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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).

Review: Halt and Catch Fire Pilot

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AMC’s original show, Halt and Catch Fire, has finally premiered! To learn more about whether or not it’s worth a watch, check out my review over at Crave Online. Spoiler alert: hell yeah it is, and I’ve already added to my … Continue reading

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Blood on the Canvas: Karate Girl

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I don’t know about you, but watching an awesome, balls-to-the-wall fight gets me pumped up and ready to take on the world. This week’s Blood on the Canvas highlights not one, but two, talented women in Karate Girl. In this … Continue reading

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Syfy Acquires the Rights to Starz’ Spartacus

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Syfy has been acquiring several shows to mix in with their original programming, but none quite like Spartacus. This is a Starz original series with 39 episodes, and, just like Starz’ other shows, Spartacus is chock full of nudity, sex, and gory … Continue reading

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The Expendables 3 Arrive in Style at Cannes Film Festival!

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The cast of The Expendables 3 arrived at the Cannes Film Festival in style…and for these action movie-infused men, “in style” means arriving on tanks. Whether you love The Expendables or not, these guys always look like they’re having fun when … Continue reading

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Godzilla (2014) Review: Go Go Godzilla!

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UP FROM THE DEPTHS, THIRTY STORIES HIGH, BREATHING FIRE, HIS HEAD IN THE SKY! GODZILLA! GODZILLA! GODZILLA! That’s right, Kaiju fans, Godzilla, The Big G, Gojira the Gorilla Whale… whatever you want to call him, he’s back, and he’s for … Continue reading

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The Protector 2 is Here!

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Things have been a little quiet from Tony Jaa in the past few years, but that’s all about to change! First up in his string of upcoming films is The Protector 2. In it, the owner of a major elephant camp … Continue reading

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From Beneath You It Devours: The Tremors’ Series Seven Best Graboid Kills

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Tremors rocks! Ever since I was a little girl I have watched Tremors— back then I used to jump around on the living room furniture with my brothers and if we touched the carpet we were Graboid food! I even experienced some … Continue reading

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Amazing Spider-Man 2: Amazingly Irritating

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Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can! I know I used that line to open my review of The Amazing Spider-Man, but if the team making these flicks wants to dish out the same stuff we’ve already seen, so can … Continue reading

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