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).
Karas: Part 1 - The Prophecy (2006)
7/10
Director: Kei'ichi Sato, Akira Takata
A slick, supernatural sci-fi with shape-shifting warriors who previously protected humankind from another dimension, overlaid but unseen, on their own... Read more
Karas: Part 2 - The Revelation (2005)
7/10
Starring: Matthew Lillard, Jay Hernandez, Cree Summer
From legendary anime studio Tatsunoko Productions ('Speed Racer') comes the second installment in the 'Karas' story. Picking up exactly where the firs... Read more
Keanu (2016)
6.3/10
Director: Peter Atencio
Starring: Nia Long, Luis Guzman, Method Man, Will Forte, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, a.k.a. the hugely popular comedy duo Key & Peele, star as Clarence and Rell, two cousins who live in the city but... Read more
Kick-Ass (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace...
When Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) - ordinary New York teenager and rabid comic-book geek - dons a green-and-yellow Internet-bought wetsuit to become... Read more
Kick-Ass ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace...
When Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) - ordinary New York teenager and rabid comic-book geek - dons a green-and-yellow Internet-bought wetsuit to become... Read more
Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
6.6/10
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Starring: Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Self-made superhero Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and sweet-faced, foul-mouthed assassin Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) try to return to life as "nor... Read more
Kick-Ass 2 (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Starring: Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Self-made superhero Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and sweet-faced, foul-mouthed assassin Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) try to return to life as "nor... Read more
Kickboxer (1989)
6.4/10
Director: David Worth, Mark DiSalle
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio
Martial arts sensation Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as an American who must learn the ancient and lethal art of kickboxing to avenge his brother's inju... Read more
Kill Me Three Times (Blu-ray) (2014)
5.9/10
Director: Kriv Stenders
Starring: Simon Pegg, Bryan Brown, Alice Braga, Teresa Palmer
Professional hit-man Charlie Wolfe finds himself in three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge after a botched contract assignment. Read more
Killer Elite (2011)
6.5/10
Director: Gary McKendry
Starring: Aden Young, Ben Mendelsohn, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Jason Statham, Dominic P...
Old-school, '80s-set actioner stars Jason Statham as a retired special ops agent lured back to the field when mentor Robert De Niro is taken prisoner... Read more