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Carrie — pig’s blood and prom make for a perfect horror
Carrie — pig’s blood and prom make for a perfect horror
A shy teenager, sheltered by her religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her prom.
Barnaby Page
Mar 16
Love Lies Bleeding — visceral, pulsating cinema
Love Lies Bleeding — visceral, pulsating cinema
Gym manager Lou falls for Jackie, a bodybuilder who’s passing through town en route to a competition in Las Vegas.
Conall McManus
Mar 15
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen — superlative swordplay and masterly martial arts
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen — superlative swordplay and masterly martial arts
A new Blu-ray double bill of cult classics from Taiwanese action maestro Joseph Kuo…
Remy Dean
Mar 14
Damsel — fantasy and feminism don’t heat up the screen
Damsel — fantasy and feminism don’t heat up the screen
A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt…
Jack Heslop
Mar 13
Drive-Away Dolls — solid crime comedy from the Coen formula
Drive-Away Dolls — solid crime comedy from the Coen formula
Two girls on a road trip cross paths with a group of inept criminals…
Robert English
Mar 12
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — mesmerising tale of compassion in stunning animation
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — mesmerising tale of compassion in stunning animation
Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
Conall McManus
Mar 11
Cruel Intentions — bittersweet symphony of ’90s nostalgia
Cruel Intentions — bittersweet symphony of ’90s nostalgia
Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster’s daughter before the start of term.
Devon Elson
Mar 9
The Roaring Twenties — lost in a time of flappers and gangsters
The Roaring Twenties — lost in a time of flappers and gangsters
Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I.
Remy Dean
Mar 8
Imaginary — unimaginative, but not unbearable
Imaginary — unimaginative, but not unbearable
A woman returns to her childhood home to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him.
Conall McManus
Mar 7
Splash — sweet ’80s classic worth dipping back into
Splash — sweet ’80s classic worth dipping back into
A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret.
Quinn Francis
Mar 5
One from the Heart — Coppola’s catastrophe deserves reappraisal
One from the Heart — Coppola’s catastrophe deserves reappraisal
A Las Vegas couple have a fight after living together for five years, so go out and celebrate the Fourth of July, each with a new partner.
Alexander Boucher
Mar 4
Dune: Part Two — an overpowering, immersive, and terrifyingly messianic epic
Dune: Part Two — an overpowering, immersive, and terrifyingly messianic epic
Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.
James Y. Lee
Mar 2
Stagecoach (1939) — ground-breaking film that birthed the modern Western
Stagecoach (1939) — ground-breaking film that birthed the modern Western
A group of people travelling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo…
Conall McManus
Mar 1
This is Spinal Tap — the laughter’s still turned up to 11
This is Spinal Tap — the laughter’s still turned up to 11
Spinal Tap, one of England’s loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
Rachel Dvorak
Feb 29
Repo Man — unmissable punk sci-fi cult classic
Repo Man — unmissable punk sci-fi cult classic
A young punk, recruited by a car repo agency, finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu with a huge, $20K bounty…
Remy Dean
Feb 28
Lisa Frankenstein — camp comedy unlikely to become a classic
Lisa Frankenstein — camp comedy unlikely to become a classic
A coming-of-age love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse.
Dennis Joyce
Feb 27
Monsieur Spade: Season One — stylish mystery with flawed storytelling
Monsieur Spade: Season One — stylish mystery with flawed storytelling
The famous detective Sam Spade is now 60 and living as an expat in the south of France in 1963.
Thomas Burchfield
Feb 26
Criminal Record — crime thriller series with potential
Criminal Record — crime thriller series with potential
Two brilliant detectives grapple over a historic murder conviction and the quest to find common ground in a polarised Britain.
Evan
Feb 24
Cold Copy — frustratingly lukewarm journalism thriller
Cold Copy — frustratingly lukewarm journalism thriller
A journalism student falls under the thrall of an esteemed yet cutthroat news reporter whom she’s desperate to impress…
Evan
Feb 23
Mudbound — unveils the wounds of racism with unflinching honesty and heart
Mudbound — unveils the wounds of racism with unflinching honesty and heart
Two men return home from WWII to work on a farm in Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.
Jonathan 'Jono' Simpson
Feb 22
Griselda — Sofía Vergara’s a knockout in compelling drugs drama
Griselda — Sofía Vergara’s a knockout in compelling drugs drama
Fleeing from Medellín to Miami, Griselda Blanco creates one of the most ruthless cartels in history.
Thomas Burchfield
Feb 20
It Happened One Night — witty, charming, classic cinema
It Happened One Night — witty, charming, classic cinema
A reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus trip, and they end up stuck with each other…
Conall McManus
Feb 19
Madame Web — caught in a web of boredom
Madame Web — caught in a web of boredom
A New York metropolis paramedic begins to demonstrate signs of clairvoyance.
Jack Heslop
Feb 17
Office Space — still hilariously relevant and iconic
Office Space — still hilariously relevant and iconic
Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
Conall McManus
Feb 16
House on Haunted Hill (1959) — creaky, creepy, and absolutely camp
House on Haunted Hill (1959) — creaky, creepy, and absolutely camp
A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
Conall McManus
Feb 15
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