http://dir.salon.com/topics/action_movies/?source=rss&aim=action_movies en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/01/_public_enemies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/01/_public_enemies/index.html?source=rss Johnny Depp may be the sexiest gangster ever in Michael Mann's stylish, brutal heist movie By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/12/pelham/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/12/pelham/index.html?source=rss John Travolta and Denzel Washington face off in this New York subway thriller. But will they hijack a classic? By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/05/land_lost/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/05/land_lost/index.html?source=rss Dinosaurs and Sleestaks -- oh yeah, and Will Ferrell -- roam the earth in this update of the trippy '70s TV show. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/21/terminator_salvation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/21/terminator_salvation/index.html?source=rss As resistance fighter John Connor, Christian Bale struggles to save mankind -- and this iconic sci-fi franchise By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/18/crank/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/18/crank/index.html?source=rss Jason Statham returns as an ass-kicking hit man, but can this adrenalized action film replicate the cheap, sordid thrills of the 2006 original? By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/06/watchmen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/06/watchmen/index.html?source=rss Could the most anticipated comic-book movie of the season turn out to be the most unsettling superhero spectacle ever made? By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/01/30/taken/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/01/30/taken/index.html?source=rss Luc Besson's hyperkinetic action film keeps the thrills (and the sentiment) coming. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/08/22/death_race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/08/22/death_race/index.html?source=rss Spectacular crashes, thunderous explosions, heads split open like watermelons -- and one killer body. By Rebecca Traister Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2003/12/16/menopause/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2003/12/16/menopause/index.html?source=rss 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 Charles Taylor Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/09/12/so_close/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/09/12/so_close/index.html?source=rss Luscious superstar Shu Qi and action expert Corey Yuen prove that Hong Kong movies can still deliver the goods Hollywood can't. By Sheerly Avni Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/07/21/yorick/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/07/21/yorick/index.html?source=rss 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 Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/05/02/x2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/05/02/x2/index.html?source=rss 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 Jeff Stark Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/04/man_apart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/04/man_apart/index.html?source=rss Yes, Vin Diesel still rocks. But you wouldn't know it from this dreary, predictable sub-"Traffic" action flick. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/03/07/tears_sun/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/03/07/tears_sun/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/11/30/enemy_lines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/11/30/enemy_lines/index.html?source=rss Sometimes empty stylish flashiness can be fun, but then why bother using a great actor like Gene Hackman? By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/06/08/evolution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/06/08/evolution/index.html?source=rss Hollywood cranks out an all-new monster -- a mutant amalgamation of other, better summer movies. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/05/25/pearl_harbor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/05/25/pearl_harbor/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/05/11/knights_tale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/05/11/knights_tale/index.html?source=rss Leave my rock 'n' roll out of your Ren Faire! By David Lazarus Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2001/01/09/gone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2001/01/09/gone/index.html?source=rss Super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer on his genius: "I do it to entertain people." So where are all the car chases? By Charles Taylor Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2000/12/20/xmen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2000/12/20/xmen/index.html?source=rss Why is this smart, handsome mutant movie so good? Director Bryan Singer says it's because he took the superhero story seriously. By Michael Sragow Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/12/08/proof/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/12/08/proof/index.html?source=rss Russell Crowe, all ironclad irony and bedrock honesty, makes competence look sexy in this intriguing action movie. By Charles Taylor Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/12/08/vertical_limit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/12/08/vertical_limit/index.html?source=rss 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 David Lazarus Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2000/12/04/shanghai_noon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2000/12/04/shanghai_noon/index.html?source=rss In his best American movie, Jackie Chan finally meets his match. By Bill Wyman Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/12/01/mi2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/12/01/mi2/index.html?source=rss John Woo explains the extraordinary process behind his bone-crushing action shots -- but where the hell is Tom Cruise's wire? By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/11/10/men_of_honor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/11/10/men_of_honor/index.html?source=rss 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.