Stunning adaptation of James Ellroy's stylishly sinister 50s crime novel, cruelly robbed of its just desserts by a sinking ship at the Academy Awards farce. An awesomely authentic 1953 Los Angeles provides the backdrop, while the story focuses on a dodgy trio of LA's not-so-finest, united by mutual loathing, and all up to their necks in nefarious goings-on. Kim Basinger deservedly bagged the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her sultry Veronica Lake lookalike hooker, but all the performances are find out more...

A stylish thriller set in Los Angeles 1950s mobster era when 4 cops nicknamed the "Hat Squad" become a law unto themselves go around dishing out vigilante-like rough justice until the day that they themselves come under suspicion of murder. Tense action and tight execution make for a good-looking film. find out more...

A gangster movie that spawned a million with Coppola on top directorial form and Brando and Pacino at their very best. Brilliantly believable and detailed stories unfold complete in every scene as the movie waltzes to its violent moral climax of living and dying by the sword. find out more...

A small town West Texas cop starts a sado-masochistic relationship with a sultry hooker. This, though, is a prelude to a series of killings as the town has its dirty secrets and the psychotic copper his own childhood traumas to cope with.
This is not the first film adapted from the work of pulp crime fiction writer Jim Thompson, but this stylish, downbeat, violent, noirish, period piece, serial killer movie is one of the best. find out more...