Culture | The Guardian US18h ago
Mortal Kombat II review – junky game-to-movie sequel offers more of the same https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/06/mortal-kombat-ii-review-film #ActionAndAdventureFilms #Film #Culture #Games #ScienceFictionAndFantasyFilms
Mortal Kombat II review – junky game-to-movie sequel offers more of the same

A follow-up to 2021’s gory big-screen adaptation of the much-played fighting game might finally show us the tournament but it’s all far too unexciting

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Culture | The Guardian US6d ago
Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/01/swapped-netflix-review #AnimationInFilm #Film #Netflix #MichaelBJordan #JunoTemple #ComedyFilms #ActionAndAdventureFilms #Culture
Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar

Michael B Jordan and Juno Temple voice indistinctive body-swap caper for kids with muddled empathy message

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Opinion | The Guardian USApr 30
Creaky knees be damned – Charlize Theron is showing us what’s possible at 50 | Emma Brockes https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/creaky-knees-charlize-theron-50-apex-female-action-hero #CharlizeTheron #Ageing #Film #ActionAndAdventureFilms #Women #WorldNews #Culture
Creaky knees be damned – Charlize Theron is showing us what’s possible at 50

Her new film, Apex, may not be Citizen Kane, but how refreshing to see a middle-aged actor as a female action hero, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Culture | The Guardian USApr 27
‘Bursts off the screen’: why Tombstone is my feelgood movie https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/27/tombstone-val-kilmer-feelgood-movie #Film #Culture #Westerns #ValKilmer #DramaFilms #KurtRussell #ActionAndAdventureFilms
‘Bursts off the screen’: why Tombstone is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers drawing attention to their most rewatched comfort films is a celebration of an easily quotable western

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World news | The GuardianApr 24
Michael B Jordan to take on big-screen adaptation of hit video game Battlefield https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/24/michael-b-jordan-battlefield-video-game-movie-adaptation #MichaelBJordan #Battlefield #Film #ActionAndAdventureFilms #Culture #UsNews #Games
Michael B Jordan to take on big-screen adaptation of hit video game Battlefield

Oscar winner set to produce, and possibly star in, film of war game series with Christopher McQuarrie at the helm

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World news | The GuardianApr 16
Top Gun 3 officially confirmed with Tom Cruise returning https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/16/top-gun-3-tom-cruise #TomCruise #TopGun #UsNews #ParamountPictures #Film #Culture #ActionAndAdventureFilms #TopGunMaverick
Top Gun 3 officially confirmed with Tom Cruise returning

Paramount confirmed the actor will play flying ace Maverick again in one of first major films in new era

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Culture | The Guardian USApr 13
‘Endearing and enduring’: why Hot Fuzz is my feelgood movie https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/13/endearing-and-enduring-why-hot-fuzz-is-my-feelgood-movie #EdgarWright #SimonPegg #NickFrost #ComedyFilms #Film #Comedy #Culture #ActionAndAdventureFilms
‘Endearing and enduring’: why Hot Fuzz is my feelgood movie

The latest in our ongoing series of writers highlighting their go-to comfort watches is a journey back to 2004 and the unusually violent village of Sandford

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Culture | The Guardian USApr 1
Why do this spring’s blockbusters feel so smug? https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/01/blockbusters-smug-humor-ready-or-not-2-mike-nick-nick-alice-project-hail-mary #Film #Culture #ComedyFilms #ActionAndAdventureFilms #HorrorFilms #Thrillers
Why do this spring’s blockbusters feel so smug?

From action thrillers to sci-fi flicks, a deluge of recent releases are riddled with self-satisfied smarm

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Culture | The Guardian USMar 26
They Will Kill You review – satanic beat-’em-up offers gore, bad jokes and deja vu https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/26/they-will-kill-you-movie-review #HorrorFilms #ActionAndAdventureFilms #ComedyFilms #Comedy #PatriciaArquette #Culture #Film
They Will Kill You review – satanic beat-’em-up offers gore, bad jokes and deja vu

A housekeeping role turns into a fight for survival in a derivative cocktail of action, comedy and horror that doesn’t go down all that well

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Culture | The Guardian USMar 25
Pretty Lethal review – Amazon’s ballerina action thriller puts on a decent enough show https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/25/pretty-lethal-review-ballerina-action-thriller #ActionAndAdventureFilms #Film #Thrillers #ComedyFilms #AmazonPrimeVideo #UmaThurman #Culture
Pretty Lethal review – Amazon’s ballerina action thriller puts on a decent enough show

A group of American dancers face off against Hungarian gangsters, and a hammy Uma Thurman, in a cheap and cheerful Friday night adventure

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