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).
Shinobi (2005)
7/10
Director: Ten Shimoyama
Starring: Yukie Nakama, Minoru Terada, Renji Ishibashi, Tak Sakaguchi
Based on the novel by Futaro Namada set in the 1600s, a powerful shogunate stirs up the feud between two ninja clans in the hopes of consolidating his... Read more
Shogun Assassin (1981)
7.4/10
Director: Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Masahiro Tomikawa
A stunning visual ballet of violence and bloodletting that tells the tale of a samurai warrior who travels across the countryside pushing his young so... Read more
Sicario (2015)
7.6/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Emily Blunt, Jon Bernthal
In Mexico, Sicario means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted... Read more
Sicario ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
7.6/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Emily Blunt, Jon Bernthal
In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlist... Read more
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
7.3/10
Director: Stefano Sollima
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Bruno Bichir, Catherine Keener, Josh Brolin, Matthew Modine, S...
FBI agent Matt Graver calls on mysterious operative Alejandro Gillick when Mexican drug cartels start to smuggle terrorists across the U.S. border. Th... Read more
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.3/10
Director: Stefano Sollima
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Bruno Bichir, Catherine Keener, Josh Brolin, Matthew Modine, S...
FBI agent Matt Graver calls on mysterious operative Alejandro Gillick when Mexican drug cartels start to smuggle terrorists across the U.S. border. Th... Read more
Silmido (2003)
7.2/10
Director: Kang Woo-Suk
Starring: Sung-kee Ahn, Kyung-gu Sol, Jun-ho Heo, Jae-yeong Joeng, Seong-jin Kang
In 1968, a group of North Korean commandos crossed the border in a failed attempt to assassinate South-Korean president Park Chung-hee. Outraged, Sou... Read more
Sin City (2005)
8/10
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Brittan...
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller together adapted three of Miller's noir-drenched stories from his famous comic series. With a stellar cast (includi... Read more
Sin City ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
8/10
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Elijah Wood, Michae...
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller together adapted three of Miller's noir-drenched stories from his famous comic series. With a stellar cast (includin... Read more
Sin City (Special Edition) (2005)
8/10
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Brittan...
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller together adapted three of Miller's noir-drenched stories from his famous comic series. With a stellar cast (includin... Read more