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).
Whiteout (2009)
5.5/10
Director: Dominic Sena
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Tom Skerritt, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin
Kate Beckinsale ("Underworld") stars in this suspenseful film based on a graphic novel by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, portraying a U.S. marshal stati... Read more
Who Am I? (1998)
6.8/10
Director: Benny Chan, Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michelle Ferre, Mirai Yamamoto
Aka "Jackie Chan's Who Am I?" Stunt filled actioner with Jackie Chan as a commando duped by his leader and left for dead while on a dangerous mission... Read more
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
7.2/10
Director: Sion Sono
Starring: Jun Kunimura, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Fumi Nikaido
There's a war going on, but that won't stop the inexperienced but eager wannabe film crew The Fuck Bombers from following their dreams of making the u... Read more
Wild Card (Blu-ray) (2015)
5.6/10
Director: Simon West
Starring: Jason Statham, Anne Heche, Sofia Vergara
When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play...and it's all or nothing. Read more
Wild Wild West (1999)
4.9/10
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring: Salma Hayek, Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh
This special effects-filled sagebrusher is based on the 60's campy television series and stars Will Smith as government agent James West, who along wi... Read more
Willow (1988)
7.3/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Billy Barty, Jean Marsh
From a story by George Lucas comes this epic fantasy-adventure in which Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis), a little person, is entrusted with delivering a... Read more
Willow (Blu-ray) (1988)
7.3/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Billy Barty, Jean Marsh
From a story by George Lucas comes this epic fantasy-adventure in which Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis), a little person, is entrusted with delivering a... Read more
Willy's Wonderland (2021)
5.5/10
Director: Kevin Lewis
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Beth Grant
A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survi... Read more
Willy's Wonderland (Blu-ray) (2021)
5.5/10
Director: Kevin Lewis
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Beth Grant
A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survi... Read more
Winchester '73 (Blu-Ray) (1950)
7.7/10
Director: Anthony Mann
Starring: Charles Drake, Dan Duryea, James Stewart, John McIntire, Shelley Winters, Millar...
Lin McAdam (James Stewart) pursues notorious outlaw Henry "Dutch" Brown (Millard Mitchell) into Dodge City, Kansas. There, in an effort to flush out t... Read more