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Rachel McAdams stands menacingly over the camera, holding a stick, in Send Help

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Weekend Watchlist, 5/8: Get some sun

What to watch this weekend

A collage of fighters from live-action fighting game movie adaptations

Action

A brief history of live-action fighting game movies

Mortal Kombat II and the new Street Fighter movie are around the corner, so here's a look at the history of live-action fighting game movies -- the best, the worst, and what the new ones need to do to succeed.

A collage image of action movies released globally in April 1991, including Out for Justice, Toy Soldiers, Alyas Batman en Robin, Street Wars, Journey of Honor, and Ajooba

Back in Action 1991

Back in Action: April 1991

A look at the major new action movie releases (and trends) of April 1991 and April 2026

In Marathon, shells approach each other, guns drawn

Weekend Watchlist

Weekend Watchlist, 5/1: Do it yourself

What to watch this weekend

Jason Statham (with a scoped rifle) and Bodhi Rae Breathnach run on shore from a boat in Shelter

Reviews

Shelter review: Vintage Statham in a lean surveillance thriller

Shelter puts Statham in Jason Bourne mode, pitting him against the vast surveillance apparatus of an intelligence agency. It's a strong new entry in the action star's stacked filmography.

Lee Byung-hun burning some evidence in a greenhouse in No Other Choice

Weekend Watchlist

Weekend Watchlist, 4/24: Cost

The movies you should watch this weekend

A tired, worn-down Daniel MacPherson is seen through the cage of an Octagon in Beast

Reviews

Beast review: A fight movie missing its punch

The new MMA movie Beast combines two compelling sub-genres, but forgets the essential building blocks that make them great

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Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan at a desert gas station in Bad Day at Black Rock

Weekend Watchlist, 4/17: Go West

What to watch this weekend

In Night Patrol, RJ Cyler hides behind a wall

Night Patrol is an ambitious but flawed take on police violence

Streaming on Shudder this Friday, Night Patrol subverts the cop genre with a supernatural spin

The cast for series 21 of Taskmaster posing outside of an American diner-style house

Weekend Watchlist, 4/10: Skills and thrills

What to watch this weekend

Amanda Seyfried and the Shakers dance and shake in The Testament of Ann Lee

Weekend Watchlist, 4/3: Troublemakers

What to watch this weekend

A collage of images pulled from March 1991 action

Back in Action: March 1991

A look at the major new action movie releases (and trends) of March 1991 and March 2026

A man walks with his head down across a blue-lit bridge in Resurrection

Weekend Watchlist, 3/27: Dreams

What to watch this weekend

Liu Yaxi winding up to decimate some fool in a red-tinted restaurant in The Forbidden City

Weekend Watchlist, 3/20: Star power

What to watch this weekend

Image: Well Go USA Entertainment

The Forbidden City is the kickass Italian kung-fu movie you didn't know you needed

An ambitious and entertaining ode to multi-culturalism, kung fu movies, and Italian crime dramas

Mexicali review: Another winner for action's newest breakout star

Mexicali review: Another winner for action's newest breakout star

Bren Foster's star continues to rise in this must-see for fans of DTV action

In Chime, a man in a cooking class stands creepily, at a distance from the other students

Weekend Watchlist, 3/13: Rings

What to watch this weekend

Black & white head shot of Matthew Reynolds

Polygon Exit Interview: Matthew Reynolds, Deputy Editor for guides and services

Catching up with Polygon's former Deputy Editor for guides and services about his newly launched Pokémon publication

A stressed-out David Strathairn in A Little Prayer

Weekend Watchlist, 3/6: Something old, something new

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