Extreme Limits Release Date: 2001 Genre: Action | Adventure Director(s): Jay Andrews (aka Jim Wynorski) Writer(s): Steve Latshaw (Curse of the Komodo, Militia) Starring: Treat Williams, Hannes Jaenicke, Gary Hudson, Julie St. Claire The last ten years of Treat Williams’ life has been an up and down affair. While he now comfortably sits in the [...]

Extreme Honor Release Date: 2001 Genre: Action Director(s): Steven Rush Writer(s): Steven Rush Starring: Dan Andersen, Michael Ironside, Oliver Gruner, Michael Madsen Producers realized long ago that to sell a direct-to-video film effectively, a star’s presence can be minimal. Look no further than MTI’s January release of Prize Fighter. The filmmakers only had Gary Busey [...]

Extreme Dating Release Date: 2005 Genre: Action | Romance | Comedy Director(s): Lorena David Writer(s): Jeff Schectman Starring: Devon Sawa, Amanda Detmer, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Andrew Keegan, Ian Virgo, Meat Loaf Extreme Dating is, if I’ve got my facts straight, the last movie in the Franchise Pictures library to get released. Over the years Andrew Stevens’ [...]

Escape from Cuba Release Date: 18 November 2003 (USA) Genre: Drama | Action Director(s): Tom Logan Writer(s): Robert C. Adamski Staring: Carlos Albert, Kerry Corcoran, Jackie Di Crystal Hector Santos, a married man with a daughter, is ecstatic to learn that his illegal opportunity to get out of Cuba has arrived. He’s less than thrilled [...]

Endz Release Date: 2006 Genre: Action Director(s): Curtis J. Schultz Writer(s): Curtis J. Schultz Staring: Kevon Kane, Wendy Elizabeth Abraham and Dee Beckford It makes me feel all warm inside to say that Endz is a pretty decent movie. That’s because, after watching offerings like Dominos and Two Guns in recent months, my faith in [...]

East New York Release Date: 5 December 2005 (USA) Genre: Action | Crime Director(s): Joseph Johnson Writer(s): Joseph Johnson & Dwayne “DC” Coles (Secret Indictment) Starring: Jonathan Campbell, Javier Corniell and Debbie Laruy If East New York did anything worthwhile for me, it was that it made me chuckle towards its beginning. It’s here that [...]

The Drop Release Date: 2006 Genre: Action | Adventure | Thriller Director(s): Kevin Lewis (Downward Angel, Malibu Spring Break) Writer(s): Kevin Lewis (The Method, Downward Angel) Starring: John Savage, Sean Young, Michael Bondies When I popped The Drop into my DVD player I expected mediocrity. Looking at the plot description, box art, cast, and crew [...]

Dope Game 2 Release Date: 28 October 2003 (USA) Genre: Action | Crime Director: Ed Quiroz & Jose Quiroz (both of Dope Game, Drug Lordz) Writer: Ed Quiroz & Jose Quiroz (both of Dope Game, Drug Lordz) Staring: David Dyno Rocha, Jose Rosete, David Petersen For the past five years, rap moguls Ed & Jose [...]

Dope Case Pending Release Date: 2000 Genre: Action Director(s): Patrick McKnight, Jeff Williams Writer(s): Patrick McKnight Starring: Coolio, Tony Dorian, Kid Frost Maverick Entertainment put out a film called Jail Party a few weeks back that, despite being billed as a spoof of urban films, only included one real scene that was remotely funny. An [...]

The Donor Release Date: 1995 Genre: Action | Thriller Director(s): Damian Lee (Abraxas, Jill the Ripper) Writer(s): Damian Lee (Street Law, Watchers) Starring: Jeff Wincott, Michelle Johnson, Falconer Abraham Whenever a filmmaker (or anyone in any profession for that matter) royally screws up a movie to the extent that Damian Lee did Agent Red, man’s [...]