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).
Magnum P.I.: Season 2 (1981)
7.5/10
Director: Corey Allen, Ray Austin
Starring: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E Mosley, Larry Manetti
The charmingly roguish private eye returns for more action, mystery and quick wit in the second season. Designed to fill the shoes of 'Hawaii 5-0' wh... Read more
Man of Steel (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, A...
Director Zack Snyder ("Watchmen") reboots the Superman saga in this thrilling action adventure. Having escaped the destruction of his home planet of K... Read more
Man of Steel ( Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D ) (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, A...
Director Zack Snyder ("Watchmen") reboots the Superman saga in this thrilling action adventure. Having escaped the destruction of his home planet of K... Read more
Man of Tai Chi (2013)
6.1/10
Director: Keanu Reeves
Starring: Karen Mok, Keanu Reeves, Simon Yam, Tiger Chen
Keanu Reeves makes his directorial debut in this explosive marital arts drama that reunites him with legendary Matrix Trilogy fight choreographer Yuen... Read more
Man on a Ledge (2012)
6.6/10
Director: Asger Leth
Starring: Ed Harris, Edward Burns, Kyra Sedgwick, Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell, Elizabeth B...
While on a day pass from prison to attend his father's funeral, disgraced ex-cop Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) escapes from his guards and flees to M... Read more
Man Without a Star (1955)
7/10
Director: King Vidor
Starring: Claire Trevor, Jeanne Crain, Kirk Douglas, Richard Boone, William Campbell
In this deceptively titled and paced Western, Kirk Douglas shines in the hyper-macho role of Dempsey Rae, a good-natured drifter with a mysterious pas... Read more
Mannaja: A Man Called Blade (1977)
Director: Sergio Martino
Starring: Maurizio Merli, Donald O'Brien, Rik Battaglia
Despite coming along fairly late in the cycle, this spaghetti western is one of the genre's best. Maurizio Merli stars as Mannaja, a hatchet-wielding... Read more
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
7.4/10
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Billy Boyd
Director Peter Weir's ("Witness") riveting mix of sweeping high-seas action and intense character study stars Russell Crowe as the captain of a Britis... Read more
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
7.4/10
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Billy Boyd
Director Peter Weir's ("Witness") riveting mix of sweeping high-seas action and intense character study stars Russell Crowe as the captain of a Britis... Read more
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
7.6/10
Director: Jimmy Wang Yu
Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Kang Kam, Kun Yee Lung, Kar Wing Lau, Lung Wei Wang
A vengeful martial artist who has developed a deadly flying guillotine act is out to settle a score with the One-Armed Boxer. But as he's also blind,... Read more