Space Jam

Dexterously mixing live action and animation, Space Jam tosses NBA champ Michael Jordan onto the 2-D court with the entire Looney Tunes gang and the opposing Monstar team of cartoon characters from another planet.

"...an enjoyable piece of film entertainment. Dexterously mixing live action and animation, the movie tosses NBA champ Michael Jordan..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

High Risk

"...-- a sorry mishmash of show business satire, body-slamming action, and insufferable slapstick that goes nowhere fast. Action star..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Desperado

"...During its opening moments, Desperado announces itself as an action picture that demands to be watched, if not for..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Father is a Hero

"...Tse Mui, Yu Rong-Guang and Ken Lo Wai-Kwong. Veteran action director Corey Yuen-kwai and martial arts icon Jet Li..."

June 30, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Once Upon a Time in China V

"...fast-paced crowd-pleaser. A non-stop roller coaster ride of gravity-defying action sequences and light comedy, Once Upon a Time in..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Outbreak

"...Californian town, it soon mutates into one of those action-packed movies in which the plot points become increasingly preposterous…..."

March 17, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fist of Legend

"...Sui Ho, Shoji Kurata and Yuen Woo Ping. An action-packed remake of the Bruce Lee chopsocky classic The Chinese..."

March 10, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The River Wild

"...The Bedroom Window), this film marks Streep's first full-fledged action picture. The action genre is one that could benefit..."

Sept. 30, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Wing Chun

"...Yeoh and Donnie Yen. Hong Kong's reigning queen of action films, Michelle (Supercop: Police Story III) Yeoh, toplines this..."

July 1, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Airborne

"...camera, then there might have been a semi-decent teen action movie here. As is, the California surf and sunset..."

Sept. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Aces: Iron Eagle III

"...Kevin Elders had set out to consolidate every single action film cliché into one gorgeously awful smorgasbord of cinema..."

June 19, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Happened After Last Summer's Black Lives Matter Protests? APD Won't Say.

City doesn't want to make after-action report reviewing APD's response public

"...Austin Police Department has completed "several drafts" of an after-action report reviewing the department's response to last summer's Black..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Pixels

Ever wish you could pixelate Adam Sandler?

"...unpack here. Suffice it to say that the film’s action occurs in a world in which Kevin James is..."

July 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kingsman: The Secret Service

This comic-book riff on James Bond films finds fun amid the ultraviolence.

"...erupting paroxysms may be a spiritual tribute to the action oscreen where – spoiler alert – heads explode in..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The November Man

Pierce Brosnan stars in this spy thriller that's decently made, but lacks the sizzle of a 007 or Jason Bourne.

"...certain topicality since the backdrop that sets the story’s action into motion is the execution of all the former..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Congress

This live-action/animated hybrid starring Robin Wright is total stoner bait.

"...rails against Big Pharma and an overmedicated citizenry, the live-action/animated hybrid The Congress is total stoner bait. The second..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Raid 2

This breathtaker is a relentless wall of action filmmaking that sets a new, bloody standard.

"...reveals and reversals that borrow liberally from Hong Kong action films (Infernal Affairs, in particular), but really, all that..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Haywire

A technically exemplary but otherwise unremarkable piece of fisticuffs filmmaking.

"...your last chance to catch the director in full-blown action/thriller mode. (Although it'd be unspeakably cool to see him..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Abduction

Twilight's Taylor Lautner makes his bid for solo action stardom.

"...solo leading role in a bid for bona fide action-star status. Sadly, both the drama and action in Abduction..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hanna

Hanna is a through-the-looking-glass, arthouse action minimasterpiece.

"...Flemyng, Jessica Barden and Sebastian Hülk. A through-the-looking-glass, arthouse action minimasterpiece, Hanna couldn't be a more surprising departure for..."

April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hop

Some films are saccharine, but Hop is pure sugar – processed sugar.

"...Hop is pure sugar. This Easter-themed hybrid of live action and digital animation is a confectioner’s delight (most literally..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Endhiran (Robot)

This extravagant Indian/Tamil production is an apocalyptic science fiction rom-com with elaborate dance set-pieces and music by A.R. Rahman.

"...and Delhi Kumar. Endhiran is an absolutely crackers Indian/Tamil sci-fi/action import. Sporting a $34 million budget and all that..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

MacGruber

Here's an idea that hasn't been tried in a few years: Turn a Saturday Night Live skit into a feature film.

"...series MacGyver, Richard Dean Anderson starred as an anti-gun action hero who could jury-rig a fix-it to most any..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sherlock Holmes

This movie reinvents the chilly, brainiac sleuth as a tortured genius and occasional backroom brawler, and Robert Downey Jr. almost makes the character work.

"...film's favor), this incarnation is a post-millennial man of action, spurred on by a woman of equal action: his..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

The director of Doom takes on another video-game franchise, this time one about a female martial artist seeking justice.

"...and end up with a neon-streaked, hyper-saturated, dead sexy action-adventure film. So it boggles the mind that The Legend..."

March 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tropic Thunder

Instead of entering the jungle to find the heart of darkness, Ben Stiller goes in to take aim at the Achilles' heel of Hollywood: its utter pomposity and self-importance.

"...Apocalypse Now, Stiller’s subject is war movies and overblown action films – but also so much more. Other targets..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pineapple Express

A winning "bromance" between stoners, played by reigning comedy king Seth Rogen and James Franco, is at the heart of this shaggy pot story.

"...James Remar. Rounding the third act of this stoner action-comedy, there's a big laugh that comes from a small..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Zombie Strippers

The filmmakers score an A+ for the title of this tongue-in-cheek horror film that stars porn star Jenna Jameson and horror fixture Robert Englund, even though its best special effects come courtesy of breast implants.

"...Rhino’s, the underground strip club where most of the action takes place, and porn star Jameson (also in the..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

War

Jet Li and Jason Statham spar and provoke all-out war among the Asian mobs.

"...leaves a building without slaughtering everyone in it. The action involves Rogue transferring his alliances from one mob boss..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Hot Fuzz

Simultaneously smart and silly, Hot Fuzz demonstrates that it's not necessary to be a buffoon in order to lampoon.

"...entertaining blend of wry British humor and climactic, over-the-top action-film heroics. It is a film that truly deserves the..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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