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 Wild Bunch ( Blu-ray ) (1969)
8/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: William Holden, Warren Oates, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Ben Johnson
Peckinpah at his violent best. In the Southwest of 1913, Pike Bishop (William Holden) is leader of 'The Wild Bunch', a gang of outlaws coerced by a Me... Read more
The Wild Geese (1978)
6.8/10
Director: Andrew V McLaglen
Starring: Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger
Their home is the battlefield. Their calling is war. Their only loyalty is to each other. They are the Wild Geese, fifty crack mercenary paratroops co... Read more
The Witches (2020)
5.3/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock
A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader. Read more
The Wolverine (2013)
6.7/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Famke Janssen, Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Will Yun Lee
Based on Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's 1982 solo "Wolverine" comic series, this exciting sequel is set after the events of "X-Men: The Last Stand... Read more
The Wolverine ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
6.7/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Famke Janssen, Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Will Yun Lee
Based on Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's 1982 solo "Wolverine" comic series, this exciting sequel is set after the events of "X-Men: The Last Stand... Read more
The Woman King (2022)
6.7/10
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring: Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega
The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with s... Read more
The World in His Arms (1952)
7.2/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Ann Blyth, Anthony Quinn, Gregory Peck, Hans Conried, John McIntire, Andrea King
Frustrated by illegal competition from Russians in the seal fur trade, Capt. Jonathan Clark (Gregory Peck) struggles to raise funds to purchase Alaska... Read more
The World is Not Enough (1999)
6.4/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Sophie Marceau, Desmond...
Given the task of protecting a murdered oil tycoon's beautiful daughter, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) must stop a ruthless terrorist (Robert Carlyle) who's st... Read more
The World is Not Enough ( Blu-ray ) (1999)
6.4/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Denise Richards, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Samant...
Given the task of protecting a murdered oil tycoon's beautiful daughter, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) must stop a ruthless terrorist (Robert Carlyle) who's st... Read more
The Wraith (1986)
5.9/10
Director: Mike Marvin
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Randy Quaid, Sherilyn Fenn, Nick Cassavetes
A teen sci-fi flick about a brutal gang of hooligans stealing cars and terrorising the roads until a mysterious stranger, 'The Wraith', appears. Featu... Read more