The action genre is practically as old as cinema itself. While The Great Train Robbery (1903) is often cited as the first “official” action movie, it had its predecessors, including single-scenario films like Attack on a China Mission (1900) or rousing space adventures like Georges Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon (1902). Those laid the […]

John Parr: Restless Heart (The Running Man, 1987) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYe2ayJyyEU Oh boy, can someone get the Power Station on the phone? The Running Man seems like a odd candidate for a power ballad, but hey, it’s the 80s. God knows what John Parr was thinking — the romance between Ah-nuld and Maria Concita Alonzo is so […]

Jason Statham on the red carpetImage via PA Images/INSTARimages Despite a rather uneven run at the box office in recent years, Jason Statham has avoided the temptation of starring in streaming projects. The action genre, particularly the mid-budget action films that Statham is known for, have largely transitioned from theaters to streaming in recent years. In […]

Action movies are certainly among the most entertaining genres, spanning everything from spy thrillers to superhero films. Watching a superhero soar through the sky before crashing down on an enemy with immense force can be brutal yet thrilling, while intense hand-to-hand combat can be equally awe-inspiring. Now, one industry expert, Matthew Beloni, believes Hollywood has […]

If an action movie impresses when it comes to the action side of things, then what you’ve very likely got on your hands is a more than pretty good action movie. Not really all that hard to see why that might be the case. People fight, it’s exciting, and the stakes are probably fairly high, […]

You can throw cars, guns, planes, fists, rooftops, and explosions at the screen all day and still end up with something dead if the pressure is too vague, if the body language feels fake, or if the stakes exist only in dialogue. That’s most action films for you. And people talk about them like movement […]

Santa’s back to spread cheer and merriment with “Violent Night 2.” Just kidding. The sequel to 2022’s “Violent Night” will see David Harbour’s St. Nick fighting even more bad guys in a follow-up that, judging by the “Violent Night 2” trailer, will live up to its title even more so than the original. Director Tommy […]

Every decent action movie is thrilling, but not every action movie is a thriller. If ever there was a more pedantic splitting of hairs to make when it comes to genre categorization, I don’t know what it would be. But this is an online list written by someone with too much time to overthink movies […]

Bruce Willis‘ 1988 action movie (which also doubles as a Christmas movie, for when that season comes around) is one of his most beloved, and with good reason. Directed by John McTiernan and based on a novel by Roderick Thorp, the film follows NYPD detective John McClane (Willis), who becomes embroiled in a terrorist takeover […]

The appetite for a good martial arts movie is always there, and this year has already delivered two major hits in the form of Blades of the Guardians and The Furious. Now, a third martial arts movie has debuted on Netflix and has established itself among the streamer’s most-watched titles. It comes mere weeks after […]