Frankie Mac is a troubled lad. Born and bred in Edinburgh's old town, life has not been an easy one, and when the only figure he's ever admired turns out to be a sham, so do his hopes. After a troubled childhood Frankie seeks solace as a hard nut in the fraternity of skinheads and booze. A chance meeting offers him the opportunity to escape all the ugliness that has for so long been a part of his life… but is it simply too late? '16 Years of Alcohol' is a searing drama; gritty, powerful, moving find out more...

A rather nasty, foul mouthed and violent abduction drama about a bunch of stereotypical London thugs/gangsters kidnapping and torturing a young French waiter who's been shagging a mate's missus... and all pretentiously played out with theatrical Pinteresque pauses - yuk. find out more...

With the swimming pools, drugs, girls and parties come a bunch of spoilt young brats who seem to take their cues from 'American History X' and black inner city gangster movies. They tattoo themselves, build their bodies, call their girls bitches, sell drugs, fight and use guns. Violence, drugs, language, this movie has them in bucketloads, even sex raises its head. Plotwise; headcase Jake owes lots of drug money to drug lord's son John and John kidnaps Jake's younger brother as a hostage. Kid br find out more...

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After meeting at a nightclub in a Mediterranean resort, seven lithe young girls and boys decide to continue partying aboard a luxury yacht in the middle of the ocean. But when one of them dies in a freak sexual accident the genders turn on each other in what becomes a gruesome and murderous fight for survival. An original twist on the ‘teens in peril' horror flick in that at least this time they're doing away with each other. Late night 'Hollyoaks' special anyone? find out more...

Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned contract killer, Jay, is pressured by his partner, Gal, into taking a new assignment. As they descend into the dark and disturbing world of the contract, Jay begins to unravel once again, his fear and paranoia sending him deep into the heart of darkness. An find out more...

Stuck on his uncle's farm David is one frustrated young lad. Bored and edgy, his resentment takes on horrific form after a day of copious drinking with his uncle's friends. Le Souffle (deep breath) is a dark, mesmerising film and an acute reminder that the rites of passage to adulthood can occasionally be a brutal and damaging affair. find out more...

On Halloween Eve in Brooklyn, an average Joe loser named Chris finds an invitation to a costume party. Arriving at the "party", Chris discovers he's fallen prey to the lethal trap set by deranged artists. As the night wears on, rivalries within the group flare up. A body count accrues, and Chris must take advantage of the ensuing chaos if he's to survive the night.

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Ray Winstone makes a mesmerising anti-hero in Gary Oldman's grim portrait of routine domestic violence in working-class Britain. Set in the grim surroundings of a South London tower block, Kathy Burke is heartbreakingly brilliant as the abused and battered wife of Winstone's volatile middle-aged loser. Hard-going but well worth it. find out more...

Stop-Loss is the process by which when American soldiers terms of service come to an end they find that their contract has been compulsorily extended. In this film three blue-collar Texas boys, who've had a hard time in Iraq, return to a civilian life which they can't adjust to and, for one, being press-ganged for another tour of duty is all too much and he legs it. find out more...