In 2022, Macchio published his memoir, Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me. He said in an interview with EW that, “The Karate Kid has never gone away, certainly not for me.

In the many movies and a six-season-long show, the beloved Karate Kid franchise has shown some things that simply don't make ...

Ralph Macchio, who starred in the first three “Karate Kid” movies with Pat Morita (right), said he found out the franchise was continuing without him when he read about it in a newspaper.

In Karate Kid: Legends, Macchio's latest martial-arts movie, the actor reprises his role from the original Karate Kid trilogy and Cobra Kai, the Netflix series, which concluded its six-season run ...

Just because I knew at 11 years old that Karate Kid III was bad, it didn’t mean the movie was all that bad. I sat down to rewatch it, open to the idea that the movie might be better than I remember.

Hilary Swank also starred in 1994’s “The Next Karate Kid,” which did not feature Macchio, but did see Pat Morita reprise his role from the first three movies as wise, soft-spoken karate ...

Naturally, as a remake, 2010’s “The Karate Kid” is also guilty of the same overabundance of sentimentality. So in truth, I don’t think either movie is a flawless masterwork.

But decades ago, The Karate Kid stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka had no idea how big the movie would be. Of course, the 1984 classic movie won the world over with its underdog story.

"The Karate Kid" musical is crane-kicking off its world premiere in St. Louis, Missouri next spring as part of its out-of-town, pre-Broadway run.

The fact of the matter is it's been 26 years since the first Karate Kid, and given how many other movies have relied on the exact same formula, a full-fledged remake is pretty fair game. By moving ...

Somehow, The Karate Kid never made it under my radar, and I managed to get to my thirties before I gave it a shot. Here are my thoughts below. 5:01: OK, yes, bullying is bad. I do not advocate ...

Never mind the bullies: A language barrier and East-vs.-West ethnic tensions are the chief opponents facing this new “ Karate Kid.” While it boasts some high-concept novelty in its colorful ...