Tag: action movies
7 underrated action movies from the 2000s you need to watch in August
Action movies remain one of the most reliable genres in Hollywood. Bad comedies are unwatchable if the jokes don’t work, and poor horror is dull if the scares aren’t there. But an action movie usually has one or two scenes that make these types of films watchable. Frankly, most of them are entertaining. Who doesn’t love to watch highly choreographed fights, elaborate shootouts, and death-defying stunts?
Thanks to streaming, many of the underseen and underappreciated action films of the 2000s
The Ukrainian Counteroffensive Is Not an Action Movie
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The Ukrainian counteroffensive, under way since the spring, is slogging through miles of trenches and minefields. Progress will depend on the battlefield, not on Western impatience.
First, here are four new stories from The Atlantic:
Dragging On, as It Must
Attacking an entrenched