Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster. High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.
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BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 2: DISC 5 (2011)
Certification15 Our Rating
Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster. High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.
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DETECTIVE (1985)
Certification15 Our Rating
Set in a Paris hotel this comic tribute to the noir B-movie follows the efforts of a ridiculously incompetent detective trying to solve a murder with the dubious assistance of his inspector nephew. To add to the confusion the hotel patrons, a boxer's entourage, an arguing couple and the Mafia, are all up to devious activities of their own. Hilarious.
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FOUR BROTHERS (2005)
Certification15 Our Rating
Four adopted brothers set out to avenge their mother's death, but they soon realise that what seemed, at first, to be a random grocery store robbery was no accident. For those who are expecting a film with the incite and acutely observed characters of Singleton's groundbreaking Boyz N the Hood, Four Brothers, a film rooted firmly in the 'let's kick some serious butt' and 'take no prisoners' territory, may disappoint. If you are looking for a solid, high adrenalin, action movie then Four Brothers
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GOODFELLAS (1991)
Certification18 Our Rating
Irish Sicilian Henry Hill always wanted to be a gangster and from running errands as a small boy, he graduates to becoming a trusted member of the "family". A stunning, violent and essential portrait of the Mafia's intimate details. An award winning film, superbly crafted by Scorsese.
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KISS ME DEADLY (1955)
CertificationU Our Rating
After the subsequent murder of a scared running girl he picked up on the highway Mickey Spillane's anti-hero, dodgy private eye Mike Hammer, smells money and follows the threads on a seedy trip through the LA underworld.
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LOST HIGHWAY (1997)
Certification18 Our Rating
Jazz musician Bill Pullman is an already insane guy in a failed marriage; bitter at his wife's infidelity he murders her and is captured and sentenced. Unable to cope with this reality he invents an alter ego, but this alter ego has to cope with his emotions and his life starts to fall apart. A bit like a voyage into Hitchcock's Psycho's head. Probably Lynch's most baffling film up to this point, and well worth watching. Just bear in mind that most people, eg non-Lynch afficinados, will not atte
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PRIDE AND GLORY (2008)
Certification15 Our Rating
When a drugs bust leaves four police dead, the fallout has grim repercussions for the NYPD's 31st precinct, and for one family dynasty of New York cops in particular. The further detective Ray Tierney investigates the killings the more corruption within the ranks he uncovers, and even worse, the more the evidence begins to point to members of his own family. 'Pride and Glory' is a slick, intense crime thriller; fairly generic and unoriginal yes, but still gripping, well shot, and broodingly perf
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RIGHTEOUS KILL (2008)
Certification15 Our Rating
After thirty years as partners in the NYPD, highly decorated detectives David Fisk and Thomas Cowan should be ready for retirement, but before they can hang up their badges, they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp who appears to have ties to a case they solved years before. When additional crimes take place it becomes clear the detectives are looking for a serial killer; one who targets criminals that have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. 'Righteous Kill
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THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Returning home at the end of the war Johnny Morrison expects a warm welcome from his wife, but discovers that she's been unfaithful to him with dapper Eddie Harwood, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. After a heated and violent argument he storms out of their house and when, later the same night, she's murdered Johnny becomes the number one suspect. To clear himself, and unexpectedly aided and comforted by the estranged wife of the club's proprietor, he must find the real culprit. Will John
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