Action Picks

A returning classic and one of the purest action machines ever made, James Cameron's film pits a reprogrammed T-800 against the relentless shape-shifting T-1000. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton drive brutal chases and a race to stop a nuclear apocalypse, all built to fill a giant screen. It holds 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.6 on IMDb, and it plays in English in Berlin.

This is lean, high-stakes action: a squad of genetically engineered super soldiers breaks loose in the desert, and a badass Army sniper unleashes hell to protect her young daughter. Adam Wingard keeps the premise tight and the stakes personal, with Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens in the mix. It plays in English in Berlin, though screenings this week are on the fewer side, so plan ahead if you want to catch it.