The Perfect Lean, Mean, Macho Machine

By Marco Lanzagorta

The Die Hard series is a true rollercoaster of visual excesses guaranteed to raise the viewer’s adrenaline levels – while invoking intriguing ideological and cultural subtexts that deal with race, gender, masculinity, and social anxieties. [26 March 2008]

Die Hard Neocon

By Michael Serazio

In yet another Die Hard film this summer, Bruce Willis will reprise his role as John McClane. But can the public stomach the implicit politics that animate him? [3 July 2007]

Monkey Business (Part 2: June)

By Bill Gibron

Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities. [2 May 2007]

Underworld and Underworld: Evolution

By Stuart Henderson

Whereas The Matrix relied on hyper-cool outfits and the beauty of stylized action sequences to help tell its weird little story, Underworld relies on them to try to make us forget that we are watching a story this insipid. [8 February 2009]

Live Free or Die Hard

By Bill Gibron

Bruce Willis' career may not have mandated a fourth trip into Die Hard territory. Who knew that action fans needed it so badly? [3 January 2008]

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Bruce Willis as John McClane is back, recalling all the retro rightness and righteousness he first incarnated in 1988. [27 June 2007]

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Race here is not an inherent or stable identity, but mutable and mutating. [20 January 2006]

Underworld: Extended Cut (2003)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Such contrasts make Underworld an especially good-looking vampire-werewolf-action film, even if it is over-the-top. [24 May 2004]

Underworld (2003)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Underworld has more on its mind than matching its throbbing rock soundtrack to action sequences. [26 January 2004]

Underworld (2003)

By Cynthia Fuchs

The primary point is the look -- the drenching rain, the blazing gunfire, the catsuit. [18 September 2003]

If new ‘Die Hard’ is a hit, Timothy Olyphant can live free [29 June 2007]

Bruce Willis talks about the tardy return of his tough-guy alter ego [27 June 2007]

Mr. Cool: Bruce Willis returning to ‘Die Hard’ after 12 years [14 June 2007]