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).
Pale Rider (1985)
7.3/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress
Clint Eastwood wears two hats as director and actor in this first-rate western adventure, Eastwood's homage to "Shane". Clint stars as the mysterious... Read more
Pale Rider ( Blu-ray ) (1985)
7.3/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Carrie Snodgress, Christopher Penn, Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Richard Dy...
Clint Eastwood wears two hats as director and actor in this first-rate western adventure, Eastwood's homage to "Shane". Clint stars as the mysterious... Read more
Pandorum (2009)
6.8/10
Director: Christian Alvart
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Eddie Rouse, Antje Traue, Cam Gigandet, Cung Le
Intense sci-fi thriller in which two astrounauts awake to find themselves drifting alone in space - or so they think. Awakening from their hyper-sleep... Read more
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
7/10
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Tiny creatures called "Parasites" have arrived on Earth with the sole purpose of taking over human brains and preying on mankind. When one of them lat... Read more
Parker (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis, Nick Nolte, Jason Statham, Bobby Cannavale
The hard-boiled title character created by author Richard Stark (a pseudonym for Donald E. Westlake) and previously portrayed by Lee Marvin in "Point... Read more
Passenger 57 (1992)
5.9/10
Director: Kevin Hooks
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore
Wesley Snipes is a crack anti-terrorist expert planning early retirement when he is thrust into the middle of an airline hi-jacking perpetrated by vil... Read more
Pathfinder (2007)
5.4/10
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Karl Urban, Russell Means, Moon Bloodgood, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare, Ralf Moelle...
Karl Urban stars in this Viking swordfest as the warrior, Ghost. Raised by Indians after an expedition to the Americas left him stranded there as a c... Read more
Patient Zero (2018)
4.3/10
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Starring: Stanley Tucci, Natalie Dormer, Matt Smith, Agyness Deyn, James Northcote, Clive...
A supervirus has turned humankind into highly intelligent, streamlined killers, and an asymptomatic victim (Matt Smith) who can communicate with the i... Read more
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
5.2/10
Director: Steve Carr
Starring: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays, Raini Rodriguez, Shirley Knight, Stephe...
Kevin James stars in and also co-wrote this comedy in which he plays a single dad and wannabe State Trooper who instead patrols his local mall as a se... Read more
Pawn Shop Chronicles (Blu-ray) (2013)
5.9/10
Director: Wayne Kramer
Starring: Paul Walker, Norman Reedus, Elijah Wood, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Vincent D'...
An anthology of stories involving meth addicted white supremacists, a man looking for his kidnapped wife and an Elvis impersonator. Read more