The 100 Fights That Shaped Action Cinema

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( let’s go [The 100 Fights That Shaped Action Cinema]( Whether the scenes featured fists, firearms, or blades, the result was always the same: A crowd was pleased. Illustration: Kyle Hilton There’s no one element necessary for a great movie fight — but there are many elements that can make a movie fight great. It could be a performer’s physical mastery: Consider Donnie Yen punching a foe into the ground in Ip Man, his furious, rapid-fire blows evoking the pitter-patter of rain. Perhaps it’s the sheer relentlessness on display, as with [John Wick]( procedurally mowing down wave after wave of bad guys in his ceaseless pursuit of revenge and redemption. Or a moment may simply look cool as hell. Remember Patrick Swayze ripping out a guy’s throat in [Road House](? Of course you do. Such brawls elicit a primal pleasure, as if the rhythmic crunching of bones emits a frequency that tickles an ancient part of the brain. A good movie fight is a feast for the eyes, but a great one feeds the soul. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Below Deck: [Queen Drunk]( • The Bachelor: [Home Is Where The Heart Is]( • Death and Other Details: [A Snow Trap]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Problemista Could Use a Little Less Tilda Swinton And how often can you say that?]( By Alison Willmore [Just for Laughs Has Filed for Bankruptcy Protection The company has canceled its 2024 comedy festival in the hopes it can restructure in time to return in 2025.]( By Hershal Pandya [Vulture’s Good One Podcast to Give Birth to Adorable Docuspecial Baby It’s all about Mike Birbiglia, and it’s coming to Peacock. Got it?!]( By Jason P. Frank [Taylor Swift Wants YOU to Vote Endorsing “the people who most represent YOU” on Super Tuesday.]( By Justin Curto [Netflix Is Horny for Hades The streamer will let you die as Zagreus over and over and over again on your phone.]( By Eric Vilas-Boas [‘It’s a Brand, Not a Band’: Two Rock Hall Voters Reveal Their 2024 Ballots “He’s an absurd inclusion.”]( By Devon Ivie [House of the Dragon’s Second Season Trailer Promises a Bloody, Blonde War There’s no mercy in a time of war, not even among bleached blonde family members.]( By Jason P. Frank [Lindsay Lohan’s Son Has Fairly Random Godparents Since when have LiLo and the Currys been besties?]( By Zoe Guy [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 5-Down, Seven Letters: Ninja Turtle in a red bandanna Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty, MAX [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a one-word movie title with Viola Davis? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Gisela Schober/Getty Images, Jason Merritt/FilmMagic, JC Olivera/Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved