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Action/Adventure

Dominated by male bravado and heroism (and often a short attention span) the Action genre gets physical with conflict, while Adventure pursues the big quest…

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Bullet TrainBullet Train (2022)
Dir. David Leitch
Feat. Brad Pitt, Zazie Beetz, Logan Lerman
Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe – all with connected, yet…
Northman, TheNorthman, The (2022)
Dir. Robert Eggers
Feat. Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy
An action-filled epic from Robert Eggers (THE LIGHTHOUSE, THE WITCH) that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. The director's leap to big budget/big canvas film-making gamely tries to subvert hyper-masculine hero's revenge tropes but is still enslaved by them, and…
Lost City, TheLost City, The (2022)
Dir. Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe
Sandra Bullock plays a brilliant but reclusive author who has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance-adventure novels featuring a handsome cover model (Channing Tatum), who has dedicated his life to embodying the hero character, “Dash.” While on tour promoting her new book…
Batman, TheBatman, The (2022)
Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell
Robert Pattinson is Bruce Wayne in this impressively dark and epic reboot of DC comics' iconic knight in shining latex.
Sleeping DogsSleeping Dogs (1977)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Sam Neill, Warren Oates
Roger Donaldson's nihilistic action-thriller in which Sam Neill finds himself alone between two opposing extremist groups. A trail-blazer of the NZ film industry, energized by the blood, sweat and tears that went into making it happen.
Last Duel, TheLast Duel, The (2021)
Feat. Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer
Grand historical drama from director Ridley Scott, set in medieval France, where King Charles VI declares that a knight (Matt Damon) settle his dispute with his former friend the squire (Adam Driver), by challenging him to a duel. Offering a critique of systemic misogyny wrapped in a lavish medieval epic,…
No Time to DieNo Time to Die (2021)
Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga
Feat. Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux
Another bombastic Bond film marking Daniel Craig's fifth and last outing as the British Secret Service agent, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga (TRUE DETECTIVE). Achieves some surprising humour thanks to screenwriting input from Phoebe Waller-Bridge (FLEABAG) which balances Craig's intense performance, which…