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).
Flag Day (2021)
4.9/10
Director: Sean Penn
Starring: Sean Penn, Regina King, Katheryn Winnick
Jennifer Vogel's father John was larger than life. As a child, Jennifer marveled at his magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand... Read more
OSS 117 - From Africa With Love (2001)
7/10
Starring: Jean Dujardin, Pierre Niney, Natacha Lindinger, Wladimir Yordanoff
The third entry in secret agent OSS 117's parodic spy adventures. Read more
Vanguard (2020)
4.7/10
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan
Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization. Read more
Jurassic World: Dominion (4K Ultra HD) (2022)
5.7/10
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Starring: B D Wong, Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Justice Smith, Sam Ne...
Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood, while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a geneti... Read more
The Conquest of Siberia (2019)
5.8/10
A young officer, Ivan Demarin, is sent to the depths of Siberia. Here Ivan meets his first love and, together with his regiment, finds himself drawn i... Read more
Blue Beetle (2023)
6/10
Starring: Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, George Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Becky G
Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its... Read more
Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
4.3/10
Director: Enzo G Castellari
Starring: Lou Ferrigno
Epic Italian fantasy tale based on the myths of the legendary sailor. Here a muscle-bound Sinbad (played by TV's "The Incredible Hulk", Lou Ferrigno)... Read more
Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)
2.6/10
Director: Giacomo Gentilomo
Starring: Alan Steel
In grand Herculean fashion, our hero (Alan Steel) comes to the aid of Good Samaritans and battles the interplanetary menace of the Moon Men (who look... Read more
SuperFly (Blu-Ray) (2018)
4.9/10
Director: Director X.
Starring: Esai Morales, Jennifer Morrison, Big Boi , Michael Kenneth Williams, Jason Mitch...
Cocaine kingpin Youngblood Priest realizes that it's time to get out of the game after surviving a violent attack from a crazed rival. Hoping for one... Read more
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
6.3/10
Director: Joe Cornish
Starring: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Rebecca Ferguson, Patrick Stewart, Noma Dumezweni, Natha...
Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they b... Read more