Action cinema, at its best, is pure kinetic storytelling: movement, stakes and consequence fused into something visceral. From the disciplined fury of Seven Samurai to the operatic scale of The Dark Knight, the genre rewards directors who treat spectacle as a means rather than an end. Browse Macca's reviews below to see which films clear that bar.
Rating: 3.5★
By 2011, the Fast & Furious franchise was at something of a crossroads. What had begun a decade earlier as a fairly modest, street-racing thriller, loosely inspired by a Vibe magazine article about illegal drag racing in New York, had lurched through several tonal identities across four films, shedding
Rating: 2.0★
There is a particular kind of sequel that arrives not out of creative necessity but out of commercial instinct, a follow-up built on the ruins of someone else's success and dressed up to look like continuation. Futureworld (1976) is that kind of film. Michael Crichton's
Rating: 2.5★
When Disney announced that The Mandalorian would be making the leap from Disney+ to the big screen, the reaction was roughly split between cautious optimism and weary scepticism. The series had been a genuine bright spot in the post-Rise of Skywalker wilderness, winning over audiences with its stripped-back,
Genre Action
★★★½ — A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Genre Action
★★★½ — The General (1926)
Genre Action
★★★ — Hand of Death (1976)
Genre Fantasy
★★ — Daredevil (2003)
Genre Action
★★★½ — Apocalypto (2006)
Genre Action
★★★½ — Hulk Hogan: Real American (2026)
Genre Action
★★ — Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
Genre Action
★★½ — Come Drink with Me (1966)
Genre Action
★★★ — Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
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