movie and sequel, Die Hard 2: Die Harder. Will DH2 make it to the paradise of the AMHOF, or will it crash and burn on takeoff?

In 2011,  the small UK-made Monster Horror Action movie Attack the Block won over movie critics, but does it have what it takes to win over our critics and make it into the Action Movie Hall of Fame?

In 2001, a movie out of France would change the cinema landscape by blending an 18th century period drama, with werewolves, kung-fu, music montages, awful CGI, and a penchant for Mortal Combat. The result is Brotherhood of the Wolf. Can this truly unique and strange action, horror, period piece break into the AHHOF, or will Dereck and Matt put the movie out of it's misery before it can do any...

This week the Ben Affleck vehicle The Accountant gets a review. Does this thriller have enough action to break it's way into the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Matt and Dereck will crunch the numbers to find out.