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 Big Hit (Blu-ray) (1998)
6.1/10
Director: Che-kirk Wong
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks
This unique action-comedy with Hong Kong flavours stars Mark Wahlberg as an expert hit man who is beset by insecurity, a confusing romantic life and a... Read more
The Big Ugly (2020)
6/10
Director: Scott Wiper
Starring: Vinnie Jones, Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman
Anglo-American relations go bad when London mob bosses invest in a West Virginia oil deal in hopes of laundering dirty money. Read more
The Bionic Woman: Season 1 (1976)
6.7/10
Starring: Richard Anderson, Lindsay Wagner, Martin E Brooks, Sam Chew Jr, Jennifer Darling
In this spin-off from 'The Six Million Dollar Man' Jamie Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) is a tennis pro who comes off second best in a parachuting accident.... Read more
The Black Coin (1936)
6/10
Starring: Dave O'Brien
Federal agents and smugglers battle it out over lost secret papers. Read more
The Black Pirate (1926)
7.2/10
Director: Albert Parker
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks Sr, Billie Dove, Anders Randolf
The definitive pirate movie and one of Douglas Fairbanks' most popular films is this silent swashbuckler about a nobleman who vows to avenge the death... Read more
The Black Swan (1942)
6.9/10
Director: Henry King
Starring: Laird Cregar, Maureen O'Hara, Tyrone Power, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Ant...
Tyrone Power is his usual stylish and articulate self in this classic swashbuckling pirate tale adapted from Sabatini's novel. The starry cast, music... Read more
The Blackout: Invasion Earth (2019)
6.1/10
Starring: Pyotr Fyodorov
Life on Earth is rapidly destroyed except for a small area in Eastern Europe. Read more
The Bombing (Air Strike) (2018)
7.1/10
Director: Xiao Feng
Starring: Adrien Brody, Bruce Willis, Kenny Bee, Wu Gang, Liu Ye, Rumer Willis
During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chon... Read more
The Bombing (Air Strike) (Blu-ray) (2018)
8.1/10
Director: Xiao Feng
Starring: Adrien Brody, Bruce Willis, Kenny Bee, Wu Gang, Liu Ye, Rumer Willis
During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chon... Read more
The Book of Eli (2010)
6.9/10
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, The Hughes Brothers
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Jennifer Beals, Michael Gambon, Mila Kunis, Ray...
Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the Highway of Death on a mission he doesn't fully understand but knows he must compl... Read more