20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Perhaps Caine's defining role as the ruthless London villain in Newcastle to sort out some gang bovver. When he finds out his niece has become embroiled with some very seedy characters, his involvement becomes far deeper. A violent and slick thriller with an excellent feel for both time and location and a comment on the despair of Britain in the 1970s. find out more...

JCVD (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Washed-up, fighting bankruptcy, and in the midst of a desperate struggle to win his daughter back from the jaws of a bitter custody battle, Van Damme returns home to Belgium. Unwittingly caught up in a lethal robbery the action hero/actor must confront not only the public's conceptions of him but his own personal demons. JCVD is a cracking tale that seamlessly and intelligently blends fact with fiction, while Van Damme is a revelation; his five minute monologue to camera being a particularly poi find out more...

MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Michael Clayton is a 'fixer' working for one of New York's most prestigious corporate law firms, Kenner, Bach & Ledeen, where he takes care of the dirty laundry, handling anything from hit-and-runs, damaging stories in the press to shop-lifting wives and crooked politicians. Discontented and disillusioned with his career, a divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the job. So when a colleague suffers a psychological breakdown that threatens to s find out more...

MYSTIC PIZZA (1990)

Certification15 Our Rating

The surprise American box-office hit of 1989 revolves around three girls working in a pizza parlour in the town of Mystic. All are experiencing relationship difficulties and all share in each others' problems. A charming though slushy romance. The Americans really go for those happy endings. find out more...

ONE FALSE MOVE (1992)

Certification18 Our Rating

A superb modern thriller in the ultra-hardboiled Jim Thompson mould, in which a trio of criminals, wanted for a brutally murderous drugs heist, converge on a small, quiet Arkansas township where the local cop, treated with contempt by the LA officers in charge of the case, looks forward to a High Noon-style showdown. The asides on racial and sexual inequality are made subtly and succinctly; the performances and pacing are nigh perfect; the violence is explicit, disturbing but never gratuitous; a find out more...

PREDATOR (1987)

Certification18 Our Rating

Arnie is the leader of a tough bunch of professional soldiers down in Central America sorting out a little problem for Uncle Sam. An unexpected hitch is the hunter, an alien sportsman who'd like Arnie's head for his trophy wall! A great action movie - Alien meets Rambo!!! find out more...

RAMBO (2009)

Certification18 Our Rating

Stallone is back, hormone assisted pectorals bulging, in a violent re-run of his Rambo character, at least this time he's killing bad guys!!!! Put aside your prejudices, grab a beer and let a real action film grab you by the proverbials�........lock and load baby! find out more...

ROCKY (1976)

CertificationU Our Rating

Sylvester Stallone stars in this low-budget film whose huge success, against all odds, mirrors its own theme. Despite a few clumsy early scenes, the climatic big fight is cathartic, manipulative Hollywood at its best. Won Best Picture at 1976 Academy Awards. find out more...

SNEAKERS (1992)

Certification15 Our Rating

This is a bizarre hybrid, a hi-tech caper movie with lo-tech charm, an action pic with incongruously mellow Californian pacing, a post-Cold War thriller with sassy wit. Redford heads a team of 'sneakers' - freelance tech-heads who execute computer heists to test corporate security systems. It's basically an old folk's operation, with crusty CIA vet Poitier, wild card conspiracy nut Aykroyd, blind genius Strathairn, and McDonnell as a mature femme fatale, only Phoenix guarantees the teen market. find out more...

SOCIETY (1989)

Certification18 Our Rating

Is Billy paranoid, or are his fears that his family and just about everyone else are not what they seem justified? To Billy society looks like a sinister conspiracy. A spooky, darkly funny look at the parasitic nature of society, climaxing with a mind-bending orgy of special effects. find out more...