Hollywood action has always been about big thrills and larger-than-life heroes but lately, women are stealing the spotlight.

Action movies are the bread and butter of the summer blockbuster. There’s just something about spending a hot summer night in an air-conditioned theater, watching jaw-dropping explosions and epic ...

Directing action can seem like a man’s game. That’s in part because for years female directors struggled to get any opportunities, much less genre opportunities. We still talk about Ida Lupino because ...

The Bechdel test is a simple way to see how women are shown in film and TV. To pass, a movie or show needs at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man.

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

Actress Charlize Theron criticized the film industry for being reluctant to support female-led action films, in a new interview with The New York Times. Theron and fellow actress Uma Thurman spoke to ...

"The Old Guard 2" star argued that male actors can survive a flop while women "don’t necessarily get a chance again." ...