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).
The Bourne Ultimatum ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
8/10
Director: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Albert Finney, David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Matt Damon, Scott Gle...
Another relentlessly energetic and intriguing entry in the Bourne pantheon, this time from director Paul Greengrass who maintains a suspenseful immedi... Read more
The Boys: Season 1 (2019)
8.7/10
Starring: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott
The Boys is set in a universe where superpowered people are recognized as heroes by the general public and owned by powerful corporation Vought Intern... Read more
The Boys: Season 2 (2020)
7.7/10
Starring: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott
All Episodes Available. In a more intense Season 2 of THE BOYS, Butcher, Hughie and the team reel from their losses in Season 1. On the run from the l... Read more
The Boys: Season 2 (Blu-ray) (2020)
7.7/10
Starring: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott
All Episodes Available. In a more intense Season 2 of THE BOYS, Butcher, Hughie and the team reel from their losses in Season 1. On the run from the l... Read more
The Boys: Season 3 (2022)
7.5/10
Starring: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Laz A...
The third season of the American superhero television series The Boys, the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same na... Read more
The Bride with White Hair (1992)
7.1/10
Director: Ronny Yu
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin
Hong Kong fantasy at its most amazing is on display in this tale of a woman raised in the mountains by wolves and in the service of an evil cult led b... Read more
The Bullet Train (1975)
Director: Junya Sato
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Eiji Go, Kinya Kitaoji, Takashi Shimura, Ken Takakura
Terrorists have planted a bomb on a Japanese bullet train, which will detonate if the speed of the train dips below 80 miles per hour, unless a 5 mill... Read more
The Canton Godfather ( aka Miracles ) (1989)
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Richard Ng, Bill Tung
In 1930s Hong Kong we find Jackie Chan in the middle of a gang war between two rival mobs. He saves the life of a gang boss who appoints Jackie to suc... Read more
The Captain (2017)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Alexander Fehling
In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain's uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man qu... Read more
The Captain (Blu-ray) (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Alexander Fehling
In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain's uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man qu... Read more