When did action movies change from being classically shot and aware of space and geography, to all this frantic half-second editing and shaky-cam nonsense? A fascinating two-part video essay tries to answer that question.
Let’s stir up a little controversy, shall we? Drew’s recent review of ‘The A-Team’ sparked an interesting debate in the comments about whether macho action movies can (or should) be considered “homoer...
If you’ve seen your share of action movies, you’ve probably noticed a pattern. The plots follow one of just a few templates, and so do the characters. Even the dialog can seem like it’s picked out of some sort of...
