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).
The Lighting Warrior (1931)
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: Rin Tin Tin, Frankie Darro, George Brent
A Rin-Tin-Tin serial presented in 12 episodes. The mysterious Wolf Man is terrorizing settlers in a western town. With the help of Rinty, young Jimmy... Read more
The Adventures of Rex And Rinty (1935)
6.4/10
Director: Ford Beebe, B Reeves Eason
Starring: Rin Tin Tin, Kane Richmond
A 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is brought from the island of Sujan, where he is worshiped as a... Read more
Undersea Kingdom (1936)
4.8/10
Director: B Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane
Crash Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, and Diana, a go-getting reporter, join Professor Norton for a search for the source of a string of ear... Read more
Adventure Of Captain Marvel (1941)
Director: John English, William Witney
Starring: Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr, William Benedict, Louise Currie
To protect a magic talisman from being used for evil, a teenage boy named Billy Batson is given the power to become an adult superhero, Captain Marvel... Read more
New Adventure Of Tarzan (1935)
Director: Edward Kull, Wilbur McGaugh
Starring: Ula Holt, Frank Baker
Tarzan goes to Guatemala to find his lost friend, D'Arnot. On the way he helps Major Matling search Mayan ruins for hidden jewels and an idol containi... Read more
Agents of SHIELD: Season 2 (2015)
9.8/10
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
Miracles (The Canton Godfather) (1989)
7/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do... Read more
The Legend of Frog Dreaming (1986)
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Starring: Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Tamsin West, John Ewart, Katy Manning
A resourceful American orphan living in rural Australia finds himself caught up in the magic of a local Aboriginal myth that might be more real than a... Read more
Mr Wong In Chinatown (1939)
5.8/10
Director: William Nigh
Starring: Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to... Read more
The Punisher (2004)
6.5/10
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Starring: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster...
Based on the Marvel comics brutal anti-hero character and coming across like some down and dirty 70s revenge flick, "The Punisher" finds FBI agent Fra... Read more