VHS Revival: A Retro Movie Magazine

Category: Action

1989 80s Action Comedy Horror This Month In . . .

This Month In… July (1989)

Posted on November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Action Cult VHS Martial Arts

Miami Connection (1987)

Posted on June 24, 2025August 24, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Action Drama Martial Arts VHS Gold

The Best Around? John Avildsen Treads Familiar Territory in The Karate Kid Part III

Posted on April 15, 2025May 20, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1991 90s Action Bad Movies Cult VHS Sci-fi

Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe (1991)

Posted on February 25, 2025August 24, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Action Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi Slasher

Silent Rage (1982)

Posted on February 10, 2025July 16, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 80s Action Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi

Deep Space (1988)

Posted on January 18, 2025July 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1990 90s Action Cult VHS Sci-fi

Class of 1999 (1990)

Posted on February 10, 2024April 30, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1989 80s Action Comedy Thriller VHS Gold

Playing Dirty… It’s Just Been Revoked: The Fascinating Story of Lethal Weapon 2

Posted on February 1, 2024March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1993 90s Action Adventure Sci-fi VHS Gold

Dead or Alive, We’re Going With Three: Robocop 3 & the Death of Orion Pictures

Posted on August 28, 2023March 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1986 80s Action Adventure Cult VHS Sci-fi

Eliminators (1986)

Posted on July 2, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1988 80s Action Comedy VHS Gold

Cops Are Cops All Over the World: Walter Hill’s Red Heat

Posted on June 21, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1988 80s Action Comedy Cult VHS Horror

Dead Heat (1988)

Posted on June 13, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Action Cult VHS Exploitation Thriller

Savage Streets (1984)

Posted on June 1, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1984 80s Action Sci-fi Thriller VHS Gold

Ghosts in the Machine: Runaway & the Digital Revolution

Posted on April 4, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1985 80s Action Cult VHS Martial Arts

American Ninja (1985)

Posted on March 25, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Action Adventure Drama Martial Arts VHS Gold

Land of the Rising Son: Mr Miyagi & The Karate Kid

Posted on June 22, 2022March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Only in a Re-Run: How The Running Man’s Cartoon Dystopia Continues to Grow in Relevance

Posted on June 20, 2022March 10, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1967 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

You Only Live Twice: 007 Succumbs to Style Over Substance

Posted on May 29, 2022March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

1994 90s Action Crime Drama Thriller VHS Gold

For Mathilda: The Problematic Pleasures of Leon: The Professional

Posted on March 22, 2022March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1965 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Days of Thunder: James Bond Takes on Nuclear Terrorists in Thunderball

Posted on February 15, 2022March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

1990 90s Action Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Hot in the City: Predator 2 is a Sequel Worth Revisiting

Posted on December 2, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1990 90s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

The Future of Law Enforcement? How Robocop 2 Dented a Budding Franchise

Posted on September 14, 2021May 8, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1985 80s Action Cult VHS Horror Martial Arts

Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

Posted on July 19, 2021October 5, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1987 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Time to Bleed: Arnie Meets His Match in John McTiernan’s Predator

Posted on June 29, 2021October 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1982 80s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Leave Those Kids Alone: Cannon’s Death Wish II

Posted on May 20, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1997 90s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Cop Land & the Search For Stallone

Posted on March 31, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1993 90s Action Crime Gangster VHS Gold

You’re So Cool: True Romance; A Pop Culture Fairy Tale

Posted on February 19, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1993 90s Action Thriller Uncategorized VHS Gold

Stallone, Stuntmen, & Stalactites. Revisiting Cliffhanger, ‘The Height of Adventure.’

Posted on January 26, 2021March 1, 2025 by markanthonyayling0

1981 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

The Future is Here: Mad Max 2; The Road Warrior

Posted on January 11, 2021March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1964 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

James Bond Goes Blockbuster in ‘Goldfinger’

Posted on January 6, 2021March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

1987 80s Action VHS Gold Western

Empty Shells & Dead Ends: Extreme Prejudice and the Post-Frontier Western

Posted on January 3, 2021March 1, 2025 by Rob Kotecki0

1991 90s Action Comedy VHS Gold

‘What’s this I Hear About Satan Claus?’ A Yuletide Retrospective of The Last Boy Scout.

Posted on December 21, 2020March 1, 2025 by markanthonyayling0

1995 90s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Goldeneye: The Resurrection of an Icon

Posted on December 10, 2020March 1, 2025 by palewriter22

1987 80s Action Comedy Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Too Old For this Shit? The Cynical Joys of a Lethal Weapon Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1963 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Fighting the Cold War 007-Style: From Russia with Love

Posted on December 1, 2020March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell2

1989 80s Action Cult VHS

Danger USA aka Mind Trap (1989)

Posted on November 30, 2020March 1, 2025 by chris chaka2

1988 80s Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

Fights of Fancy: Bloodsport & the Legend of Frank Dux

Posted on November 27, 2020March 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1962 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Opening the 007 Movie Casefile: Dr. No

Posted on November 6, 2020March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

1989 80s Action Comedy VHS Gold

A 24-Inch Dookie: No Holds Barred

Posted on September 17, 2020March 5, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1985 80s Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

The Weight of Gold: The Jewel of the Nile’s Toxic Production

Posted on September 14, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1984 80s Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

The Best Time You’ve Ever Had: Romancing the Stone’s Cynical Brilliance

Posted on August 25, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief9

1986 80s Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy VHS Gold

White Saviours, Yellow Perils & Green Eyes: John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China

Posted on August 21, 2020March 1, 2025 by markanthonyayling2

1986 80s Action Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Who, Where & What? The Mysterious Allure of The Wraith

Posted on August 18, 2020April 7, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1996 90s Action Comedy Cult VHS

The Substitute (1996)

Posted on August 4, 2020April 19, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s 90s Action Features Martial Arts

Andrew Davis: The Action Star Sensei

Posted on July 20, 2020March 3, 2025 by Rob Kotecki1

1985 80s Action VHS Gold

Letting Off Steam: Gung-Ho Tactics & Sexual Tension in Commando

Posted on July 13, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 80s Action Crime VHS Gold

You’re Out of Bullets: Dirty Harry Calls it a Day with The Dead Pool

Posted on July 7, 2020March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

1993 90s Action Drama Thriller VHS Gold

Star Spangled Rage: Race, Riots & Social Inequality in Joel Schumacher’s Falling Down

Posted on June 23, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1994 90s Action Adventure Cult VHS Martial Arts Sci-fi

Timecop (1994)

Posted on June 19, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 80s Action Crime VHS Gold

You’re an Endangered Species, Callahan: Dirty Harry Returns in Sudden Impact

Posted on June 9, 2020March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

90s Action Comedy VHS Gold

This Ain’t No Game: Super Mario Bros: The Movie

Posted on May 29, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

Van Damme to Brucesploitation: No Retreat No Surrender

Posted on May 19, 2020October 5, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

90s Action Cult VHS Sci-fi Superhero

Dollman (1991)

Posted on May 2, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

90s Action Comedy VHS Gold

Don’t Quit Like Me Either: The Hard Way Delivers Heartfelt Hollywood Justice

Posted on April 30, 2020March 8, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1976 70s Action Crime VHS Gold

Don’t Concern Yourself, Inspector: Dirty Harry Returns as The Enforcer

Posted on April 27, 2020March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell2

1989 90s Action Thriller VHS Gold

Feeling Lucky, Hunk? Blue Steel and the Rise of the Action Heroine

Posted on April 7, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1973 70s Action Crime VHS Gold

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Vigilante Justice and Magnum Force

Posted on March 25, 2020March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell3

60s 70s 80s 90s Action Features

Dead or Alive, You’re Coming With Me: VHS Revival’s Blockbuster Action Quiz

Posted on March 19, 2020March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1971 70s Action Crime VHS Gold

Every Dirty Job That Comes Along: Dirty Harry

Posted on February 29, 2020March 2, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

1991 90s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Man and his Machine: Terminator 2 is the Blockbuster Sequel that Defined a Generation

Posted on February 26, 2020November 27, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

2002 Action Thriller VHS Gold

Collateral & the Billion-Footed Beast

Posted on February 14, 2020March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

80s Action Adventure Fantasy VHS Gold

Suffer No Guilt: The Long Road to Conan the Barbarian

Posted on February 6, 2020March 2, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

1987 80s Action Cannon Movies Drama VHS Gold

Over the Top & Out the Back Door: Stallone’s Brief Love Affair With Cannon Films

Posted on January 27, 2020March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1984 90s Action Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Rise of the Machine: James Cameron’s The Terminator

Posted on January 21, 2020May 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

70s 80s Action Features Sci-fi

The Long and Furious Road: A Mad Max Overview

Posted on January 13, 2020March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1987 80s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Just Give Me a Reason: Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Posted on January 2, 2020November 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 80s Action Adventure VHS Gold

Superman II: The Troubled Production Behind the Blockbuster Sequel

Posted on December 16, 2019March 2, 2025 by Richard Brownell1

1978 70s Action Adventure VHS Gold

Superman and the Birth of the Modern Superhero Movie

Posted on November 22, 2019March 2, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

1986 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Hear Them Scream: Aliens & the Rise of the Xenomorph

Posted on November 11, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 90s Action Drama VHS Gold Western

In It For the Munny: Unforgiven’s Long & Regretful Road

Posted on November 7, 2019March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 80s Action VHS Gold Western

How Walter Hill’s The Long Riders Saved the American Western

Posted on September 20, 2019March 2, 2025 by Richard Brownell1

1983 80s Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore Thriller

Never Say Never Again: Roger Moore Returns in Octopussy

Posted on September 5, 2019June 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1988 80s Action Adventure Cult VHS

Rambo III (1988)

Posted on July 25, 2019March 6, 2025 by chris chaka0

1993 90s Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

The Death and Life of the Last Action Hero

Posted on July 16, 2019March 2, 2025 by markanthonyayling0

1979 70s Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore Sci-fi Thriller VHS Gold

To Boldly Go Where No Bond Has Been Before: Moonraker’s Celestial Madness

Posted on June 25, 2019June 26, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1984 80s Action Comedy VHS Gold

Turning up the Heat: Beverly Hills Cop and & the Rise of the Black Action Star

Posted on May 20, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1976 70s Action Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Racial Equality & Blood Brotherhood: John Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13

Posted on April 23, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

80s Action Features

No Chance! Commando II: The Lost Screenplay

Posted on April 4, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1981 80s Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore Thriller VHS Gold

For Your Eyes Only: James Bond & The Darker Side of Moore

Posted on March 26, 2019March 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1999 90s Action Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Posted on March 19, 2019March 1, 2025 by chris chaka4

1998 90s Action Comedy Crime Thriller VHS Gold

The Art of Formula: Lethal Weapon 4’s Not-So-Guilty Pleasures

Posted on March 1, 2019May 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 90s Action Comedy Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Beyond Perfection: Lethal Weapon 3 & the Perils of Late Retirement

Posted on February 27, 2019May 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1986 80s Action Horror Thriller VHS Gold

One For the Road: The Hitcher & Horror’s Lost Highway

Posted on February 7, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1996 90s Action Comedy Crime Horror Thriller Vampire VHS Gold

A Good Day for a Dark Night: The Hyperbolic Pleasures of From Dusk Till Dawn

Posted on January 29, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Action Cult VHS

Deadly Prey (1987)

Posted on January 7, 2019March 1, 2025 by chris chaka0

1985 80s Action VHS Gold Western

Death Rode a Pale Horse: Pale Rider — A Western Retrospective

Posted on January 5, 2019March 3, 2025 by markanthonyayling1

1985 80s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Feeling Unlucky, Punk? Charles Bronson’s Death Wish 3

Posted on January 1, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Action Drama Thriller VHS Gold

A War You Won’t Believe: First Blood & the Commercial Warrior

Posted on November 16, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1998 90s Action Adventure Horror Superhero Vampire VHS Gold

Ice Skating Uphill: A Blade Retrospective

Posted on November 8, 2018March 3, 2025 by markanthonyayling0

1986 80s Action Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Bloodstained Nostalgia: Cobra’s Neon Seduction

Posted on November 5, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1990 90s Action Adventure Cult VHS Fantasy Sci-fi

Darkman (1990)

Posted on October 8, 2018March 1, 2025 by markanthonyayling0

1986 80s Action Drama Martial Arts VHS Gold

Great Expectations: The Karate Kid Part II & the Demise of the Underdog

Posted on September 17, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1990 90s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Reality, Identity and Satire in Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall

Posted on September 14, 2018March 3, 2025 by markanthonyayling0

1997 90s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

War In Perpetuity: Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers

Posted on August 11, 2018March 3, 2025 by markanthonyayling0

1973 70s Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

Dragon’s Ascension: Enter the Dragon

Posted on August 6, 2018March 3, 2025 by chris chaka0

80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

I’d Buy that for a Dollar: Robocop vs the American Dream

Posted on July 23, 2018July 17, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1981 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

A Rebel’s Lens: John Carpenter’s Escape From New York

Posted on July 11, 2018April 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1985 80s Action Drama Sports VHS Gold

Burning Hearts & Iron Curtains: Rocky IV & Cold War Propaganda

Posted on July 10, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 80s Action Crime Cult VHS Exploitation Thriller

The Exterminator (1980)

Posted on July 9, 2018March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1972 70s Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

Heart of the Dragon: Way of the Dragon

Posted on June 19, 2018March 3, 2025 by chris chaka0