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The Expendables 3

By Jack Rico

2014/08/15 at 9:42pm

The Expendables 3 (Movie Review)

08.15.2014 | By Jack Rico |

*Updated December 2025

The Expendables 3 is a good old-fashioned action film that delivers some fun, but its welcome is quickly waning. It is time to refresh and reboot. Directed by Patrick Hughes, the film follows Sylvester Stallone and his veteran troops as they are given the ax for younger blood. However, when the new recruits cannot come through, the vets return to help defeat the madness of a villain played by Mel Gibson. Read More

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ray Owens in The Last Stand. Photo: Merrick Morton / Lionsgate via Rotten Tomatoes/Fandango.

By Jack Rico

2013/01/18 at 12:00am

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The Last Stand (Movie Review)

01.18.2013 | By Jack Rico |

*Updated December 2025

The Last Stand is exactly what action movies from the 1980s felt like: fun escapism that puts a smile on your face. So far, this is the most fun movie from the first few weeks of January. From the looks of it, only Sly Stallone’s Bullet to the Head might equal it in entertainment value anytime soon. Read More