10 action movie actors whose careers were derailed by one terrible role Action movie careers exist in a precarious balance of charisma, physicality, and box office magic. Audiences develop intense loyalty to their favorite heroes, flocking to theaters to watch them deliver bone-crushing thrills, outsmart cunning villains, and save the world with spectacular flair. These […]

In 1964, John Frankenheimer’s American-French production The Train first hit cinemas and was nominated for the Best Screenplay Oscar. The World War 2 movie was set in August 1944 and followed French Resistance fighter Paul Labiche, played by Burt Lancaster, taking on Paul Scofield’s German Colonel Franz von Waldheim. The Nazi officer’s mission was to […]

Summary Collider’s Steve Weintraub speaks with Bob Odenkirk, Ben Wheatley, and Derek Kolstad for Normal at TIFF 2025. Odenkirk cements himself as an action star in a violent, noir-tinged tale small-town sheriff who uncovers a mystery after a bank robbery. In this interview, they discuss noir influences, crafted kill sequences, vulnerability in action, the editing […]

Everyone can name a few so-bad-it’s-good movies where, despite knowing how cringeworthy it is, it still manages to hook you in to keep watching everything unfold. They are undeniably guilty pleasure movies that didn’t do well among critics or were never meant to be Oscar-worthy. Movies like Sharknado, Cats, Morbius, or Batman & Robin have […]

The John Wick franchise is a top choice for me when exploring the action thriller genre. Starring Keanu Reeves in the titular role, the franchise launched in 2014. After multiple successful sequels, the creators expanded the John Wick universe with spin-offs, such as The Continental (a prequel series) and Ballerina (movie). The original John Wick […]

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, directed by Dwight H. Little, is currently taking the Netflix charts by storm but not everyone is backing the 2004 film. Netflix fans all said the same thing(Image: Netflix) Netflix fans have slammed a ‘horrifying’ action-adventure film that has appeared on the streaming platform, despite it earning a […]

Action remains one of Netflix’s best genres. In September, we’re highlighting several action movies, ranging from classics to recent hits. One of our picks is Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino’s WWII epic about a group of soldiers who set out to kill Nazis. vxz The second movie comes from the Fast & Furious franchise. It also […]

2025 has delivered a few action sequels, e.g. The Accountant 2, but they haven’t quite lived up to their predecessors. To be fair, it’s rare that a sequel lives up to or surpasses its predecessor, regardless of genre. But the following four action films, they managed to not just live up to what came before […]

(Credit: Lionsgate) Fri 12 September 2025 20:15, UK As preposterous as it may sound to a modern audience, Keanu Reeves’ bona fides as an action star were once questioned by Hollywood. In 1994, on the eve of the release of Speed, a profile in Entertainment Weekly went to great lengths to point out how unlikely […]

THE SHADOW’S EDGE Jackie Chan x Leung Ka-fai Tony | 3 Oct in UK Cinemas – YouTube Watch On Jackie Chan is reuniting with another legendary Hong Kong actor, Tony Leung Ka-fai, in the new action thriller The Shadow’s Edge. As the film dominates the Chinese box office and heads for a UK release next […]