A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the second version re-edited by Ridley Scott; all the good bits remain, with the onl
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BLADE RUNNER (ORIGINAL) (1982)
Certification15 Our Rating
A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the originally released version with no unicorns in a dream, a voiceover to keep y
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DONNIE DARKO (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
Hailed as the best film debut since Eraserhead, Donnie Darko's instant cult status and mainstream success are well deserved.
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DONNIE DARKO: DIRECTOR'S CUT (2001)
Certification15 Our Rating
Hailed as the best film debut since Eraserhead, Donnie Darko's instant cult status and mainstream success are well deserved.
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REPO MAN (1982)
Certification18 Our Rating
Like brilliant! A punk gets taken on as a repo man - getting peoples cars back when they default on the payments. Great style, casual violence, throw-a-way one liners, the repo code, underlying unity of existence, dead aliens in the back of cars, brill sound track, ordinary people, speed and...
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SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (1972)
Certification18 Our Rating
The film version of Kurt Vonnegut Jr's famous anti-war sci-fi novel. Slipping back and forth along his own life line a suburban optometrist experiences the fire bombing of Dresden and captivity on the planet Trafalmardore. A powerful and seemingly unfilmable book that turned out to be a great movie.
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STRANGE DAYS (1995)
Certification18 Our Rating
In a sleazy underworld in the near future (actually 1999) ex-cop Lenny deals in clips of real life experiences taped directly from the cerebral cortex to be lived by other people. When he receives a 'snuff' disc recording the feelings of someone murdering somebody he happened to know he is drawn deeper into a corrupted power hungry world where life is cheap. A frightening vision of an all too possible future set against the backdrop of an LA descending into racial conflict. Original and challeng
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THE MATRIX (1999)
Certification15 Our Rating
An awesome action film that some people rate as the best movie ever made! It's not, but in terms of visual impact and sheer technical wizardry it's hard to beat. It's the near future and nerdy computer hacker Neo (Reeves) is about to discover an alternative reality via a meeting with mysterious rebel warrior Morpheus (Larry Fishburne). Neo learns that life on earth is merely an elaborate farce, a complex computer simulation called The Matrix, and mankind is simply lunch - a source of power for t
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