Genre: Action

Explore Cinephile Corner’s full selection of action movie reviews, which includes pieces of criticism on the latest action movie releases, as well as the classics.

Action Movie Reviews

Black Hawk Down movie poster

Black Hawk Down Review: Ridley Scott’s Muscular Military Film Reads as Pro-War

Once a Thief movie poster

Once a Thief Review: A Noticeable Step Back for Early 90s John Woo

Bullet in the Head (1990) movie poster

Bullet in the Head Review: John Woo Channels ‘The Deer Hunter’ for One of His Most Depressing Movies

The Killer (1989) movie poster

The Killer Review: John Woo’s 1989 Classic Is Arguably His Magnum Opus

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989) movie poster

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon Review: Tsui Hark Takes the Franchise Reins for a Worthy Prequel

A Better Tomorrow II (1987) Movie Poster

A Better Tomorrow II Review: John Woo and Tsui Hark’s Embattled Production Leads to a So-So, Uneven Sequel

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) Movie Poster

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Review: Gore Verbinski’s Return Is Too Much

A Better Tomorrow (1986)

A Better Tomorrow Review: John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat’s First Collaboration Is Exhilarating

Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)

Last Hurrah for Chivalry Review: John Woo’s Early-Career Wuxia Film Embraces Brotherhood as the Defense Against Corruption

The Rip (2026)

The Rip Review: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Netflix Crime Thriller Is Exactly What You Would Expect

The Running Man (2025)

The Running Man Review: A Dystopian Disaster

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

Avatar: Fire and Ash Review: This Trip Back to Pandora Proves to Be Slightly Less Fruitful

TRON: Ares (2025)

TRON: Ares Review: The Grid Never Sleeps

Predator: Badlands (2025)

Predator: Badlands Review: The Inverse of ‘Prey’

The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review: Marvel’s First Family Is Brought Into the MCU to Tolerable Results

Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)

Jurassic World Rebirth: Please Let This Franchise End

Play Dirty (2025)

Play Dirty Review: Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield Lack Energy in Shane Black’s Prime Video Crime Caper

Ghosts of Mars (2001)

Ghosts of Mars Review: John Carpenter Plays the Hits in an Odd Late-Career Detour

Blade (1998)

Blade Review: Wesley Snipes Hunts Vampires in Stephen Norrington’s Stylish Adaptation of the Marvel Anti-Hero

One Battle After Another (2025)

One Battle After Another Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Action Epic Is 2025’s Greatest Achievement

The Naked Gun (2025)

The Naked Gun Review: Liam Neeson’s Latest Action Movie Has All the Jokes

Rankings & Lists Featuring Action

Carry-On (2024)

10 Best Action Movies to Watch on Netflix Right Now

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