Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his trusty sidekick Barf (John Candy) must rescue Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) from the clutches of Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) and the evil Spaceballs led by President Skroob (Mel Brooks). Released in 1987, Spaceballs is the definitive Star Wars parody film from the mind of one of the absolute greats … Continue reading Spaceballs
When June Havens (Cameron Diaz) bumps into Roy Miller (Tom Cruise) at the airport on the way to her sister's wedding she thinks she may have met the man of her dreams. Roy is charming, funny and good looking all in one package. But he is also a spy who has gone rogue from his … Continue reading Knight and Day
Three improv comedians are hired by the police to perform some low level stings for the cool sum of £200 per job. But when the first job escalates from buying some dodgy cigarettes into becoming embroiled in a cocaine war between the locals and an Albanian gang things start to get out of hand. Acting … Continue reading Deep Cover
Eccentric lottery winner Charles Heath (Tim Key) is the world's biggest fan of disbanded folk duo McGwyer (Tom Basden) and Mortimer (Carey Mulligan) and decides to try and make his dreams come true by hiring them for a reunion gig on the remote island he calls home. In order to make it happen he neglects … Continue reading The Ballad Of Wallis Island
Steve (Jack Black) always dreamed of going into the mines as a boy. When he fulfils that dream as an adult he finds a new world where you can build anything you can think of as well as an artifact that an evil sorcerer wants to use for nefarious purposes. But do not fear, another … Continue reading A Minecraft Movie
Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro) is about to complete the most impossible business scheme ever conceived: The Phoenician Scheme. But he has to survive the many assassination attempts against him, the governments trying to cripple his business empire and the moral lessons of his daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton). The Phoenician Scheme is another Wes Anderson … Continue reading The Phoenician Scheme
Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) are reunited on the beautiful island of Capri where they find themselves embroiled in murder and double crosses. Five years on from the events of the last movie, Stephanie is now a famous true crime vLogger and has written a book about her relationship with real … Continue reading Another Simple Favour
No-nonsense trucker Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) finds himself embroiled in a supernatural battle with centuries old sorcerer Lo-Pan (James Hong) in Chinatown, San Francisco. When Jack Burton arrives in San Francisco in his truck, lovingly named The Pork Chop Express because he hauls pigs to the slaughterhouse, he meets up with his pal Wang (Dennis … Continue reading Big Trouble In Little China
When twin brothers Bill and Hal discover their father’s old toy monkey a spate of gruesome accidental deaths ensue. Frightened that they have unleashed a monster they throw it into a well. Twenty-Five years later Bill and Hal are estranged but find themselves forced together again when another spate of gruesome accidental deaths begin. Could … Continue reading The Monkey
A group of misfits band together and form bonds of friendship when they find themselves pitted against each other in a deadly trap. Led by former Black Widow Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) they find themselves tackling a new threat spreading across Manhattan. Thunderbolts* takes a gaggle of B and C list heroes and villains and … Continue reading Thunderbolts*
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