Cop: James Woods Gives New Meaning to the Genre

James Woods Gets Dirty in the Genre-Defining 'Cop' (1988) Back in 1997, the adaptation of pulp crime writer James Ellrory’s novel L.A. Confidential hit the...

How ‘Chappie” Still Manages to Deliver Action with Intelligence

A look back at this under-appreciated, yet full-carnaged, sci-fi action thriller. OpenAI and its...

7 Reasons Arnold’s Total Recall is Still Great Action Sci-Fi

Arnold. Mars. Mindgames. Buttkicks. Let’s all agree to ignore the fact that Total Recall was remade in 2012 with Colin Farrell, and instead focus on...

Scott Adkins in Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear (2013)

How Scott Adkins singlehandedly keeps the Ninja genre alive and kicking! 10 years ago, there was a major attempt at revitalizing the Ninja movie subgenre....

The Rocketeer: The Fun Love Letter to Pulp Action That Failed

But we still ultimately love The Rocketeer (1991) and you should too! Though The Rocketeer is considered a cult classic these days, it was a...

Fast to the Future: Is ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ an Ultimate Action Sci-Fi?

Hobbs & Shaw is Pure Ultimate Action Movie... Sci-Fi? So Hobbs & Shaw (Excuse me... Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) came out this...

Barb Wire (1996): Pamela Anderson’s Wild, Silly and Sexy Ultimate Actioner

A film which still oozes with '90s Punk Rock Industrial Dystopia! Pamela Anderson tried to diversify her acting activities beyond Baywatch into the movie business,...

Denzel Washington Turns up the Heat in ‘The Equalizer 2’

Has there ever been a more ultimate force than Denzel Washington in a Antoine Fuqua actioner? One of the best collaborative partnerships in action movies...
John Wick 3 Review

UAMC Reviews: John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum #1

Apparently 'Parabellum' is Latin for overblown? 2014’S John Wick was a pleasant surprise. And ticked all the boxes for a successful action movie – brutal...

Broken Arrow: One of the Forgotten Action Gems of the 1990s

The 1990s was one of the best periods for action movies, but some have been remembered for longer than others. At the...