1999 and Sierra Leone is in the midst of civil war, the rebels infamously using an army of indoctrinated children to do their genocidal work. In the midst of this bloodshed two unlikely men are drawn together, one a desperate father whose son has become a rebel soldier, the other a self-serving white Rhodesian mercenary in search of an immense uncut diamond. The two are bound together by their wildly divergent, but inextricably linked, quests and it is here that the action of the film lies as th find out more...

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Every once in a while a film comes along with a story so intriguing, so mind-bogglingly interesting, that you have to watch it, no matter how well it is told. That's the deal with 'Intacto'. The story concerns a world where luck is as much a commodity as money and like money, it can be won, lost, traded or stolen. The film concentrates on the contests that have been devised over the years, ingeniously conceived for the film, and overseen by the Grand Chancer of them all, played by Max Von Sydow. find out more...

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Julian Noble, a drunk, lonely and shambolic hit man, is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In search of some real human connection and friendship, a chance encounter with straight-laced, mild-mannered travelling salesman Danny Wright in Mexico City would appear to offer Julian his opportunity. Matador is a well scripted, well acted and original take on the buddy movie - funny, perceptive and occasionally poignant. find out more...

He might have collected his bus pass, but our Sean proves he's still as hard as they come in this explosive thriller. When a disgruntled General and his men hole themselves up in Alcatraz with a cache of chemical weapons and a bevvy of hostages, it's up to Connery and Cage, a chemical warfare boffin with a penchant for The Beatles, to save the day. Edge-of-the-seat actioner. find out more...