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).
Sharpe Vol. 3: Sharpe's Gold / Sharpe's Battle / Sharpe's Sword (1995)
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Sean Bean, Darragh O'Malley, James Purefoy, Emily Mortimer, Ian McNeice
'Sharpe's Gold' - Spain 1813, Major Richard Sharpe is assigned the task of trading guns for English deserters. He must pit his wits against El Casco.... Read more
Sharpe Vol. 4: Sharpe's Regiment / Sharpe's Siege / Sharpe's Mission (1996)
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Sean Bean, Abigail Cruttenden, Nicholas Farrell, Darragh O'Malley, Hugh Fraser,...
'Sharpe's Regiment' - England 1813, Sharpe and Harper uncover corruption and wrong-doing galore whilst investigating the recruit shortages in the Brit... Read more
Sharpe Vol. 5: Sharpe's Revenge / Sharpe's Justice / Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Sean Bean, Darragh O'Malley, Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Fraser, Brian Cox, Elizabe...
The final three episodes in this series. In 'Sharpe's Revenge' having been accused of stealing Naploeon's treasure, abandoned by his wife and sought... Read more
Sharpe Vol. 7: Sharpe's Peril (2008)
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Raza Jaffrey
Following on from "Sharpe's Challenge", Sean Bean returns as swashbuckling soldier Richard Sharpe in this action-packed drama based on the popular cha... Read more
She Shoots Straight (1990)
Director: Corey Yuen Kwai
Starring: Joyce Godenzi, Sammo Hung, Carina Lau, Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Yuen Wah, Agnes Aure...
Policewoman Mina (Joyce Godenzi) marries into a family of cops and must struggle to gain acceptance from her husband's (Tony Leung Ka Fai) crime-fight... Read more
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
7.6/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jude Law, Mark Strong, Robert Downey Jr, Eddie Marsan, Rachel McAdams
When an occult-obsessed nobleman (Mark Strong) captured by Sherlock Holmes appears to have returned from the dead, the sleuth and his often-exasperate... Read more
Sherlock Holmes ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.6/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jude Law, Mark Strong, Robert Downey Jr, Eddie Marsan, Rachel McAdams
When an occult-obsessed nobleman (Mark Strong) captured by Sherlock Holmes appears to have returned from the dead, the sleuth and his often-exasperate... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jared Harris, Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr, Stephen Fry, Eddie Marsan, Rachel McAd...
Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law return as Holmes and Watson in director Guy Ritchie's second adaptation of the classic Arthur Conan Doyle detective no... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jared Harris, Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr, Stephen Fry, Eddie Marsan, Rachel McAd...
Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law return as Holmes and Watson in director Guy Ritchie's second adaptation of the classic Arthur Conan Doyle detective no... Read more
Shin Ultraman (2022)
6.4/10
Director: Shinji Higuchi
Starring: Takumi Saito, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masami Nagasawa, Daiki Arioka, Akari Hayami
After the accidental death of a human during battle, Ultraman takes on the man's appearance and place at the S-Class Species Suppression Protocol to p... Read more