The Action Addicts

Welcome back to another "A Conversation With" style episode! This time we are talking with the amazing co-leads of The Art School Drop Outs! Independent film makers that carved out a space for themselves using the power of YouTube as well as being a part of the larger film and entertainment industry. Joey Min and Stephanie Pham give us the breakdown of what it takes to keep up this guerrilla appro...

Welcome back to the podcast Wendi Freeman to discuss the 2015 reboot of The Man From UNCLE TV show. Starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander Elizabeth Debicki and Hugh Grant. Directed by Guy Ritchie, this sadly was not the smash hit that all involved were likely hoping it would be. It is however a fun throwback to the spy movies of yesteryear with a lot of fun action scenes dispersed t...

Today marks our first full journey into the land of Scott Adkins films! What better place to start than with his passion project, born from his childhood when he read the titular comic that this move is adapted from. Starring a veritable who's who of martial art greats this film really felt like a turning point in Scott's career that he was so close to having in 2012 but sadly didn't happen. So he...

Today we are joined once again by Action 4 Everyone and Adkins Undisputed host Mike Scott. Mike returns to the show to help us continue our journey into the world of Indian cinema, specifically todays topic which is 2022's Vikram. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. Starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil. How does this compare to our previous episodes on RRR and Master? You'll have to...

Today we are joined by Bede Jermyn the host of several podcasts that are mostly all found under the umbrella of The Super Network, which some of you will recognise from previous episodes that featured Super Marcey as my co host. I also joined them both for an episode of the Afterdark podcast to talk Striptease!  Today however we are talking about the 2010 Sylvester Stallone film The Expendabl...

Welcome to a very special episode of the show. Today I am proud and privileged to be joined by Marshall Teague on the show to talk about his career and his life. We talk about Roadhouse, US Seals 2, Walker Texas Ranger, Special Forces and Babylon 5. Plus a host of random stuff in between, honestly this conversation could easily have gone on for hours. There is so much more I could have asked about...

Today I am joined once again by Schlock and Awe host Lindsay Wilkins to discuss the 2008 film The Forbidden Kingdom. The film that marked union of two martial art legends, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Lindsay had never seen this film so I was very much looking forward to this discussion.  Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Schlock&Awe Twitter: @schlockandawe1 Hosted on Acast...

Today we are joined by tactical action specialist Chris Berreras to discuss the Vin Diesil 2017 hit XXX: Return of Xander Cage. Naturally being an expert in real world military combat he is a big fan of the over the top XXX franchise in general... or not ;) Chris's Twitter: @Gingerdome81 Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Today, we are talking about the 1996 John Woo directed underrated action gem that is Broken Arrow. Starring John Travolta and Christian Slater, you'd think more people would talk about it! Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year everyone!  Today we are joined by returning guest Patrick Bartlett to discuss the Christmas smash that is Violent Night! It's got violence, gory kills, Santa Claus, norse mythology, Die Hard/Home Alone references and a lesson about the true meaning of the festive season. It's the perfect Christmas movie fit for all the family!  Patricks Twitter: @alleywaykrew Action Addict...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Please welcome the host and creator of the Film Feast Podcast, Matt Bledsoe!  Today we are going to talk about the 1988 summer blockbuster action film Die Hard. Better known today as a Christmas classic! Posted on my Boxing Day to yours! Also apologies in advance but I had to record some very quick intros on my phone due to forgetting I wouldn't have my mic...

Today we welcome Matt Essary back to the show. Writer/sometimes editor/podcaster/film critic and good friend, to talk about the 2016 low budget action film Showdown in Manilla. It's certainly a conversation! You want to listen to this one. Matt's Twitter: @wheelscritic Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey guys please welcome to the show Kevin of the Jury Room podcast! He's here to discuss the 2020 Netflix film Extraction starring Chris Hemsworth and directed by Sam Hargrave. Jury Room Twitter: @juryroompodcastAction Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is not an episode I'd ever thought I'd have to make. Joining me today we have my good friend DeeBeeGeek to discuss the life and impact of actor and martial artist Jason David Frank. Best known for portraying the role of Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers franchise, starting off as the Green Ranger in the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in 1993 he then went on to become the White Ranger,...

Today we welcome Vyce Victus to the show to discuss the 1987 Sammo Hung classic Eastern Condors. Vyce's Twitter: @vycevictus Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us this episode is film maker and podcast host Liam O'Donnell to talk about the 2011 smash hit The Raid. We also delve into filmmaking itself and our thoughts on the MCU of all things. Liam's Twitter: @LiamODin Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we welcome Lindsay on to the show to talk about the 1980 Sammo Hung classic that is Encounters of the Spooky Kind.  Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I am going to talk about my thoughts on the African action-horror hybrid Saloum. Available to watch on the Shudder service. It's just me for this one folks and it's possibly the shortest episode we've ever done. This is good because most of the other Spooky Action Cinema episodes are on the longer side.  Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Please welcome Patrick Bartlett to the show to kick off Spooky Action Cinema! A month-long event where all the action films we cover will have some kind of horror connection. Today's episode talks about John Carpenter and his 1986 feature Big Trouble in Little China.  Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please welcome Robb back to the show to talk about the Don "The Dragon" Wilson movie Bloodfist. Released in 1989 with a bang and the beginning of a franchise and a long standing career in movies for Don this DTV feature has a lot more to offer than you might think just from the "back of the box"  Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts You Could Have Been A Bloodfist Movie: http...

Please welcome back to the show Andy Gorham and say hello to Patrick Bartlett. They are both here to talk about the 2017 Power Rangers movie by Lionsgate which was directed by Dean Israelite. This is the first episode to attempt to have more than one guest talking at once and it was a mixed affair. It works for the most part but one thing I forgot to say in the episode is that they were muted when...

Here we go folks. Back at you to talk about the Netflix hit Day Shift, starring Jamie Foxx, David Franco and Snoop Dogg. We are joined today by MacDaAllStar from The Cinema Drunkies podcast. Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode covers No Retreat No Surrender 2 Raging Thunder (1989) and No Retreat No Surrender 3 Blood Brothers (1990) with very special guest Loren Avedon. Who you might also know as the star of said films! Loren is a very open and genuine guy and he was such a delight to talk with that we also got a lot of talk in for The King of the Kickboxers. Plus we are also joined by mutual friend of ours...

Here we have Robb back once again to talk about 1985's No Retreat No Surrender. An early JCVD film that also stars the ghost of Bruce Lee but who's main character is actually played by Kurt McKinney. Yup this one is a bit of a mess!  Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode is all about the Indian blockbuster RRR. Joined once again by Matt Essary A.K.A. WheelsCritic with his vast wealth of knowledge as we both share our love for this film.  Action Addicts Links: https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Matt's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WheelsCritic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.