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Certification15 Our Rating

An obese transvestite and the extraction of his ‘inner female' is the subject of this ultimate rendition of cinematic ‘art-house'; interspersed by Jena Malone (as herself) spinning unrelated yarns about, for example, how paparazzi photographers wanted to take pictures of Mary's tits at the birth of Christ. Both strangely beautiful and beautifully strange. Nihilist. find out more...
CRUMB (1995)

Certification18 Our Rating

Robert Crumb, a nerd from a totally dysfunctional family, became, thru' Fritz the Cat, Mr Natural and Keep on Truckin' et al, the leading subversive cartoonist of the '60s underground generation. Here, through interviews with him, family, friends and critics, you can put together a portrait of his personality and be introduced to his work. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

Selma is an immigrant factory worker in America, whose only form of escape is through the Hollywood musicals of old, her young son is going blind and she is struggling to scrape together enough money for an operation to reverse his condition; But Selma's grim existance is on an ever darker path and as her world escapes from her control it spirals into a relentless and unavoidably doomed finale. Visually stunning, surreal and unflinchingly tragic, Dancer In The Dark won the Palme D'or at Cannes find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

Dark and brooding sci-fi treat from the director of "The Crow". In a city controlled by "The Strangers" - a colony of spooky bald aliens - everything stops at midnight. The citizens' memories are reprogrammed, and their surroundings altered, with everyone waking up in a state of dazed confusion. Everyone that is, except John Murdoch, (Rufus Sewell) who is somehow immune to the induced collective trance, and who knows that the murder rap he is suddenly, supposedly, facing is a nonsense. Sinister find out more...

Certification18 Our Rating

An extraordinary documentary about the people who have made their home in the subways under New York city. Dark Days is a good deal more gripping, humorous and moving than many a fictional film, while also being a fascinating insight into a largely unknown section of society. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

Former pro-skater Stacy Peralta wrote and directed this gem of a film about the birth of vert skating that took place in LA in the 70s. Showing the evolution of skateboarding from the traditional flatland style to the surf-inspired vert style which utilized empty swimming pools and mass amounts of courage. Dogtown is a real ode of love to skating and the intensity of which will even appeal to those not obsessed with the skate scene. Actual footage and retrospective interviews with the original find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

Dr Timoteo's existence would appear to be a relatively idyllic one, but he is find out more...

CertificationPG Our Rating

A psychotic American commander worried about the subversive effects of water fluoridisation on his "vital bodily fluids" starts off an attack on the Soviet Union. No-one can stop the fighters and no-one, as yet, knows about the failsafe Doomsday Machine. Brilliant black comedy. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

Three generations of women, all named Cissy Coalpitt, drown their husbands and then have to deal with a leacherous coroner whose silence is bought in return for sexual favours. A complex web of interlocking references to games, sex and mortality, famous last words, Samson and Delilah, Breughel, circumcision et al. A very black and bawdy comedy, highly recommended for lovers of the off-beat. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

This was one of Fassbinders first films to get a release in this country and helped confirm his reputation as one of German cinema's great modern directors. The story itself is a simple one, the affair between an elderly widow and a young Arab immigrant, but it is the acutely observed presentation of racism and bigotry, hate and fear which is the heart of the film. Fear Eats The Soul is a hard, powerful and moving drama. find out more...