One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
on DVD
(1975) Starring:Will Sampson, Paul Lambert, Sydney Lassick Director:Milos Forman Certificate:
With an insane asylum standing in for everyday society, Milos Forman's 1975 film adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel is a comically sharp indictment of the Establishment urge to conform. Playing crazy to avoid prison work detail, manic free spirit Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is sent to the ..read more »
Jungle Fever
on DVD
(1991) Starring:Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee Director:Spike Lee Certificate:
This critically acclaimed film from Spike Lee explores the provocative consequences of interracial relationships.
Wesley Snipes portrays Flipper Purify, a black architect who begins an affair with Angie Tucci (Annabella Sciorra), his working class Italian secretary. Their relationship causes them ..read more »
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
on DVD
(1993) Starring:John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Juliette Lewis Director:Lasse Hallstrom Certificate:
Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom's follow-up to the underrated Once Around earned far more attention than its predecessor thanks to the judicious casting of perennial thinking woman's heartthrob Johnny Depp and a certain up-and-coming thespian by the name of Leonardo DiCaprio. A prisoner of his ..read more »
The Shawshank Redemption
on DVD
(1994) Starring:James Whitmore, Morgan Freeman, Mark Rolston Director:Frank Darabont Certificate:
In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis Red Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most ..read more »
Pulp Fiction
on DVD
(1994) Starring:Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, John Travolta Director:Quentin Tarantino Certificate:
Writer and director Quentin Tarantino's hugely successful follow-up to 'Reservoir Dogs' melds three dime-store stories set in lowlife LA into one cohesive thriller. Butch (Bruce Willis) is an over-the-hill boxer paid to take a fall, who instead does a runner with mobster Merselius's (Ving Rhames) ..read more »
spoil your children every chance you get ..............( for this world is cruel )
Seven
to Watch Now
(1995) Starring:Daniel Zacapa, Richard Portnow, Morgan Freeman Director:David Fincher Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable Run time: 120 minutes
This dark, stylish thriller is set in a hellish vision of a big city. Somerset (one week from retirement) and Mills (young and fiery) are two homicide detectives who must solve a series of grisly murders of victims representing the seven deadly sins -and see the case to its horrible conclusion...
Fight Club
on PS2
(2004) Certificate:
It's fair to say that in beat-em-ups there are few that can compete with the likes of Street Fighter, Tekken and Virtua Fighter. Sadly this means others can go unnoticed, but one venture that may be worth a look is Vivendi's Fight Club.Loosely based on the film of the same name, players are pitted ..read more »
Trainspotting
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller Director:Danny Boyle Certificate:
Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically depressed Edinburgh. Like most of his friends, Renton is a heroin addict who loves the drug's blissful nothingness; financing his habit also provides excitement and challenges that his life ..read more »
Goodfellas
on DVD
(1990) Starring:Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci Director:Martin Scorsese Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
Martin Scorsese explores the life of organized crime with his gritty, kinetic adaptation of Nicolas Pileggi's best-selling Wiseguy, the true-life account of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill. Set to a true-to-period rock soundtrack, the story details the rise and fall of Hill, a half-Irish, half-..read more »
Absolute Brilliance in fantasy/graphic novel format
Sin City
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis Director:Frank Miller, Quentin Tarant, Robert Rodriguez Certificate: Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Adaptation of the award-winning comic series created by Frank Miller. Interweaving multiple storylines from the series' history, the film paints a picture of the ultimate town through the eyes of its roughest characters. There's the street thug Marv (Mickey Rourke), whose desperate quest to find ..read more »