There is a saying ‘let the train take the strain’ implying that train travel is laid back and comfortable and takes little effort. This is the case most of the time, except when you are a passenger on a Runaway Train ($16). Starring John Voight, Eric Roberts and Rebecca De Mornay and directed by Andrey Konchalovsky, this runaway train has 3 passengers; 2 escaped convicts and a female railway worker and no driver. This is a thrilling ride packed with action and drama and one that may have you making sure there is someone in front cab next time you intend getting on a train.
This post-apocalyptic thriller was a landmark movie of its time and over three decades later is still hugely watchable. Mel Gibson is Mad Max ($7), an Aussie lawman out to avenge the murders of his wife, child and partner in the barren wasteland that once was Australia. A gang of motorcyclists are responsible for the […]