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).
Dirty Harry (Blu-ray) (1971)
7.7/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Andy Robinson, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, John L...
A riveting action film with Clint Eastwood as the cop determined to bring in a psychotic killer even if he has to break some rules. Eastwood's definin... Read more
Valhalla: Legend Of Thor (2019)
5.6/10
The Viking children Røskva and Tjalfe embark on an adventurous journey from Midgard to Valhalla with the gods Thor and Loki. Life in Valhalla, however... Read more
Cold Skin (2017)
6/10
Director: Xavier Gens
Starring: Ray Stevenson, David Oakes
A young man arrives at a remote island to take a post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly creatures which li... Read more
High Road To China (Blu-ray) (1983)
6.1/10
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Starring: Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong
During WW1, an alcoholic American biplane pilot is hired by the spoiled daughter of an industrialist to find her father who disappeared in Asia, that... Read more
Swamp Thing (2019)
7.5/10
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Derek Mears
Abby Arcane returns home to Marais, Louisiana to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, only to discover the dark, terrifying mysteries of the swamp. Read more
Luke Cage (2016)
7.3/10
When a sabotaged experiment gives him super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive attempting to rebuild his life in Harlem and m... Read more
Uncharted (4K) (2022)
6.6/10
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Steven Waddington
Street-smart Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune amassed... Read more
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (1985)
6.4/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Charles Cioffi, Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Kate Mulgrew, Wilford Brimley, George Coe
Given a new face and identity, street-smart NYC cop Remo Williams (Fred Ward) is recruited into a super-secret organization which roots out crooks so... Read more
Love And Monsters (2020)
6.9/10
Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Rooker, Dan Ewing
Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson (Dylan O'Brien), along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant cre... Read more
Polite Society (2023)
6.7/10
Starring: Jenny Funnell, Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya
Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the mos... Read more