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).
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
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
6.9/10
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning
Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall finds solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Now living in Southern It... Read more
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
7.2/10
Starring: Maya Rudolph, John Cena, Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan,...
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers.... Read more
How To Blow Up A Pipeline (2023)
7/10
Starring: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth
With the climate crisis at a dangerous point of no return, a group of brave environmental activists come up with a daring plan to make their voices he... Read more
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
5.1/10
Starring: Jason Statham, Sienna Guillory, Wu Jing
A research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the ocean depths, including a malevolent mining operation. Read more
Gran Turismo (2023)
7.2/10
Starring: David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe
The true story of a team of unlikely underdogs -- a working-class gamer, a former race-car driver, and an idealistic motorsport executive -- who risk... Read more
Sisu (2023)
6.9/10
Starring: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan
During the last days of World War II, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the soldier... Read more
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
8.7/10
Starring: Shameik Moore, Oscar Isaac, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Schwartzman, Daniel Kaluuya,...
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a tea... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (Blu-ray) (2023)
7.9/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Ki...
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of t... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
7.9/10
Starring: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Ki...
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of t... Read more