World War 2 thriller starring a completely barking mad Peter O'Toole who may or may not be plotting to murder Hitler. The film starts with a subplot about the murder of a prostitute but the best thing about this is the hilariously cheesey script, executed by all concerned with deadpan sincerity. find out more...

David Hare's brilliant screenplay is both a comment on the desperate results of a casual sexual encounter, the passion of a moment snatched in war-time France - the intensity of which can never be matched again, and a commentary on the post war decline of Britian. A brilliant movie! find out more...

Ran, Kurosawa's last great epic, is a Jidaigeki (Japanese period drama) depicting the fall of Hidetora Ichimonj, an ageing Sengoku-era warlord who abdicates as ruler in favor of his three sons. His kingdom slowly disintegrates as the sons struggle for power, murdering rivals and laying waste to the land, and Hidetora goes insane after watching his retainers slaughtered in an epic massacre, the centrepiece of the film. As the kingdom crumbles and rival warlords move in for the kill, the Ichimonji find out more...

 

Freddie Quell, is a troubled Navy veteran who arrives home to post-WWII America shaken, disillusioned and fearful of the future. A raging alcoholic, Quell cannot begin to make sense of his deeply-rooted inner torment, let alone surmount it. When he meets Lancaster Dodd, the 'master' of a cult called The Cause, an intense and ambiguous relationship develops between the two men. But do Dodd's teachings hold the p find out more...

A moving, and for the time, no-nonsense depiction of a young paraplegic WWII veteran and his slide towards suicidal depression. Includes a documentary covering Marlon Brando's film career, of which ‘The Men' was his big screen debut. find out more...

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening. A latter day Tax Driver.

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