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About Action Flick Chick

Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill, author of the books Action Movie Freak and 100 Greatest Graphic Novels , learned to appreciate all things action at a young age by sneaking into the room while her two older brothers watched action movies and horror. At ActionFlickChick.com, she shares her love of these films with everyone, along with interviews, news, and whatever else she happens to choose. G4TV crowned her their Next Woman of the Web champion, and she co-hosted MTV Geek’s live Comic-Con coverage. Her articles have appeared at sites including MTV.com, io9.com, Arcade Sushi, and Newsarama. Follow her as @ActionChick on Twitter. Base of operations: Dallas, Texas. Favorite Movie: Tremors (1990).

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

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

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Troll 2 (1990): More Reasons Not to Eat Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss has been trying to convince people to eat green eggs and ham since 1960!
Decades later, I’m on a mission to undo all of his hard work because I know the terrible truth… Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Home Alone (1990)

It is fun to just go back to your childhood sometimes where every older sibling is a mortal enemy and a hero, and where you have at least one neighbor who is the friendly neighborhood sidewalk salter and for sure the friendly neighborhood mass murderer. Good times. Continue reading

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

Wow! Red Dawn is a MANLY MOVIE! A group of boys (and 2 girls) have to grow up super fast when their town is ambushed by another country. They have to hide in the woods, kill their own food, sleep in the wilderness, scrounging for supplies to survive. Continue reading

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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!

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Black Dynamite (2009) Review: A Perfect Blaxploitation Spoof from Afro Top to Bell-Bottom!

Dyno-mite! Dyno-mite! Tired of trying to feelin’ like a jive-ass turkey all the time? Well, now you can escape for a few hours with Black Dynamite. This film’ll teach you how to talk the talk, but you gotta walk the walk on your own, baby. Continue reading

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Hard to Kill (1990) Review: Young Seagal Speaks Softly and Kicks a Lot of Ass

Steven Seagal IS Mason Storm who IS… Hard to Kill. Continue reading

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