1957, New York City. Frank Costello (Robert De Niro) has run organised crime in the city since his childhood friend Vito Genevese (also played by Robert De Niro) had to flee to Italy. With everything running smoothly he is almost considered a legitimate member of the community. So when Genevese returns expecting his territory to … Continue reading The Alto Knights
It is 10pm on October 11th, 1975. Precisely ninety minutes before the first ever episode of Saturday Night Live. Watch as Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) wrangles some of the greatest comedians to ever perform in amongst a cavalcade of back stage chaos to birth a show that this year celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. Saturday Night … Continue reading Saturday Night
Josh (Jack Quaid) takes his new girlfriend Iris (Sophie Thatcher) for a weekend away with his best friends. Iris is nervous that Josh’s friends will not like her, but no one would have guessed quite how badly the getaway will turn out. When Iris met Josh it was love at first sight. A meet-cute in … Continue reading Companion
Airport security agent Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) finds himself being blackmailed on Christmas Eve to let a carry-on case through the security scanner that he is manning. His girlfriend, whom he just discovered is expecting their first child, will die if he does not comply. Can Ethan foil the criminals and save the day? Carry-On … Continue reading Carry-On
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)
Fledgling FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is asked to join a decades old serial killer case after an initial success that suggests a heightened sense of intuition in solving crime. Longlegs opens with a 1970’s set flashback filmed in a wonderful rounded square 4:3 aspect ratio that resembles old photographs from the time. We … Continue reading Longlegs
Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney) heads to Italy to join a convent that looks after sick nuns. But shortly after she becomes pregnant. An immaculate conception? Or is something more sinister at hand? Cecilia is a young woman who has had a near death experience and feels called to God. He saved her for a reason but … Continue reading Immaculate
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