The Darjeeling Limited
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson Director:Wes Anderson Certificate:
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving ..read more »
American Psycho
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto Director:Mary Harron Certificate:
Patrick Bateman is young, white, beautiful, ivy leagued, and indistinguishable from his Wall Street colleagues. Shielded by conformity, privilege, and wealth, Bateman is also the ultimate serial killer, roaming freely and fearlessly. His murderous impulses are fueled by zealous materialism and ..read more »
Amazing film with incredible attention to detail - both in the artwork and the story
Spirited Away
on DVD
(2001) Director:Hayao Miyazaki Certificate:
In the middle of her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by witches and monsters, where humans are changed into animals.
The Beach
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen Director:Danny Boyle Certificate:
The desire to find something real - to connect with something or someone - is what drives Richard, a young American backpacker who arrives in Thailand with adventure on his mind. Travel, he asserts, is the search for experience, the quest for something different. At a cheap hotel in Bangkok, ..read more »
Good Will Hunting
on DVD
(1997) Starring:Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Director:Gus Van Sant Certificate:
A South Boston whiz kid elects to clean the halls of learning rather than enter them, slumming his way through life as a janitor at MIT. But his natural ability to unravel complex equations attracts the attention of a professor who won't let him quit, a beautiful Harvard student who wants to save ..read more »
Garden State
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard Director:Zach Braff Certificate:
Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects with the place once he returns, a twist of fate introduces him to Sam (Portman), a quirky young ..read more »
A quest for a fella to regain his memory. Lots of twists and turns
Memento
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano Director:Christopher Nolan Certificate:
MEMENTO, the second feature by writer-director Christopher Nolan (FOLLOWING), is an intricately constructed film noir that masterfully inverts time to comment on the foggy relationship between memory and truth. MEMENTO tells the story of Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), a former insurance investigator ..read more »
Requiem For A Dream
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly Director:Darren Aronofsky Certificate:
For his follow-up to his darkly brilliant debut, PI, director Darren Aronofsky chose to adapt a tough and meaty piece of work: Hubert Selby's 1968 novel REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, a dark spiral into the abyss of barren fantasies doomed to extinction. However, in Aronofsky's frenetic, visionary, unique, ..read more »
American Beauty
on DVD
(1999) Starring:Kevin Spacey, Sam Roberts, Annette Bening Director:Sam Mendes Certificate:
AMERICAN BEAUTY tells the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a suburban father who snaps when he becomes disgusted with his stale, repetitive existence. Burnham lets us know in voice-over from the film's opening that this is the day he dies (using the SUNSET BOULEVARD flashback approach), a ..read more »