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 Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
5.9/10
Director: Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Starring: Jet Li, Charlene Choi, Eva Huang, Raymond Lam
White Snake (Eva Huang) in the guise of a beautiful woman falls in love with a young herbalist, Xu Xian (Raymond Lam). At her own risk but with the he... Read more
The Sorcerer and the White Snake ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
5.9/10
Director: Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Starring: Jet Li, Charlene Choi, Eva Huang, Raymond Lam
White Snake (Eva Huang) in the guise of a beautiful woman falls in love with a young herbalist, Xu Xian (Raymond Lam). At her own risk but with the he... Read more
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
6.1/10
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Starring: Alfred Molina, Monica Bellucci, Nicolas Cage, Teresa Palmer, Jay Baruchel
In this family adventure, Nicolas Cage plays Balthazar Blake, a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan who combines his awe-inspiring magic powers wi... Read more
The Sovereign's Servant (2007)
6.1/10
Director: Oleg Riaskov
Starring: Dmitry Miller, Alexander Bukharov, Alexey Chadov
A.k.a. "Sluga Gosudarev". The action takes place at the time of the Swedish-Russian war of 1709. The King of France, Louis XIV, sends two duellists in... Read more
The Specialist (1994)
5.5/10
Director: Luis Llosa
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Eric Roberts, Rod Steiger
Sylvester Stallone is an explosives expert hired by Sharon Stone to wreak havoc on the Cuban-American Mafiosi (Rod Steiger and Eric Roberts) who murde... Read more
The Spirit (2008)
4.8/10
Director: Frank Miller
Starring: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Eva Mendes, Paz Vega, Jaime King...
A good-guy cop is killed in the line of duty and comes back to life as shadowy crimefighter 'The Spirit', now pitted against 'The Octopus' who wants t... Read more
The Spirit ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
4.8/10
Director: Frank Miller
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht, Jaime King, Eva Mendes, Sta...
A good-guy cop is killed in the line of duty and comes back to life as shadowy crimefighter 'The Spirit', now pitted against 'The Octopus' whose main... Read more
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
6.4/10
Director: Susanna Fogel
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Justin Theroux, Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Sam Heughan
The Spy Who Dumped Me tells the story of Audrey (Kunis) and Morgan (McKinnon), two best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international c... Read more
The Spy Who Dumped Me (Blu-ray) (2018)
6.4/10
Director: Susanna Fogel
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Justin Theroux, Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Sam Heughan
The Spy Who Dumped Me tells the story of Audrey (Kunis) and Morgan (McKinnon), two best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international c... Read more
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
7.1/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curt Jurgens, Richard Kiel
Agent 007 does battle against the arch villain Stromberg and his plans for world destruction. Spectacular underwater footage, beautiful women and the... Read more