David Morse, Robert Mitchum and Peter Strauss in "The Brotherhood of the Rose"
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Cult Faction Podcast Ep. 103: Spacehunter - Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Spacehunter – Adventures in the Forbidden Zone is this week’s spotlight subject! Produced by Ivan Reitman and directed by Lamont Johnson this 1983 American-Canadian Space Western stars Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Michael Ironside, Andrea Marcovicci, Hrant Alianak, and Deborah Pratt. All that plus your usual banter from three men who should know…
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Young Joe, The Forgotten Kennedy - ABC - September 18, 1977
Drama / Biography
Running Time: 100 minutes
Stars:
Peter Strauss as Joe Kennedy Jr.
Barbara Parkins as Vanessa Hunt
Stephen Elliott as Joe Kennedy
Darleen Carr as Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy
Simon Oakland as Delaney
Asher Brauner as Mike Krasna
Lance Kerwin as Joe Jr. (age 14)
Peter Fox as Simpson
Steve Kanaly as Ray Pierce
Robert Englund as Willy
Gloria Stroock as Rose Kennedy
Tara Talboy as Elinor
Ben Fuhrman as Hank Riggs
James Sikking as Commander Devril
Ken Swofford as Greenway
Sam Chew Jr. as Jack Kennedy
Patrick Labyorteaux as Teddy Kennedy
Shane Kerwin as Bobby Kennedy
Margie Zech as Jean Kennedy
Kirsten Larkin as Rosemary Kennedy
Rosanne Covy as Eunice Kennedy
Deirdre Berthrong as Pat Kennedy
Lawrence Driscoll as Anderson
Michael Irving as Billy Harrington
Gardner Hayes as English Major
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XXX: State of the Union (2005)
Say what you will about XXX; it’s a supremely idiotic attempt to make James so hip for the kids. With its forced moments of skateboarding, motorcycle riding, parachuting and cliff diving, it did manage to stand out, however. That’s more that can be said about the sequel, XXX: State of the Union. You can’t even have fun ridiculing this follow-up because you’ll be too bored.
Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) barely escapes a coordinated attack that destroys the NSA bunker from which the XXX program is run. After he receives news that Xander Cage (not actually appearing in this movie) has been killed in Bora Bora, he searches for someone even more extreme. Enter Lieutenant Darius Stone (Ice Cube), a former U.S. Navy SEAL imprisoned for breaking the jaw of General George Deckert (Willem Dafoe), now the Secretary of Defense.
From the casting alone, you already know who the villain is and I'll give you a hint, it isn't Peter Strauss as the President of the United States. Unfortunately, the film takes itself dead serious – or perhaps believes that everyone watching is too stupid to figure any of this out on their own - and it’s an eternity before the beans are spilled. Before then, we are subjugated to several pointless action scenes all so we can get to a ludicrous climax that’ll make your eyes spin right out of their sockets. Before you get too excited, keep in mind it takes energy to stay awake. XXX: State of the Union will drain you like a thirsty teen drains a bottle of Mountain Dew.
I suppose this is a “better” film than its predecessor, but by being “better”, it’s worse. Vin Diesel sliding down a stair railing on a serving platter was ridiculous but at least I remember it. The most memorable segments of this picture kinda just make you wince out of embarrassment. At one point, Darius Stone is driving in a fancy car, trying to catch up to a bullet train (impossible, but whatever). As he begins running out of road, he makes the vehicle fly onto the train tracks, which promptly shred the tires down to nothing and leaves the car to travel onward at full speed on its rims alone. It’s the kind of picture where people are captured but kept alive by the villains for ludicrous reasons and the evil schemes are so flimsy it’s a miracle they don’t get thwarted fifteen minutes in. Had the film been courteous enough to be that short, I might’ve given it a pass.
I didn’t wait very long to begin writing my review of XXX: State of the Union but that was already too much. This picture is like water being poured into your open hands. Coming up with enough words to explain why this movie sucks was a chore. (On DVD, July 28, 2018)
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