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).
Bastille Day (2016)
4.5/10
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Idris Elba, Jose Garcia, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Kelly Reilly
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a walle... Read more
Agents of SHIELD: Season 2 (Blu-ray) (2015)
7.6/10
Starring: Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge...
The worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division) employs an elite... Read more
Transformers: The Last Knight (3D & Blu-ray) (2017)
5.2/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock
Humans are at war with the Transformers, and Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving the future lies buried in the secrets of the past and the hidden... Read more
The Enforcer (Blu-ray) (1976)
6.8/10
Director: James Fargo
Starring: Tyne Daly, Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman
Clint Eastwood's third go-round as Det. Harry Callahan matches him with a new partner, Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Moore, who has two jobs: tracking d... Read more
Sudden Impact (Blu-ray) (1983)
6.7/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Paul Drake
Clint Eastwood's fourth go-around as San Francisco detective 'Dirty' Harry Callahan puts him on the trail of a woman (Sondra Locke) who is getting rev... Read more
The Fast and the Furious (Blu-ray) (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune
One for the petrol heads; owing much to the B's of the 60s. Paul Walker is the undercover cop who infiltrates his way into a group of road racers led... Read more
Age Of Heroes (Blu-ray) (2011)
5.6/10
Starring: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Aksel Hennie
The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K. Read more
2 Fast 2 Furious (Blu-ray) (2003)
5.9/10
Director: John Singleton
Starring: Tyrese Gibson, Cole Hauser, Eva Mendes, Paul Walker, Devon Aoki
Paul Walker is back in action in this extreme-action sequel. Now an ex-cop, outlaw racer Brian O'Conner teams with his ex-con, speed-demon buddy (Tyre... Read more
Fast and Furious 6 (Blu-ray) (2013)
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, T...
Since Dom (Vin Diesel) and Brian's (Paul Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered... Read more
A Good Day to Die Hard (Blu-ray) (2013)
5.3/10
Director: John Moore
Starring: Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Sebastian Koch, Rasha Bukvic, Jai Courtney
Bruce Willis reprises his role as Detective John McClane in the fifth instalment of the enduring action franchise. This time around, McClane travels t... Read more