An action movie does not necessarily need to be a cinematic masterpiece to entertain and enthrall viewers, and all these 1970s releases prove that pure spectacle can make for the group-watching ...

John McClane. The T-800. Captain America. These names have earned their place in the public imagination as some of the greatest action heroes of all time. When most people think of action stars, these ...

Action movies test their protagonists both physically and mentally, and there are just as many great action movies with female leads as there are with male leads. One of the long-standing perceptions ...

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...