Action movies are the bread and butter of the summer blockbuster. There’s just something about spending a hot summer night in an air-conditioned theater, watching jaw-dropping explosions and epic ...

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

CNN — Jennifer Lawrence shared her thoughts on the history of female-led action movies in a new interview, but the "Hunger Games" star is getting some flack for not quite getting it right. The Oscar ...

It’s a shift that’s reshaping a genre long dominated by male icons like Schwarzenegger, Statham and Diesel. Recent releases such as Ballerina (a spin-off from the John Wick franchise), Atomic Blonde, ...

Acclaimed British actress Helen Mirren does not believe there can be a female James Bond, and she is right. While there absolutely should be more big-budget female action heroes in both cinema and ...

"Bridesmaids" proved that audiences will flock to a movie about women who are bawdy and hilarious. Here's hoping "Haywire," Steven Soderbergh's Bourne-esque action thriller about a covert operative ...

The action movie genre is sometimes thought of as a boy's club, but the beefy, masculine Schwarzeneggers of the world aren't the only butt-kickers in cinema—some of the greatest action heroes are ...

From the realities where Peter Parker has a daughter who follows in his footsteps, to alt-universe variants of his lovers powering up, Spider-Man has a lot of ladies aiding in his cause. He might need ...

Netflix has amassed an eclectic assortment of action movies, both licensed and original productions, with many great subgenre offerings that are fueled by more than just big thrills. Though I myself ...

The most obvious member of an all-female Avengers team would be Carol Danvers’ Captain Marvel. Brie Larson debuted this supremely-powerful hero in 2019’s self-titled movie, and was the first female ...

It’s been nearly half a century since Sigourney Weaver first stormed onto screens in Alien and showed the world what a female action hero could look like, and she certainly didn’t let criticism about ...