Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. American Assassin may have tanked at the box office in 2017, but ...

American Assassin is a 2017 action thriller film. The movie follows the protagonist, Mitch Rapp, who seeks revenge for the death of his fiancée by training under the guidance of Cold War veteran Stan ...

American Assassin is an origin story, and it starts as such at the very beginning. Like many beginnings, it sets a happy scene: Mitch Rapp, played by Dylan O’Brien, romps on the beaches of Ibiza, ...

From Bond to Bourne, feature films dealing with international espionage generally follow a familiar pattern. The hero tends to either be driven by a deep patriotism or at least the bits and pieces of ...

Taylor Kitsch to Break Bad for the Action-Thriller American AssassinHe will play opposite Michael Keaton and Dylan O’Brien.

Adding the word “American” to a movie title — though it frequently works wonders — is not always a guarantee that the film in question will seem important or even good. The new “American Assassin,” ...