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Drive Angry 3-D (2011) Review: Never Disrobe Before Gunplay!

Action Flick Chick Twitter Action Flick Chick Patreon After watching Drive Angry 3D, I’ve come to realize that Nicolas Cage’s character, Milton, is really a metaphor for Nicolas Cage. It doesn’t matter what you do to kill Milton, he just keeps coming. It doesn’t matter how hard his film bombs or what critics say about it, Cage will keep making funny and ridiculous, sometimes horrible, films,…

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Road House (1989): Skinny Dipping and Throat Ripping

Action Flick Chick Twitter Action Flick Chick Patreon When I heard about the Road House remake hitting the small screens, I was inspired to revisit the original cult classic to see how it strikes me now, decades after I first saw it. And, on rewatching it, what was the first thing I was struck by? Patrick Swayze’s buns. Continue reading Road House (1989): Skinny Dipping and Throat Ripping

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Action Flick Chick Goes to Patreon!

Hello, dear reader! You’ve come to the right place. If you’re here, you know I’m a lifelong fan of movies of all kinds- especially action movies! With my reviews I take a look at some of the best (and some of the worst) films ever to grace the screen, all from the perspective of an audience member who wants movies that cut the crap and give us the good stuff!   I write from a place of passion…

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Summer Movies 2024: What Are We Looking Forward To (and NOT Looking Forward To)? You Weigh In!

Movie theaters are still struggling compared to their pre-pandemic/pre-streaming heyday, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t getting plenty of great movies to watch! In fact, there are so many movies coming out that sometimes it can be hard to figure out what to watch. What do you need to prioritize to avoid spoilers and stay part of The Conversation? Which lesser-known movies are the wonderful…

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Salt (2010) Review: Salty, Tasty Goodness

If there is one thing you can learn from Salt is that Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is a freakin’ kleptomaniac! How many outfits does one highly-skilled CIA operative need to steal? Don’t you have any morals?! Oh wait, Salt’s a highly skilled CIA operative- of course she doesn’t have morals. Continue reading Salt (2010) Review: Salty, Tasty Goodness

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Freelance (2023): This Film Shouldn’t Quit It’s Day Job

Who is Lance, and why should we free him? Freelance (2023) has the right ingredients for a good action comedy souffle. We’ve got John Cena and Alison Brie plusTaken director Pierre Morel. Morel can handle action, Brie can handle comedy, and Cena can handle both. But can this film handle the heat and rise to the challenge, or does it collapse in the oven? Continue reading Freelance (2023): This…

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Plane (2023) Review: Tony Goldwyn for President

PLANE PLANE PLANE PLANE-PLANE! After seeing Tony Goldwyn in several authoritative roles, I’ve come to the conclusion that he should be running for President of the United States in real life. I mean, he played Fitzgerald Grant, the President of the United States, in Scandal for seven seasons. Then in Plane he plays a crisis manager who gets shit done. So why the hell not? At least he’s got some…

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John Wick 4: Can an Action Movie Ever Have Too Much Action?

Man, those guys really should not have messed with his dog. Such is life. It’s a phrase people often say when they know they can’t change or prevent something. There’s always been a fatalistic quality to the John Wick series, this smash hit phenomenon about an ex-hitman who goes on a revenge spree against the mob because they killed his dog. From the very beginning, we get the sense that Mister…

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The Mechanic (2011) Review: Room-Temperature Action, Served at Moderate Speed

PEW! Tired of movies that are too good? Sick of movies that are too bad? Ready for something that’s right in the middle? Look no further, it’s The Mechanic!  Continue reading Untitled

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1990: The Bronx Warriors- Just Look at that Freakin' Cover!

Just look at the freakin’ cover for this film and tell me it doesn’t look amazing! Having now seen it, I can say that it does live up to the amazingness promised by the cover, although whether it’s amazing in a legit good film kind of way or amazing in a really bad and weird kind of way remains the question.  Continue reading Untitled

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Home Alone (1990)

  WHO WILL SURVIVEAND WHAT WILL BE LEFT OF THEM? Home Alone is one of those movies that should be on everyone’s list of classic holiday movies. It’s tradition, it’s a must, it’s a friggin’ travesty if you don’t watch it at least once over the holiday season.  Continue reading Untitled

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Red Dawn (1984): Avenging Before the Avengers Made It Cool

WOLVERINES! Red Dawn might be about Soviet/Cuban soldiers invading America, but it’s also about MAN STUFF! I’m talking about growing up too fast, eating raw meat, killing without flinching, refusing to process trauma, not showing any emotion other than anger and all sorts of other things that lead to severe, lingering emotional problems. MAN STUFF! Continue reading Untitled

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Kill Boksoon (2023): The Korean John Wick?!?

The Korean John Wick? Not quite, but it makes for a decent tagline for this article! Continue reading Untitled

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Hidden Strike (2023): So Hidden It Doesn’t Strike at All?

JC plus JC! Nope, not talking about Jesus Christ here. I’m talking about John Cena and Jackie Chan, two masters of action and comedy who come together in the action-adventure Hidden Strike (2023). But is this talented duo a peanut butter and chocolate match made in heaven, or peanut butter and pickles match made in hell? This is a real place and definitely not CGI Ex-special forces soldier,…

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The Fast and the Furious (2001): Humble Beginnings, Fast Cars, and Macho Men!

FAMILY. The main theme of the Fast and Furious franchise, which now boasts eleven films (the last one being in production), numerous other television shows, video games, toys, etc., is family. In 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, babyfaced versions of our favorite car-driving superhero family learn that “family” is more than the people who share your blood, it’s the people who share your life. Now…

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Yes, Madam! (1985) AKA In the Line of Duty II: The Super Cops: A Movie by Many Other Names

This week we’ve got the ass-kicking combo of Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock in Yes, Madam! (1985) also known as In the Line of Duty II: The Super Cops. Don’t be confused by Supercop 2 (1993), which also stars Michelle Yeoh, or Line of Duty 2 (2019), OR The Super Cops (1974), because those are entirely different films. Huh?! Whatever! The name doesn’t matter as long as the movie kicks ass. But…

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Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) Review: This Milkshake Brings All the Endangered Children to the Yard

Why do so many badass action ladies get saddled with a kid to take care of? Let’s discuss. Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) introduces an assassin society with its own rules of conduct, similar to John Wick. When Sam (Karen Gillan) is about 12 years old, her assassin mother, Scarlet (Lena Headey), disappears after some assassin stuff goes awry. Rather than seeing that as a warning to not become an…