“Taken 2″ and the spy-movie problem
From the Bourne films to "24" and the odious "Taken 2," Hollywood is struggling with spooks in the Patriot Act era
Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 7:50 PM UTC 20Entertainment Movies, Thrillers, Action movies
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Pick of the week: An all-time cop-movie classic
Pick of the week: Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña take on East L.A. in the dark, thrilling "End of Watch"
Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 9:01 PM UTCEntertainment Jake Gyllenhaal, Police
“Lawless” and the GOP’s fever dream of the past
How Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy's new bootlegging thriller exposes the Republicans' incoherent nostalgia
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012 9:47 PM UTC 24Entertainment Movies, Thrillers
“The Bourne Legacy”: Can Jeremy Renner steal Matt Damon’s mojo?
With a new star, a new director and a new high-tech twist, the paranoid Bourne franchise enters the CIA drone age
Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 12:00 PM UTCEntertainment Espionage, Thrillers, Movies
“The Dark Knight Rises”: Christopher Nolan’s evil masterpiece
The "Dark Knight" trilogy thunders to an end with this huge, gloomy, magnificent (and fascistic) spectacle
Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 8:50 PM UTC 95Entertainment The Dark Knight Rises
“Battleship”: Dumbest military spectacle ever?
Aliens invade a Navy recruitment video and turn back the gender-politics clock in this moronic blockbuster
Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 44Entertainment Movies, Action movies
“The Avengers” and Hollywood’s gender wars
Despite the success of the "Hunger Games," this summer's blockbusters are aimed squarely at male action fantasies
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 11:15 PM UTC 57Entertainment Gender, Movies, Action movies
“Safe”: Ultra-violent ’70s action flicks are back!
Cynical, bloody and ridiculously entertaining, Jason Statham's "Safe" revives '70s-style ultra-violence
Thursday, Apr 26, 2012 8:44 AM UTC 14Entertainment Action movies, Movies
Pick of the week: A dazzling martial-arts sensation
Pick of the week: Claustrophobic and intense, "The Raid" is a no-holds-barred instant action classic
Friday, Mar 23, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 10Entertainment Our Picks: Movies, Our Picks
“The Hunger Games”: A lightweight Twi-pocalypse
Jennifer Lawrence is spectacular in the spring's biggest movie -- but its vision of the future is addled and dumb
Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 198Entertainment The Hunger Games, Movies
What came before “The Hunger Games”
The kids-hunting-kids blockbuster taps into a vein of violence that stretches from Greek myth to Stephen King
Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 66Entertainment The Hunger Games, Movies
Will “John Carter” rank among the all-time bombs?
Disney bet $250 million on an unproven star and a century-old western set on Mars. And it almost pays off
Thursday, Mar 8, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 95Entertainment John Carter
“Contraband”: A thriller Mark Wahlberg can’t juice
Despite moody-looking tough guys, New Orleans settings and expensive stunts, a smuggling caper still feels generic
Thursday, Jan 12, 2012 1:00 AM UTCEntertainment Movies, Thrillers, Action movies
“The Adventures of Tintin”: Spielberg’s weird action cartoon
A exciting animated adventure tries to update the classic tale of the Belgian boy reporter. Should Americans care?
Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011 8:11 PM UTC 59Entertainment Movies, Steven Spielberg
“Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol”: At long last, the year’s best action flick
Don't count out the star or the franchise! The latest "Mission: Impossible" is a terrific holiday surprise
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 12:00 AM UTC 12Entertainment Movies, Action movies, Thrillers
“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”: Guy Ritchie’s cheerful, idiotic sequel
Robert Downey Jr. returns as the great detective, facing his nemesis in the cheerful, idiotic "Game of Shadows"
Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 5:45 PM UTC 13Entertainment Movies, Action movies, Thrillers
“Trespass”: Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman need new agents
They were big stars once -- so what are they doing in Joel Schumacher's latest empty schlock-fest?
Thursday, Oct 13, 2011 7:54 PM UTC 12Entertainment Movies, Action movies, Thrillers
“Abduction”: Taylor Lautner's chest gets a movie
Team Jacob obsessives may love it, but this fourth-rate "Bourne"-style thriller does the Twi-hunk no favors
Friday, Sep 23, 2011 5:45 PM UTCEntertainment Action movies, Thrillers
Why is bland, boring Ryan Reynolds a star?
Against all odds, the "Green Lantern" actor has managed to become a marquee name. We try to explain how
Friday, Jun 17, 2011 3:14 PM UTC 62Entertainment Celebrity, Action movies, Canada
“Fast Five” and the new action-movie brutality
Vin Diesel's adrenaline-jacked sequel, "Fast Five," has a disturbing message about greed and violence
Friday, Apr 29, 2011 9:30 PM UTC 37Entertainment Action movies, Dwayne Johnson
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