Action Picks

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a returning classic, and it remains a benchmark for kinetic sci-fi action: a reprogrammed T-800 guarding John Connor from the relentless shape-shifting T-1000 while the clock runs down on a nuclear apocalypse. James Cameron stages relentless chases and set pieces with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Robert Patrick, and it holds 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.6 on IMDb. Screenings this week are few, so plan around it.

Mutiny is a tight action thriller: after witnessing his boss murdered and getting framed for it, Cole Reed boards a cargo ship on a one-man crusade and uncovers an international conspiracy. Jason Statham anchors it under director Jean-Francois Richet, and at 95 minutes it promises momentum with no fat. Screenings are very scarce this week, so grab the chance while you can.