Category: Movie Reviews T-U

Trancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994)

Posted on July 23, 2022September 16, 2026 by garethmyles

Following the vastly stronger third outing Trancers 4 Jack of Swords is merely a little more watchable than the second outing.

Trancers III: Deth Lives (1992)

Posted on July 16, 2022September 16, 2026 by garethmyles

For the second entry to suck it comes as a pleasant surprise that this follow-up manages to kick some Squid butt!

Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth (1991)

Posted on July 9, 2022September 16, 2026 by garethmyles

At first glance Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth looks to be an awesome sequel to a perfect low budget sci-fi hit. Is it?

The Specialist (1994)

Posted on July 5, 2022September 14, 2026 by garethmyles

Really this should have had a budget of around £10 million and starred a combination of the video stars of the time. The bigger glosser look doesn’t help the film or dissuade from the lack of substance.

Trancers: City of Lost Angels (1988)

Posted on July 2, 2022September 16, 2026 by garethmyles

This is a fun follow-up to the original and a treat for fans. Cheap, silly, funny and inventive.

Trancers (1984)

Posted on June 25, 2022September 16, 2026 by garethmyles

Trancers is the granddaddy of direct-to-video and a mostly successful opening to the franchise.

The Contractor (2022)

Posted on June 7, 2022July 1, 2026 by garethmyles

The Contractor will engage you for the runtime, you will walk away fulfilled. In years to come you will struggle to remember if you have seen it.

The Big Racket (1976)

Posted on May 28, 2022June 19, 2026 by garethmyles

A racketeering group is operating in a village in Italy. Intimidating local business owners and subjecting resistors to barbaric violence in The Big Racket (1976)

The Desperate Hour (2021)

Posted on May 21, 2022July 1, 2026 by garethmyles

The Desperate Hour is a tension focused thriller centring on Naomi Watts plodding through the woods attempting to locate her son during a hostile event at nearby school.

The Heroin Busters (1977)

Posted on April 30, 2022July 1, 2026 by garethmyles

The Heroin Buster (1977) has been painstakingly remastered and celebrated almost 50 years after it slipped out. Here is my review of this slice of poliziotteschi.