Action Picks

James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day sends a reprogrammed T-800 back to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000, and the chases and shootouts remain some of the most relentless ever staged. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Robert Patrick carry a story of pure escalation toward stopping a nuclear apocalypse. This is a returning classic, it sits at 8.6 on IMDb and 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, and screenings are few this week, so grab it while you can.

Ridley Scott drops you into a ravaged world where a lone survivor lives in a Colorado hangar with his dog and a hard-edged gunman, until a mysterious radio transmission sends them chasing its source. Josh Brolin, Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley anchor a science fiction thriller that trades on dread, danger and forward motion. It is playing across a couple of cinemas this week, so plan ahead if you want to catch it big.