Action

‘Die Hard with a Vengeance’ (1995) spices up proven formula

“Die Hard with a Vengeance” (1995) makes it three-for-three in the John McClane action franchise. We get what we come for: McClane (Bruce Willis) gets

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‘Lethal Weapon 3’ (1992) isn’t too old for this s***

After the monumentally dumb (but nonetheless entertaining) “Lethal Weapon 2” (1989), the saga pulls back from so-bad-it’s-good territory for the solid boilerplate actioner “Lethal Weapon

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‘Underwater’ dives right into intense frights

“Underwater” is like a fond throwback to those B-list horror films that used to hit theaters in January a couple decades ago. 1997 through 2000

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‘Bad Boys for Life’ enjoyably tones down the excesses

The obvious conceit for “Bad Boys for Life” would be to laugh at two middle-aged dudes getting into explosive, camera-spinning shoot-’em-ups and lamenting how this

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‘Hellboy’ (2019) muddies mythos for no good reason

“Hellboy” (2019) inadvertently teaches a lesson about the way we perceive modern cinema. The CGI creatures and landscapes in director Neil Marshall’s film are technically

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‘Hancock’ (2008) hampered by conflicting tones

Will Smith returned to his Fourth of July blockbuster stomping grounds – and tried his hand at playing a superhero slightly before it was cool

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‘Lethal Weapon 2’ (1989) jumps into franchise’s stupid phase

It’s a stereotype that action movie franchises start off strong but get stupid as they go along, and if there’s truth to every stereotype, “Lethal

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Gritty ‘Sector War’ (2018-19) feels like Dark Horse’s early ‘Terminator’ comics

In its last (for now) “Terminator” entry, Dark Horse goes full circle with a gritty four-issue series that calls to mind its earliest work. “Sector

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‘Toxic Avenger’ (1984) incredibly stupid yet endearing

In 1990, I got into “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and eventually learned that the source material was adult-aimed comic books. The same year, the “Toxic

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‘The Boys’ Season 1 blends superheroes with military industry

“Watchmen” popularized the idea of superheroes run amok, but that saga quickly moves beyond the question of “Who watches the Watchmen?” to its answer of

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