A masterful adaptation of David Peace's Ellroy-esque noir trilogy. In '1974', the first chapter, a rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose. A bleak vision of corruption in an emphatically isolated 'North', which raises the game for levels of darkness in TV drama. Andrew Garfield gives a captivating performance as the idealistic journalist in way over his head. Highly recommended. find out more...

The latest in a long line of slick, Hollywood horrors that take as their inspiration the dirty, Grindhouse exploitation flicks of the 1970s. This time it's a prequel to the cult classic 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. Despite being marketed as an explanation of how Thomas Hewitt became the notorious 'Leatherface' 'The Beginning' is really about what all the other TCM's have been about; pretty young things being chased, abducted and brutally chopped up. It's violent, bloody and fairly faithful to find out more...