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 Girl in the Spider's Web (Blu-Ray) (2018)
6.1/10
Director: Fede Alvarez
Starring: Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, Stephen Merchant,...
Fired from the National Security Agency, Frans Balder recruits hacker Lisbeth Salander to steal FireWall, a computer program that can access codes for... Read more
The Glimmer Man (1996)
5.4/10
Director: John Gray
Starring: Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bob Gunton
LA cops Steven Segal and Keenan Ivory Wayans struggle to track down a seriel killer who may be connected to the Russian mob, but when Segal's ex-wife... Read more
The Glory Guys (1965)
6.2/10
Director: Arnold Laven
Starring: Andrew Duggan, Harve Presnell, James Caan, Peter Breck, Senta Berger, Slim Picke...
Cavalry captain Demas Harrod (Tom Tryon) and his faithful scout, Sol Rogers (Harve Presnell), are placed under the command of xenophobic general Frede... Read more
The Golden Lotus (1974)
6.1/10
Director: Han Hsiang Li
Starring: Ping Chen, Ching Hu, Tanny Ni Tien, Kwan Yeung, Jackie Chan, Shen Chan
In this period sexploitation drama based on a famous erotic novel also titled "The Golden Lotus", Yang Chun is a famous Sung Dynasty lothario whose qu... Read more
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (Blu-Ray) (1973)
6.8/10
Director: Gordon Hessler
Starring: Caroline Munro, John Phillip Law, Martin Shaw, Robert Shaw, Tom Baker, Douglas W...
Sinbad's adventure pits him against a master magician who's trying to reach the Fountain of Destiny on the lost land of Lemuria in a bid to be crowned... Read more
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
8.9/10
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood's invincible "Man with No Name" teams with two gunslingers (Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach) to pursue a fortune in stolen gold. But team... Read more
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ( Blu-ray ) (1966)
8.9/10
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef
Clint Eastwood's invincible "Man with No Name" teams with two gunslingers (Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach) to pursue a fortune in stolen gold. But team... Read more
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
7.3/10
Director: Kim Jee-Woon
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Byung-hun Lee, Woo-sung Jung
Korean director Ji-woon Kim nods to the spaghetti western with this treasure hunt flick set in the wilds of 1930s Manchuria. A hitman (the Bad) is hir... Read more
The Gracefield Incident (2019)
4.2/10
Starring: Juliette Gosselin
In Gracefield, three couples are spending a long weekend in a luxurious cabin when suddenly an uninvited guest in the form of a meteorite, comes crash... Read more
The Grandmaster (2013)
6.6/10
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Starring: Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Zhang Ziyi
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, THE GRANDMASTER is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary Kung FU master... Read more