“Bad Ass” isn’t quite as straight-faced ridiculous as the recent winking retro-exploitation pictures “Machete” or “Hobo With a Shotgun” nor as straight-up funny as the blaxploitation ...

Oy Rey! Star Wars has never been known as a particularly female-friendly franchise, but the latest entry, “The Force Awakens,” clearly set out to flip that script. Or to sell action fig… ...