Erik Hawkins is an award-winning writer and editor who's been obsessed with cinema since he was old enough to hold Roger Ebert's Video Home Companion in his hands. He lives in NYC, where he rabidly ...

Great action movies also have stakes that feel real. They break genre conventions, use fights to flesh out characters, and balance out frenetic action with quieter moments. With these factors in mind, ...

John Wick: Chapter 4, Mad Max: Fury Road, and The Raid 2 are among the best R-rated action movies of the 21st century.

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