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).
Armour of God (Operation Condor 2: The Armour of the Gods) (1993)
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Maria Delores Forner, Rosamund Kwan
Asian Hawk, a treasure hunter, runs into Alan, his friend, and learns that the latter's lover has been kidnapped by a cult. He agrees to help them out... Read more
Armour Of God 2: Operation Condor (1991)
7.3/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Carol Cheng, Ikeda Shoko, Ken Lo
Agent Jackie Chan is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara Desert. He soon discovers that he is not the only one searching for the treasur... Read more
Army of Darkness ( Evil Dead III ) (1992)
7.6/10
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Marcus Gilbert, Embeth Davidtz, Bruce Campbell
This is the third film in Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" series and is by far the most polished. Film fanatics will cherish the comedy, mayhem and salutes to... Read more
Army of Darkness: Director's Cut ( Evil Dead III ) (1992)
7.6/10
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz
The third film in Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" series. Forced to lead a makeshift Dark Ages army against the demonic Deadites, who possess all the deadly m... Read more
Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Flinth
Starring: Bibi Andersson, Simon Callow, Stellan Skarsgard, Steven Waddington, Vincent Pere...
Swedish-made film (first of an intended trilogy) about Arn (Joakim Natterqvist), the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman who after being educated i... Read more
Arn: The Knight Templar (Blu-ray) (2007)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Flinth
Starring: Bibi Andersson, Simon Callow, Stellan Skarsgard, Steven Waddington, Vincent Pere...
Swedish-made film (first of an intended trilogy) about Arn (Joakim Natterqvist), the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman who after being educated i... Read more
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
5.8/10
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cecile De France, Jim Broadbent
As an adventurer, Passepartout (Jackie Chan) ends up accompanying time-obsessed English gentleman Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) on a daring mission to j... Read more
Asher (2018)
5.5/10
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Ron Perlman, Richard Dreyfuss, Famke Janssen, Jacqueline Bassett
An aging hitman's last job goes sideways, forcing him to redeem himself. Read more
Ashes of Time Redux (1994)
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Starring: Jacky Cheung, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Brigitte Lin,...
An all-star cast including Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung and Jackie Cheung star in this action-packed epic of impossible love... Read more
Assassin's Creed (2016)
5.8/10
Director: Justin Kurzel
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fas...
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Ag... Read more