Action Picks

Jason Statham plays Cole Reed, framed for his billionaire boss's murder and boarding a cargo ship on a one-man crusade for revenge. Director Jean-Francois Richet keeps it tight and brutal as the plot cracks open into an international conspiracy. The tagline says it plainly, there's blood in the water, and the confined setting keeps the tension high.

This is a returning classic worth catching on a big screen: a hacker joins underground insurgents fighting the machines that rule the earth. The Wachowskis stack gunfights and reality-bending combat that still hit hard, and it holds an 8.7 on IMDb. Screenings are scarce this week, so you will need to move quickly to see it.