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).
Eternals (2021)
6.3/10
Director: Chloe Zhao
Starring: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Kumail N...
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), an unexpected tragedy forces the Eternals, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret fo... Read more
Clean (2021)
5.6/10
Director: Paul Solet
Starring: Adrien Brody, Richie Merritt, Mykelti Williamson, RZA
Tormented by his past, a garbage man named Clean attempts a quiet life of redemption. But, soon finds himself forced to reconcile with the violence of... Read more
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
7.2/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weave...
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy... Read more
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Blu-ray) (2021)
7.8/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weave...
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy... Read more
Clifford The Big Red Dog (2021)
6/10
Director: Walt Becker
Starring: Jack Whitehall, John Cleese, Sienna Guillory, Tony Hale, David Alan Grier
A young girl's love for a tiny puppy named Clifford makes the dog grow to an enormous size. Read more
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
5.2/10
Director: Johannes Roberts
Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hopper, Donal Logue
Set in 1998, this origin story explores the secrets of the mysterious Spencer Mansion and the ill-fated Raccoon City. Read more
The Matrix Resurrections (4K) (2021)
5.7/10
Director: Lana Wachowski
Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himse... Read more
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
5.7/10
Director: Lana Wachowski
Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himse... Read more
The Matrix Resurrections (Blu-ray) (2021)
5.7/10
Director: Lana Wachowski
Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himse... Read more
Dune (Blu-ray) (2021)
8.1/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgard...
A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, "Dune" tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny b... Read more