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).
Gunpower Milkshake (Blu-ray) (2021)
7.7/10
Director: Navot Papushado
Starring: Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Paul Giamatti, Ralph Ineson, Adam Nagaitis
In her turbulent life as a professional assassin, Scarlet was cruelly forced to abandon her daughter Sam and go on the run. Years later, despite the e... Read more
Infinite (2021)
5.5/10
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Dylan O'Brien, Jason Mantzoukas...
A man discovers that his hallucinations are actually visions from past lives. Read more
Capricorn One ( Blu-ray ) (1977)
6.8/10
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Brenda Vaccaro, Elliott Gould, Hal Holbrook, James Brolin, Karen Black, Sam Wate...
What if one of the greatest space adventures was really a hoax? The first manned flight to Mars is about to take place, but moments before the launch... Read more
Moonfall (2022)
5.2/10
Director: Roland Emmerich
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. Read more
No Blood No Tears (2002)
6.1/10
She drives a cab on the night shift and meets every scum there is. Gyung-sun lives a scant life day by day, but she used to be a professional safecrac... Read more
Snowpiercer ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
7/10
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Starring: Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Octavia Spencer
Set in 2031, the entire world is frozen except for those aboard the Snowpiercer. For 17 years, the world's survivors are on a train hurtling around th... Read more
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ( Blu-ray ) (2001)
8.8/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKell...
In the first installment of director Peter Jackson's ambitious and successful film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy, Elijah Wood stars a... Read more
Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)
6.9/10
Starring: Ken Takakura, Yoshiko Mita
After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keepin... Read more
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (Blu-ray) (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
High Ground (Blu-ray) (2020)
6.5/10
Director: Stephen Johnson
Starring: Simon Baker, Jack Thompson, Ryan Corr
In a bid to save the last of his family, Gutjuk, a young Aboriginal man, teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara, the most dangerous war... Read more