Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.
High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.

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Will Dormer is a veteran LAPD detective sent to a small Alaskan town (at the height of its 24-hour daylight summer) with his partner to help in the investigation of a teenager's murder. When Dormer's colleague is killed the detective finds himself forced into a psychological game of cat and mouse with the prime suspect while staving off the concerns of a local detective who suspects the death of Dormer's partner may not be as straight forward as he claims. Insomnia is a sophisticated thriller fr find out more...

US rapper Ice-T makes a very impressive acting debut as an undercover cop out to rid the streets of drug pushers, along with his equally unconventional partner (Judd Nelson). Fast moving, violent, and probably the most grittilly realistic portrayal of street life to hit the screen. Brilliant! find out more...

Pacino is superb as the oddball cop Frank Serpico, an idealist cop who stood out not just because of his odd dress sense, but because of his refusal to take bribes, something which made him very dangerous to his thieving corrupt workmates. A series of narrative twists make this excellent truth-based drama gripping viewing. A forerunner for the even better 'Prince of the City'. find out more...

Daniel Auteil (La Reine Margot, Le Bossu) makes his English language debut in this London based thriller. Xavier Lombard (Auteuil) is a disgraced ex-gendarme, supposedly working as a private dick in the capital, where he seems to do not very much at all except smoke a lot. But when he agrees to help find Nastassja Kinski's missing drug-addicted brother, he's suddenly plunged into the sordid world of child prostitution, amongst other horrors. Hard-hitting stuff, though some may find the treatment find out more...