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Sordid Cinema Podcast #588 Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning is a Downright Fascinating B-Movie

July 13, 2021

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Review

When is a direct-to-video beat-’em-up also a brutally dark meditation on mortality, identity, and the cyclical nature of violence? When it’s John Hyams’ Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning! This hyperviolent action-horror-sci-fi hybrid divides us: is it a schlocky Z-grade knockoff or a compelling concoction all its own? The always-welcome JCVD and Dolph Lundgren are along for the ride as we hash it out.

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In this article:Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Hyams, Scott Adkins, Universal Soldier: Day of reckoning

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