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Welcome to the film-related musings, complaints, and comments of Zack Clopton, an amateur film-critic, scholar, and screenwriter. Featured here are Director's Report Cards, essays, and other reviews. Enjoy!

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

CHUCK'S ROUNDHOUSE: Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger (1993)

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Chuck Norris ending up on a TV show was probably inevitable. As the eighties changed into the nineties, the action genre was undergoing some...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

CHUCK'S ROUNDHOUSE: Sidekicks (1992)

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When “The Karate Kid” was released in 1984, it gave lame white people all over the world an excuse to embrace martial arts . John G. Avildse...
Monday, April 20, 2026

CHUCK'S ROUNDHOUSE: The Hitman (1991)

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Watching your way through a movie star's entire career allows you to see how their style and screen persona evolved. There's always ...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

CHUCK'S ROUNDHOUSE: Delta Force 2: The Columbian Connection (1990)

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At the peak of Cannon's popularity in the middle eighties, Golan and Globus would diversify their portfolios. They would purchase severa...
Saturday, April 18, 2026

CHUCK'S ROUNDHOUSE: Hero and the Terror (1988)

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While writing about “Silent Rage,” I pointed out how horror and action movies appeal to similar audiences, leading to inevitable crossovers ...
Friday, April 17, 2026

CHUCK'S ROUNDHOUSE: Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)

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In retrospect, it is both rather odd and quite funny that “Rambo” launched an entire sub-genre of movies inspired by the M.I.A./P.O.W. cons...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

CHUCK'S ROUNDHOUSE: Firewalker (1986)

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The Cannon Group was always happy to chase trends and cash-in on fads. When disco , poppin' and lockin' , rapping , saucy Latin danc...
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