Set between 1962 and 1974 this traces the story of three buddies from adolescent surfing champs to post-Vietnam trauma. As the times change they find their youth is lost until one vital Wednesday in 1974 when there is a Big Swell and they hit the waves again, superb. find out more...

Adapted from the classic, absurdist, anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. "Catch-22" is the story of Yossarian, a pilot who trys to opt out of flying bombing missions by being declared insane, the catch being that anyone trying to avoid bombing missions by being insane must be sane. This dark classic catches much of the flavour of the book, the insanity, the corruption and the absurdity of war. Think MASH, but non-linear - flawed but awesome. find out more...

A brutal gripping thriller that finds Vietnam Vet Ray Hicks, a character modelled on notorious beatnik Neal Cassady, helping out an old friend by smuggling a stash of heroin into the States. Double-crossed and ambushed Ray barely escapes with his life, a state of affairs his attackers are determined to rectify. Released in the US as 'Who'll Stop The Rain?', "Dog Soldiers" is a tight, hard, action adventure with emotional depth, engaging characters and is one of the best American films of the lat find out more...

After American nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean several ships are sunk in mysterious circumstances. The Japanese authorities close in on the nearby Odo Island where natives relate tales of a devastating monster whom they call 'Gojira'. find out more...

WW2; some dodgy American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions, ranging from desertion to murder, when a German artillery attack hits their convoy enabling five of the prisoners to escape. They decide to leg it to neutral Switzerland but, instead, end up volunteering for a commando mission to steal a V2 warhead for the Maquis. A cult cash in on the success of the ‘The Dirty Dozen'; an action movie with a dash of humour and blaxploitation find out more...

A 'Leatherface' type murderer who wears other people's faces, kills at an all-night horror-thon at an old theatre put on by a bunch of film students. Maggie, the lead character, believes it's really Lanyard Gates, a crazed film maker who killed his family live on stage fifteen years ago. And now he's back to kill his daughter, Sara, who is believed to really be Maggie. 

 

Superlative horror that blends great diy special effects, cinephilia and frights with aplomb. AN find out more...

The film version of Kurt Vonnegut Jr's famous anti-war sci-fi novel. Slipping back and forth along his own life line a suburban optometrist experiences the fire bombing of Dresden and captivity on the planet Trafalmardore. A powerful and seemingly unfilmable book that turned out to be a great movie. find out more...

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. What would YOU do? It doesn't matter. Sheen and Douglas have got that s**t on lockdown.

HERCULES IN NEW YORK: Hercules (Schwarzenegger) is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business. Somehow, everyone seems to understand what he's saying.

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War hero Raymond Shaw returns from North Korea after being seized, brainwashed by the enemy and programmed to assassinate key establishment figures. He arouses the suspicions of former colleague Major Marco, but who really controls him? A brilliantly plotted conspiracy thriller with a sterling cast - an unmissable treat. find out more...