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).
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.6/10
Director: David Yates
Starring: Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters,...
The sixth film in the ever-darkening series is visually stunningly and has its fair share of gleeful humour too, as the young wizard's inevitable batt... Read more
Haywire (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, Ewan McGregor, Mathieu Kassovitz, Michael Douglas...
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, this action-packed thriller stars mixed martial arts icon Gina Carano as Mallory Kane, a black-ops agent working for a... Read more
Hazell (1978)
7.3/10
Starring: Nicholas Ball, James Faulkner
A British television series about a fictional private detective named James Hazell and his adventures. Read more
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
7.5/10
Excitement and adventure await in the mystical land of Eternia! Join He-Man and his faithful friends and allies as they battle against Skeletor and hi... Read more
Headshot (2016)
6.3/10
Director: Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel
Starring: Julie Estelle, Chelsea Islan, Iko Uwais, Sunny Pang
The indomitable Iko Uwais ('The Raid') stars in this fast and furious actioner as an amnesiac whose mysterious past as a killing machine comes to the... Read more
Heart of the Dragon (1985)
7/10
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu
The story of a cop who forsakes his dreams of sailing around the world so that he can care for his mentally retarded brother. Innocently caught up in... Read more
Heaven's Burning (1997)
5.8/10
Director: Craig Lahiff
Starring: Ray Barrett, Russell Crowe, Youki Kudoh, Robert Mammone, Kenji Isomura
In Sydney, the newly married Midori (Youki Kudoh) is honeymooning with her husband, Yukio (Kenji Isomura). She does not love him and fakes her own kid... Read more
Hellboy (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, John Hurt
Guillermo Del Toro's unique and stunningly realized adaptation of Mike Mignola's acclaimed comic book series stars a perfectly cast Ron Perlman as the... Read more
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Tad Stones, Victor Cook
Starring: Voices Of, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt, Doug Jones, Peri Gilpin
When Hellboy and co investigate the haunted mansion of an attention-seeking billionaire they uncover a host of nasties and a plot to resurrect a very... Read more
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Tad Stones, Phil Weinstein
Starring: Voices Of, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Hurt, Peri Gilpin
This animated feature sees the main cast from the film reprising their roles including Ron Perlman, Selma Blair and John Hurt. When a folklore profes... Read more