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This week, Matt and Dereck wanted to let Jason Statham off the hook after the disappointment of The Meg 2: The Trench, and watch 2024's The Beekeeper, now available to rent.  Is this franchise going to be the one to really stick with audiences? Will Statham and Director David Ayer find the sweet-spot on this movie that's getting more buzz than you'd think for a early year release. The guys will give general thoughts, dive into spoilers, and decide if this will be up for a potential Hall of Fame review in 5 years. 

This week, Matt and Dereck Edge of Tomorrow, a sequel very loosely based on 1991's Groundhog Day. Of course, that's a lie. But it's hard to convince people about the truth, especially when it hasn't happened yet, in this Tom Cruise/Emily Blunt 2014 vehicle. This film didn't do as well as it should have at the box office, but has gained cult-like status in the following years. Does Edge of Tomorrow have what it takes to live on in perpetuity in the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Or will this movie finally get terminated, with no chance of running it back?

In 2004, Tom Cruise went out of his way to play a character he's never played before, with an actor we were only just getting familiar with, in Michael Mann's Collateral.  This moody thriller features Tom Cruise as a hitman who takes cab driver, Jamie Foxx, hostage during his night-long killing spree. But how does this movie hold up 20 years later? Does era-specific music, like say, Audioslave completely ruin a movie like this? This week, Matt and Dereck will decide if Collateral has what it takes to see things through, and make it into the action movie hall of fame. Or is it's destiny to be left to die on a subway, where no one even notices?

It's been 30 years since The River Wild was released and everyone forgot about it: until now. This week, Matt and Dereck review this white-water-rafting-romp of a film. We know Meryl Streep has the goods as an actor. But how does Streep do as an action star? But does this thrilling thriller have enough action to cruise into the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Or will this movie be left up the creek without a paddle?

The Action Movie Hall of Fame is officially back for its 4th season. This episode, (starting at the 7m30s mark) Matt and Dereck have an on-air production meeting, about what movies should be part of their Summer Blockbuster series. Then, it's on to reviewing The Bourne Supremacy (25:18) on it's 20th anniversary. How does this sequel compare to the original Bourne movie? And does Matt Damon and crew be able to piece together a story that is worthy of an Action Movie Hall of Fame induction? Or is this whole movie just one big misunderstanding? 

For the final episode of Season 3 of the Action Movie Hall of Fame, Matt and Dereck review David Fincher's 2023 Netflix-heavy release, The Killer. How exciting is it for Fincher to be making an action movie? Where does this rank among his other movies? And what in the hell is this movie about? The guys will discuss the movie generally before getting into spoilers, and discussing it's future chances of making it into the AMHOF. 

On it's 25th anniversary, Matt and Dereck do a deep dive of Enemy of the State, and REALLY get up into the movie's personal privacy. How much did it cost to serval Will Smith's character? Why did Jason Lee have to ruin Will's life? Why is Gene Hackman's character keeping a low profile while driving an El Camino? Should Denzel be the lead in this movie? Find out the answers to these questions, plus: will Enemy of the State be able to covertly make its way into the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or will it is the movie's goose cooked? 

Denzel Washington is back, and does not disappoint, as the titular EQ, in The Equalizer 3. Matt and Dereck follow up last weeks review of EQ2 with EQ3. And while they are fans of the franchise, they felt the second installment could be a bit leaner. How does the Equalizer 3 do? Is this a franchise we want more of? And could this movie ever make it into the Action Movie Hall of Fame (when it's eligible in 5 years time)? 

Five years after it's release, and fresh on the heals of its sequel being released, Matt and Dereck tune in to the Equalizer 2. What is an equalizer? What is the equalizer? Denzel Washington plays the titular EQ, who is easily the world's most deadly Lyft driver. But will Denzel's performance be enough to elevate The EQ2 into the Action Movie Hall of Fame? 

In 1993, Clint Eastwood, Wolfgang Petersen, John Malkovich, and Rene Russo teamed up to make a movie that is a no-doubt entry into the Phone-Call Movie Hall of Fame. On it's 30th Anniversary, Matt and Dereck will put it through the ringer with a deep dive and decide if it belongs in the *Action* Movie Hall of Fame. Does this excellent movie, with amazing performances have the ingredients to dial-up an entry into the AMHOF? Or will Clint and Co be left hanging by the telephone? 

In 1993, the perfect action movie was released: The Fugitive. Also, Cliffhanger. On it's 30th anniversary, Matt and Dereck traverse a mountain to reassess this Sly Stallone action classic. Featuring some truly breathtaking scenes of mountains, and one of the most dysfunctional group of bad guys you'll ever encounter in a movie, does this movie have what it take to climb to the summit of the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Or will it be mindlessly left for dead,  tossed onto a batch of readily available stalactites? 

This week, Matt and Dereck review Mandy on it's 5th anniversary, for the final movie in their Halloween Horror Action Movie Bash. The vibes are off the charts in this movie by director Panos Cosmatos. From the other-worldly visuals, and moody/soul-crushing music, to the wild performance from Nick Cage, Mandy has a lot going for it. But how does it rank as an all-time action movie? Will Mandy be able to fashion its own weapon on a path of destruction towards the Action Movie Hall of Fame? Or will it end up as the victim of crazy evil?