A History Of ViolenceA History Of ViolenceWith A History Of Violence, Tom Breihan picks the most important action movie of every year, starting with the genre’s birth and moving right up to whatever Vin Diesel’s doing this very minute.

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Mandy looms, triumphantly bloody, over a year when action and horror fused

Tom Breihan

12/07/18 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

We wrap up our history of action films with 2017’s very ’80s-style bombast opera Wolf Warrior II

Tom Breihan

1/12/18 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Kill Zone 2 is one incredible action scene after another

Tom Breihan

12/15/17 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Mad Max: Fury Road might already be the best action movie ever made

Tom Breihan

12/01/17 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

John Wick solidified Keanu Reeves as one of the greatest action stars of all time

Tom Breihan

11/17/17 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Captain America leads the resistance in the locomotive end-times fable Snowpiercer

Tom Breihan

11/03/17 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Action movies don’t come much more visceral, simple, or awesome than The Raid

Tom Breihan

10/20/17 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

The best Fast & Furious movie charted a path for the series—and got The Rock in on the action, too

Tom Breihan

10/06/17 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

In South Korea, a horrifically extreme thriller can be the box-office champion of the year

Tom Breihan

9/22/17 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Universal Soldier: Regeneration breathed life into both Jean-Claude Van Damme's career and straight-to-DVD action

Tom Breihan

9/08/17 6:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Liam Neeson describes his particular set of skills and a new action craze is born

Tom Breihan

8/24/17 10:50PM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Zack Snyder’s 300 presaged the howling fascism of the alt-right

Tom Breihan

8/11/17 12:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Casino Royale thrillingly rebooted James Bond for the grim-and-gritty era

Tom Breihan

7/28/17 12:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Donnie Yen established his ass-kicking star power long before Rogue One

Tom Breihan

7/14/17 12:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

It’s hard not to hold shakycam against the otherwise terrific Bourne Supremacy

Tom Breihan

6/30/17 12:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

Quentin Tarantino makes his one true action movie, and it’s glorious

Tom Breihan

6/16/17 12:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

A new action franchise is Bourne

Tom Breihan

6/02/17 12:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

How the hell did The Fast And The Furious launch one of cinema’s biggest franchises?

Tom Breihan

5/19/17 12:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

America had never seen anything like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Tom Breihan

5/05/17 12:00AM

A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence

The Matrix hacked Hollywood, upgrading American action with tricks from abroad

Tom Breihan

4/21/17 12:00AM

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