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).
Young Ones (2014)
5.9/10
Director: Jake Paltrow
Starring: Michael Shannon, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Nicholas Hoult, Elle Fanning
Set in the future when water is hard to find, a teenage boy sets out to protect his family and survive. Read more
Young Ones (Blu-ray) (2014)
5.9/10
Director: Jake Paltrow
Starring: Michael Shannon, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Nicholas Hoult, Elle Fanning
Set in the future when water is hard to find, a teenage boy sets out to protect his family and survive. Read more
Zatoichi (2003)
7.6/10
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Ogusu, Yui Natsukawa
Aka "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi". The sightless Zatoichi - hero of over two dozen films from 1962 to 1989 - is revived by scripter/director/star Ta... Read more
Zatoichi 16: The Outlaw (1967)
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Rentaro Mikuni
Zatoichi, played of course by the brilliant Shintaro Katsu, wanders into yet another village in turmoil as rival gambling houses are putting the squee... Read more
Zatoichi 23: At Large (1972)
Director: Kazuo Mori
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Rentaro Mikuni, Hisaya Morishige, Etsushi Takahashi, Fujio Morit...
One of the best of the original series of 25, this sees our blind hero deliver the baby of a dying mother (and breastfeed it!), then set off to find t... Read more
Zatoichi 24: In Desperation (1972)
Director: Shintaro Katsu
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Kyoko Toshizawa, Yasuhiro Koume, Fujio Morita
Directed by the actor who plays Zatoichi, this is possibly the darkest and most sombre of the series; the yakuza are meaner and the body count is high... Read more
Zatoichi 26: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
Director: Shintaro Katsu
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Kanako Higuchi, Takanori Jinnai, Yudai Okumura
This 26th instalment capped one of Japan's most loved and enduring movie franchises. With a gap of more than 15 years between this and number 25, Ich... Read more
Zombieland (2009)
7.7/10
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone
In the vein of "Shaun of the Dead," this fun-filled mix of horror, comedy, and action focuses on two guys, nerdy college student Columbus (Jesse Eisen... Read more
Zombieland ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.7/10
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone
In the vein of "Shaun of the Dead," this fun-filled mix of horror, comedy, and action focuses on two guys, nerdy college student Columbus (Jesse Eisen... Read more
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
6.9/10
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Rosario Dawson, Z...
Zombie slayers Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock leave the confines of the White House to travel to Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. Along the... Read more