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).
Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
5.2/10
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan
Two professors team up to locate a lost treasure and embark on an adventure that takes them from a Tibetan ice cave to Dubai, and to a mountain temple... Read more
Yoga Hosers (2016)
4.2/10
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Johnny Depp, Lily-Rose Depp, Adam Brody, Ashley Greene, Austin Butler, Tyler Pos...
Two teenage yoga enthusiasts must do battle with an evil presence that is threatening to rise from its underground lair and endanger their major party... Read more
Supercop (Police Story III) (1992)
6.9/10
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang, Bill Tung
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar. Read more
Agents of SHIELD: Season 1 (2013)
Starring: Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge...
The mind-blowing saga that began in Marvel's "The Avengers" continues in this action-packed series. In the wake of The Battle of New York, the world h... Read more
Dragon Versus Needles of Death (1976)
Director: Kuo-Heng Chung
So Dragon Yu is a "good lad," but gets bullied a lot. Poor man. Thank goodness, he's just discovered an ability he never knew he had: being able to th... Read more
Jupiter Ascending ( Blu-ray ) (3D) (2015)
5.3/10
Director: Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, The Wachowskis
Starring: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth
Jupiter was born under a night sky and signs predicted she was destined for great things. Now grown up, Jupiter still dreams of the stars, but wakes u... Read more
Robin Hood 'Director's Cut' ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Eileen Atkins, Mark Addy, Mark Strong, Max von Sydow
The early exploits of Robin Hood are chronicled in this adventure starring Russell Crowe as the famed outlaw hero. After fighting in the Third Crusade... Read more
Tenchi Forever!: The Movie (1999)
7.1/10
This film takes a more serious turn from the Tenchi TV series and movies. One day, Tenchi disappears in the forest near his house. Six months later, A... Read more
Tenchi Muyo! (1992)
7.1/10
Tenchi Masaki is a normal high school student in Japan, who spends the summers doing chores around his grandfather's family shrine. One day, Tenchi ma... Read more
Gang Busters: Volume 1 (1942)
7.1/10
Director: Ray Taylor
Starring: Kent Taylor, Robert Armstrong, Richard Davies
Detective Lt.Bill Bannister has the assignment to run down an unknown gang of terrorists spreading a net of crime over the city. Aiding him is Detecti... Read more