Action
The enduring popularity of the action movie has drenched the genre in cliche yet glorious invention abounds around the globe - fighting is the international language. Fashionable styles of film-making come and go but action movies just change their shoes and remain centre-stage.
Great glittering galaxies of genre from across the Alice universe have been gleaned to assemble a suitably kick-ass selection of ballistic ballet and poetic pugilism to scintillate the delicate senses of our discerning clientele. Are you ready to rumble? Are you feeling lucky, Sir/Madame? Our suggestions for a hearty evening of action are listed below.
Pictured: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang springs into action. Sean Connery as agent 007 in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971).
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022)
7/10
Director: Peyton Reed
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Walton Goggin...
Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope's parents and Scott's daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way... Read more
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (4K Ultra HD) (2022)
6.1/10
Director: Peyton Reed
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Walton Goggin...
Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope's parents and Scott's daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way... Read more
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Blu-ray) (2022)
6.1/10
Director: Peyton Reed
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Walton Goggin...
Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope's parents and Scott's daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way... Read more
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
6.1/10
Director: Buddy Van Horn
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis, Sondra Locke, William Smith, Harry Guardino, Rut...
Clint Eastwood stars in this sequel to 'Every Which Way But Loose', about the comic adventures, fights and romantic pursuits of a Los Angeles trucker... Read more
Anzio (1968)
6/10
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Earl Holliman, Robert Ryan, Arthur Kennedy
AKA 'The Battle for Anzio'. This blazing actioner about the Allied assault on Italy in WWII features spectacular battle footage and an all-star cast i... Read more
Apache (1954)
6.4/10
Director: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters, John McIntire, Charles Bronson
Burt Lancaster plays an Apache warrior who continues to fight the army for his peoples' rights after Geronimo's defeat, (actually based on fact). Jea... Read more
Apocalypto (2006)
7.8/10
Director: Mel Gibson
Starring: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead
Mel Gibson's Mayan epic was overshadowed by the director's personal antics, but this hugely-scaled mythological tale is a vivid and ferocious window o... Read more
Apocalypto ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.8/10
Director: Mel Gibson
Starring: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead
Mel Gibson's Mayan epic was overshadowed by the director's personal antics, but this hugely-scaled mythological tale is a vivid and ferocious window o... Read more
Appleseed (2004)
7/10
Director: Shinji Aramaki
After WWIII there's only one habitable city left - Olympus - where remaining humans live an idyllic life under the watchful eye of a supercomputer and... Read more
Appleseed (1994)
7/10
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
Set after W.W.II in the megacity of Olympus, this 'anime' epic follows a female SWAT team officer and her Biodroid (artificial humanoid) partner as th... Read more