There have been a number of great action movies over the last 15 years, from the rise of the John Wick franchise to the vehicular mayhem of Mad Max: Fury Road. But for my money, two of the most insane ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Remember back when KFC introduced the "Double Down" sandwich? The one that posed the question, "Why do we even bother with bread? Let's just make a sandwich entirely of meat." Well, "The Raid" is like ...

Lean, fast-moving and filled with game-changing fight sequences that have a brutally beautiful (or beautifully brutal) quality, Gareth Evans’ Indonesian martial arts film The Raid: Redemption lives up ...

Gareth Evans wrote and directed this action movie about a SWAT team facing off against a mob boss and his cronies. In Indonesian with subtitles. Best of Chicago 2025 Credit: Cover and section ...