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).
Greetings to the Devil (2011)
Director: Juan Felipe Orozco
Starring: Edgar Ramirez, Carolina Gomez, Ricardo Velez, Salvador del Solar, Patrick Delmas...
A.k.a. "Saluda al diablo de mi parte". Angel, a former guerilla rebel, is seeking a fresh start after turning in his arms and giving up his violent wa... Read more
The Man in the Iron Mask ( Blu-ray ) (1998)
6.5/10
Director: Randall Wallace
Starring: Anne Parillaud, Gabriel Byrne, Gerard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, L...
It is a time of great splendor... and even greater despair. When the selfish excesses of France's self-serving King Louis XIV (Leonardo DiCaprio) go t... Read more
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
6.2/10
Director: Noam Murro
Starring: Hans Matheson, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton
This new chapter of the epic saga "300", told in the breathtaking visual style that defined the original blockbuster, brings the fight for glory to a... Read more
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad ( Blu-ray ) (1958)
7.1/10
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Kathryn Grant, Kerwin Mathews, Richard Eyer
It's an incredible cinematic adventure as the legendary Sinbad sets off on a dangerous journey to the mysterious Island of Colossus. His quest is to b... Read more
Patient Zero (2018)
4.3/10
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Starring: Stanley Tucci, Natalie Dormer, Matt Smith, Agyness Deyn, James Northcote, Clive...
A supervirus has turned humankind into highly intelligent, streamlined killers, and an asymptomatic victim (Matt Smith) who can communicate with the i... Read more
Hard Kill (Blu-ray) (2020)
4.1/10
Director: Matt Eskandari
Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis
The work of billionaire tech CEO Donovan Chalmers (Willis) is so valuable that he hires mercenaries to protect it, and a terrorist group kidnaps his d... Read more
The Presidio (1988)
6/10
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Sean Connery, Meg Ryan, Mark Harmon, Jack Warden
A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter. Read more
Princess Mononoke ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
8.4/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson, Minnie Driver,...
This stunning masterpiece by animation wizard Hayao Miyazaki is set during Japan's Muromachi era, when a maddened Boar God infects a prince with a dea... Read more
The Misfits (2021)
4.2/10
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon, Jamie Chung
After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that pro... Read more
Blackout (2012)
6.4/10
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Olivia Cooke, Dervla Kirwan, Lyndsey Marshal, Branka Kati...
A council man becomes increasingly disillusioned over the years, but a heroic act gets him approval and becomes a front-runner for the mayor-ship of M... Read more