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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).

AFC Classic: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol!

I hope Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has good car insurance because he’s going to need all the help he can get after Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol. Seems like every time the dude steps foot in a car it wrecks and/or … Continue reading

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Blood on the Canvas: Bloodsport!

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Blood on the Canvas, son! This new series of articles will focus on some of the best combat sport fights in film/TV history. I’m not talking about back alley brawls, I mean those tournament-of-blood smackdowns that get your heart pumping … Continue reading

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Coming Attraction: Machete Kills

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The first Machete could best be described as gleefully over-the-top; its upcoming sequel, Machete Kills, looks like it’s going to go so far over the top that the top will look like nothing but a dot. This wild-ass flick’s wild-ass … Continue reading

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Blood on the Canvas: Ip Man

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Blood on the Canvas, son! This new series of articles will focus on some of the best combat sport fights in film/TV history. I’m not talking about back alley brawls, I mean those tournament-of-blood smackdowns that get your heart pumping … Continue reading

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Coming Attraction: Grudge Match!

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According to the Grudge Match trailer, “A great performer knows when to get off the stage.” Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro both agree that it’s not that time for them, because they’re still working like crazy, squeezing in every … Continue reading

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Who are the Badass Mafia Women?

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The Family comes out in theaters this Friday, September 13, and it stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tommy Lee Jones. The story centers around Giovanni Manzoni, a mafia boss who has a falling out in the business, and … Continue reading

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Review: The Grandmaster

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It should come as no surprise to anyone who has read my reviews that I’m not a huge artsy-fartsy movie fan. I can appreciate the hard work that goes into creating a very stylized film, and do, on occasion, watch … Continue reading

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Review: Riddick- Is it Riddick-iculous?

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Vin Diesel reprises his role as the anti-hero nobody can seem to catch in Riddick. After a very brief reminder of what happened at the end of the last film, The Chronicles of Riddick, the audience is given a puny … Continue reading

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