Manchester By the Sea (Blu-Ray)

Visual effects hit their apex in Matt Reeves’ extraordinary battle between man and ape, set in a not-too-distant apocalyptic future. Following on from 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Caesar (a brilliant Andy Serkis) finds himself facing another human tyrant, in the form of Woody Harrelson’s The Colonel who wants to see the simians […]

Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes his feature debut with this haunting, poignant family drama. Teenage brothers Andrei (Vladimir Garin) and Ivan (Ivan Dobronravov) have lived with their mother (Natalya Vdovina) and grandmother (Galina Petrova) for as long as they can remember when their long-lost father (Konstantin Lavronenko) suddenly turns up after a twelve-year absence. While […]

After years behind bars, Max Dembo faces Straight Time. He hopes it will mean a new life, a job, a place to call home, perhaps even a girl of his own. Instead, it’s a one-way ticket to disaster. Dustin Hoffman plays Max, a freed con trapped by an indifferent criminal system and his self-destructive bent. […]

Året är 1982 när André nås av det fruktansvärda beskedet att hans dotter Kalinka plötsligt avlidit. Polisen avfärdar händelsen som en olycka, men André börjar mitt i sin djupa sorg att själv undersöka dödsfallet. Snabbt övertygas han om att Kalinkas styvfar, den tyske Dr Krombach, orsakat hennes död under en våldtäkt. Men ingen tror André, […]

Preceding Bonnie and Clyde by a year, Arthur Penn’s (Mickey One) acclaimed film boasts enviable pedigree – produced by the legendary Sam Spiegel, with a screenplay by Lillian Hellman from the novel by Horton Foote, a rousing score by John Barry, and a stellar cast of the hottest stars of the day (including Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, […]

Tårtgeneralen är en varm, rolig men också lite vemodig berättelse, baserad på verkliga händelser. I mitten av 80-talet utser Jan Guillou Köping till Sveriges tråkigaste stad. Medan bygden lamslås och ett helt land skrattar bestämmer sig den något försupne mångsysslaren Hasse P (Mikael Persbrandt) för att motbevisa Stockholmsjävlarna. Hans idé är lika långsökt som den […]

Amid the filth and muck of England in the Dark Ages, a fearsome dragon stalks the land, casting a shadow of terror upon the kingdom of Bruno the Questionable. Who should emerge as the only possible savior but Dennis Cooper (Michael Palin), an endearingly witless bumpkin who stumbles onto the scene and is flung into […]

Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge s Sundance award winning Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star.  She began as Matangi. Daughter of the founder of […]