Movies directed by Robert Rodriguez

Desperado (1995)

103 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

"Desperado" is the 1995, bigger budget follow up to Robert Rodriguez's earlier movie "El Mariachi". I say bigger budget, as with just $7,000,000 dollars in the coffers it was significantly more than the shoe string budget Rod...

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

108 mins     Action , Crime, Horror      

Salma Hayek as a stripper, doing an incredibly sexy dance is one of my many memories from the first time I watched "From Dusk Till Dawn" and whilst I have watched it many times since and it features many other memorable scene...

The Faculty (1998)

104 mins     Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi      

If I told you that the screenplay for "The Faculty" was written by Kevin Williamson you might know what to expect as Kevin Williamson wrote the screenplays for "Scream" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer". But whilst "The F...

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

102 mins     Action , Thriller      

In a way "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" is the perfect example of what is wrong with modern cinema. Here we have a movie which looks good, has stylish action, comedy infused violence and star power but the actual story, well it...

Planet Terror (2007)

105 mins     Action , Horror      

When was the last time you heard someone say they missed the day of Grindhouse cinema where there was outrageous action, poor image quality, chunks of story missing, excessive blood splattering and poor dialogue. Nope I have ...

Machete (2010)

105 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

What is Grindhouse? I have my definition of grindhouse which might be similar to others but then what makes a grindhouse movie a grindhouse movie and not just an over the top action movie. I actually don't know especially aft...

Machete Kills (2013)

107 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

"Machete Kills" is a movie which quickly shows its true colours as what ever this movie is meant to be becomes a series of set pieces as we watch people die in a series of increasingly bloody ways from heads being chopped off...