The 1980s were foundational for the action genre in film. The boom era established or solidified many of the tropes still associated with the genre today. Franchise fever hit the genre in the 1980s, ...

Each decade has its fair share of effective big-budget action thrillers, and even more that don’t work. That said, they’ve become increasingly rare these days. Studios tend to want to spend money on ...

Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. The 1990s were a ...

I saw 1993’s Last Action Hero for the first time on cable when I was five or six years old and distinctly remember talking to my best friend about it at school the following day. Not knowing the name ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

Katrina Anderson has an avid interest in film, TV, and pop-culture. She has a MA in English Literature from Simon Fraser University. Her thesis project described the literary qualities of the ...