Six guests with no knowledge of each other or their host are invited to a mansion for a dinner party. When their host is murdered they must work with the staff and each other to establish the murderer amongst them. This 1985 farce based on the Hasbro board game Clue/Cluedo is a cult classic and … Continue reading Clue (1985)
1937, Los Angeles. Private detective J. J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by a disgruntled wife to find out if her husband is an adulterer, only to find himself caught in a much larger conspiracy. Gittes is initially hired to investigate the alleged philandering of Hollis Mulwray (Darrell Zwerling), who is the chief engineer at … Continue reading Chinatown
A mockumentary telling the story of the 2001 Wimbledon Tennis final between Aaron Williams (Andy Samberg) and Charles Poole (Kit Harrington) that took seven days to complete. After the insanity of watching Tour de Pharmacy I decided to check out this feature by the same creative team that was made two years before in 2015. … Continue reading 7 Days In Hell
Set in rural Northern England in the 1860’s Lady MacBeth tells the story of a young woman named Katherine (Florence Pugh) who is sold into marriage with an older man who demands she stay in the home whilst shunning her. But when both her husband and father-in-law leave on business matters Katherine finds a man … Continue reading Lady MacBeth
Blade Runner is one of my all time favourite films and one that holds an incredibly special place in my heart. My love for the film is so great that my son is named after director Ridley Scott and I have seen the film countless times in its various iterations. So the opportunity to see … Continue reading Blade Runner – Live
Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) still finds herself haunted by the bio-exorcist demon Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton) despite the years that have passed since she encountered him. So when a family tragedy brings her back to the home where she met him she is understandably nervous about what might happen. Lydia is now a mother to her … Continue reading Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Barbara and Adam Maitland (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) are living an idyllic life in a small country village when they die in a motoring accident. As ghosts confined to their home and only equipped with a ‘Handbook for the Recently Deceased’ they have to contend with the new home owners and a madcap bio-exorcist … Continue reading Beetlejuice (1988)
On the day that their parents are going to announce their separation three siblings discover that a magical clock will allow them to repeat the day and try to save their parents marriage. The Present is the sort of film that adults should find offensive and just be thankful that it only runs 86 minutes … Continue reading The Present (2024)
Tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) invites waitress friends Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) to his private island when they hit it off at a cocktail event. On arrival they and the rest of the guests have to hand over their phones before they relax into a lifestyle of idyllic partying. But is … Continue reading Blink Twice
1815, France. Just as sailor Edmond Dantes (Pierre Niney) believes his life has been blessed it is suddenly torn from him setting the scene for the greatest tale of revenge ever recorded. Alexandre Dumas second most famous story after The Three Muskateers is one of the most enjoyable and exciting books I personally have ever … Continue reading The Count Of Monte-Cristo (2024)
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