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A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the second version re-edited by Ridley Scott; all the good bits remain, with the onl
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BLADE RUNNER (ORIGINAL) (1982)
Certification15 Our Rating
A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the originally released version with no unicorns in a dream, a voiceover to keep y
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BOUND (1996)
Certification18 Our Rating
Not for the squeamish, this stylish, steamy, seriously suspenseful thriller was considered one of the best films of the year when it was made and it was the big screen debut of the directors of the Matrix. When ex-con Corky moves into the building also housing Caeser and his moll Violet things are about to get twisted. Violet calls Corky, the building's butch handyperson, and takes it from there. Some illicit sex, $2 million of the mob's money and several severe beatings later the trap is set
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1969)
Certification15 Our Rating
Leone's superb all-encompassing epic portraying the death of the mythical 'Wild West'. A superb cast, the collaborations of Bertolucci and Argento, and Morricone's brilliantly atmospheric score all add to the incredible style and weight of Leone's creation. A true cinematic masterpiece! A candidate for greatest movie ever made, if you haven't... then you must.
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STIR OF ECHOES (2000)
Certification15 Our Rating
Tom is just your average geezer, but after he is hypnotised at a party he begins to see horrific visions, as they intensify he begins to realise he is witnessing a real and hideous crime. The desire to escape his new-found powers becomes swamped by the overpowering desire to solve the mystery, though the consequences may well be fatal. Stir of Echoes is a very good, dark, psychological thriller.
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THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
Certification12 Our Rating
Laughton's only stab at directing, with Mitchum giving a stunning performance as the psychopathic preacher who, whilst in jail for a minor offence, hatches a devious plan to get his hands on the loot stashed by his condemned cell-mate. Set in '30s rural America, the film polarises into a struggle between good and evil for the souls of innocent children. Laughton's deliberately old-fashioned direction throws up a startling array of images: an amalgam of Mark Twain-like exteriors (idyllic riversid
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