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).
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
7.7/10
Director: J J Abrams
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho,...
Director J.J. Abrams' exciting sequel to 2009's "Star Trek" finds the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise facing one of their deadliest foes. This time, Cap... Read more
Star Trek Into Darkness ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
7.7/10
Director: J J Abrams
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho,...
Director J.J. Abrams' exciting sequel to 2009's "Star Trek" finds the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise facing one of their deadliest foes. This time, Cap... Read more
Star Trek Into Darkness ( Blu-ray ) (3D) (2013)
7.7/10
Director: J J Abrams
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho,...
Director J.J. Abrams' exciting sequel to 2009's "Star Trek" finds the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise facing one of their deadliest foes. This time, Cap... Read more
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
8.2/10
Director: Alex Kurtzman
Starring: Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike. Read more
Star Trek: Voyager - Season 3 (1996)
7.7/10
Director: Various
Starring: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Robert Picardo, Garrett Wang, Roxann Dawson, Tim R...
Season three begins with the titular space vessel still in the hands of the enemy Kazon, while Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and most of her crew are... Read more
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume 1 (2003)
8.6/10
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Make no mistake, 'Clone Wars' is honest-to-goodness authentic 'Star Wars'. The animated series takes place between 'Episode II: Attack of the Clones'... Read more
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume 2 (2005)
8.6/10
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
This second group of episodes from the Emmy-winning 'micro-series' 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' combines dynamic, stylised animation with action-driven... Read more
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
6.5/10
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Pernilla August, Jake Llo...
This "prequel" to writer/director George Lucas' popular space epic takes place "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" where two Jedi Knights and... Read more
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Blu-ray) (1999)
6.5/10
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Pernilla August, Jake Llo...
This "prequel" to writer/director George Lucas' popular space epic takes place "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" where two Jedi Knights and... Read more
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
6.6/10
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L Jackson, Christopher Lee, Ian McDiarmid, Ewan McGre...
Ten years after "The Phantom Menace" Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and student Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) investigate an attem... Read more