19 Jan 1994 Director: Martin Scorsese USA 1991 127 min In an update of J. Lee Thompson’s 1962 classic, De Niro plays a psychotic ex-convict who is thirsty for revenge against his once defence attorney (Nick Nolte). Robert de Niro again portrays the physical dedication of an actor to his role with wonderful rippling muscles.… Continue reading Cape Fear
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Unforgiven
20 Oct 1993 Director: Clint Eastwood USA 1992 135 min A retired gunfighter’s one and only aim is to leave his two daughters well protected before he dies. When a group of prostitutes put up a large reward for the capture of a cowhand who has badly cut up one of their group, he sets… Continue reading Unforgiven
The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe
16 Feb 1994 Director: Simon Callow USA 1990 101 min Miss Amelia is the eccentric owner of a rundown store in the Great Depression. Purporting to be her cousin, Lymon, a hunchback dwarf, arrives one day and proceeds to bewitch Miss Amelia. He helps transform the store by turning it into a cafe. But things… Continue reading The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe
The Night Of The Hunter
3 Nov 1999 Director: Charles Laughton USA 1958 93 min The only film directed by Charles Laughton. This is a noir thriller full of suspense. This is the story of a boy and girl, good and evil and the struggle for souls of innocent children. When their father is sent to prison for stealing money,… Continue reading The Night Of The Hunter
Gods And Monsters
15 Mar 2000 Director: Bill Condon USA 1998 105 min The story of James Whale, the director of Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, in the time period following the Korean War. Whale has long since retired from the glamour of Hollywood. A stroke triggers buried memories of his life in Dudley, his film career… Continue reading Gods And Monsters
Traffic
8 Jan 2003 Director: Steven Soderbergh USA 2000 147 mins Intertwining vignettes frame this tale of America’s escalating War on Drugs. Robert Wakefield has been appointed the nation’s new drug tsar only to discover his daughter Caroline is now an addict. Meanwhile drug enforcement officers protect a witness against a jailed drug kingpin. In Mexico,… Continue reading Traffic
Albino Alligator
10 Feb 2003 USA, France 1996 97mins Director: Kevin Spacey Albino Alligator is an enthralling crime drama. Three petty thieves flee the police in a stolen car. They take refuge in a latenight basement bar and take the five staff and patrons hostage. The drama unfolds between these eight people trapped in the bar with… Continue reading Albino Alligator
Snow Falling on Cedars
4 Dec 2002 Director: Scott Hicks USA 1999 127 min In a post war American fishing community, anti-Japanese sentiment is still running high. A member of the Japanese community, Kazuo, is on trial for the murder of a local fisherman. His wife, Hatsue, sits in on the trial, watched by the local newspaperman, Ishmael.Hatsue is… Continue reading Snow Falling on Cedars
Frida
3 Nov 2004 Director: Julie Taymor USA, Canada, Mexico 2002 123 min Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were the most acclaimed artists in Mexican history. Their outrageous personas and tempestuous love affair made them 20th Century icons. Julie Taymor’s biopic took years of devotion to develop it for the screen. It mixes colour with the… Continue reading Frida
Black Box Diaries
19 Mar 2025 Director: Shiori Ito Japan, UK, USA 2024 103 min In 2017, journalist and writer Shiori Ito’s memoir Black Box launched a societal reckoning in Japan. In the book, Ito publicly accused a prominent TV journalist of raping her two years previously. She had reported her assault to the police at the time,… Continue reading Black Box Diaries