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).
The Amazing Spider-Man ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7/10
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Rhys Ifans, Sally Field, Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield
Teenage social outcast Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) spends his days trying to unravel the mystery of his own past and win the heart of his high scho... Read more
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Campbell Scott, Colm Feore, Embeth Davidtz, Sally Field, Paul Giamatti, Jamie Fo...
It's great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there's no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero,... Read more
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Campbell Scott, Colm Feore, Embeth Davidtz, Sally Field, Paul Giamatti, Jamie Fo...
It's great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there's no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero,... Read more
The Anomaly (2014)
4.7/10
Director: Noel Clarke
Starring: Noel Clarke, Ian Somerhalder, Brian Cox, Alexis Knapp
An ex-soldier named Ryan Reeve is taken captive by the "Anomaly" organization where he learns that he only has 9:47 minutes/seconds to find out why th... Read more
The Art of Self Defense (2019)
6.7/10
Director: Riley Stearns
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots
After being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defe... Read more
The Art of War (2000)
5.7/10
Director: Christian Duguay
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer, Maury Chaykin, Marie Matiko, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, M...
Set up as the fall guy in the assassination of a Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, covert UN agent Wesley Snipes has to clear his name in orde... Read more
The Assassin (1967)
6.7/10
Director: Chang Cheh
Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Chiao Chiao, Tien Feng, Li Hsiang-chun, Huang Tsung-shun
In this character-driven, kung-fu classic from the world famous Shaw Brothers Studios, Jimmy Wang Yu stars as Nieh Chen, a champion sword-fighter forc... Read more
The Assassin Next Door (2009)
Starring: Olga Kurylenko, Liron Levo
A woman forced to work for the Russian Mafia as an assassin agrees to help her next-door neighbor kill her abusive husband. Read more
The Assassination Bureau (Blu-ray) (1969)
6.5/10
Director: Basil Dearden
Starring: Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas
A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge. Read more
The Avengers (2012)
8.1/10
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Stellan Sk...
The Marvel Comics superhero team comes together in this ambitious blockbuster from writer/director Joss Whedon. When an unexpected enemy emerges that... Read more