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Middle-aged woman wallops Tom Cruise!
The menopausal romance "Something's Gotta Give" beats "The Last Samurai" at the box office. Do chick-flick fans dare hope that the tide of guns, honor and big-ass boats is ebbing?
By Rebecca Traister Dec 16, 2003
"So Close"
Luscious superstar Shu Qi and action expert Corey Yuen prove that Hong Kong movies can still deliver the goods Hollywood can't.
By Charles Taylor Sep 12, 2003
Last man standing
I finally got the kick-ass girl action movie I've been waiting for my whole life. Too bad it's a comic book -- and stars a guy.
By Sheerly Avni Jul 21, 2003
"X2"
This snazzy sequel to Bryan Singer's comic-book smash "X-Men" is sleek and sexy, filled with delicious characters and effects. Just don't compare it to the original.
By Stephanie Zacharek May 2, 2003
"A Man Apart"
Yes, Vin Diesel still rocks. But you wouldn't know it from this dreary, predictable sub-"Traffic" action flick.
By Jeff Stark Apr 4, 2003
"Tears of the Sun"
Can Bruce Willis save Africa from the Africans? Not in Antoine Fuqua's overwrought, blood-drenched fable of bogus Hollywood heroism, he can't.
By Stephanie Zacharek Mar 7, 2003
"Behind Enemy Lines"
Sometimes empty stylish flashiness can be fun, but then why bother using a great actor like Gene Hackman?
By Stephanie Zacharek Nov 30, 2001
"Evolution"
Hollywood cranks out an all-new monster -- a mutant amalgamation of other, better summer movies.
By Andrew O'Hehir Jun 8, 2001
"Pearl Harbor": Bombs away!
Today, May 25, 2001 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Hollywood. Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us.
By Stephanie Zacharek May 25, 2001
"A Knight's Tale"
Leave my rock 'n' roll out of your Ren Faire!
By Stephanie Zacharek May 11, 2001
"Gone in 60 Seconds"
Super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer on his genius: "I do it to entertain people." So where are all the car chases?
By David Lazarus Jan 9, 2001
"X-Men"
Why is this smart, handsome mutant movie so good? Director Bryan Singer says it's because he took the superhero story seriously.
By Charles Taylor Dec 20, 2000
"Proof of Life"
Russell Crowe, all ironclad irony and bedrock honesty, makes competence look sexy in this intriguing action movie.
By Michael Sragow Dec 8, 2000
"Vertical Limit"
The mountain-climbing actioner thinks it's a dizzy, precarious thrill ride. If you ask me, Herbie the Love Bug was just as exciting.
By Charles Taylor Dec 8, 2000
"Shanghai Noon"
In his best American movie, Jackie Chan finally meets his match.
By David Lazarus Dec 4, 2000
"M:I-2"
John Woo explains the extraordinary process behind his bone-crushing action shots -- but where the hell is Tom Cruise's wire?
By Bill Wyman Dec 1, 2000
"Men of Honor"
Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. remember a time when men were men, girls were cute and pencil-necked Poindexters stayed out of your damn face.
By Andrew O'Hehir Nov 10, 2000
"The Way of the Gun"
A new entrant in the scuzzbags - with - guns genre limps onto the screen in a disappointing directorial debut from the writer of "The Usual Suspects."
By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sep 8, 2000
"The Art of War"
A surprisingly enjoyable grade-B blockbuster, part Hong Kong action blowout and part philosophical potboiler.
By Andrew O'Hehir Aug 25, 2000
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, June 20, 2000
By Joyce Millman Jun 20, 2000
"M:I-2"
Director John Woo's pyrotechnics and the spark between Tom Cruise and Thandie Newton can't redeem a strangely impersonal actioner.
By Charles Taylor May 24, 2000
"U-571"
Damn the torpedoes! Damn the formulaic modern American action movie!
By Charles Taylor Apr 21, 2000
The unbearable lightness of Schwarzenegger
Film critics struggle to review "The End of Days" and still retain their indie cred. Plus: The AIDS crisis in Africa and one writer's desperate attempt to get a job at Maxim.
By Jenn Shreve Dec 6, 1999
"The World Is Not Enough"
God save James Bond.
By Charles Taylor Nov 19, 1999
Real Life Rock Top 10
By Greil Marcus Oct 4, 1999
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