Season 3 of Damages not only a showcases power games and mutual manipulations, it also mirrors the amount of loneliness we experience in a modern western society.
Set in the summer of 1979, in a small town in Ohio, Super 8 is the story of six friends who stumble upon a government secret while out shooting a low budget zombie film.
What if developments in human cloning meant in the next years we could bring back those we’ve lost? Would you clone the love of your life and raise them as your child?
Based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go is a story about three friends who are bred to grow up and become organ donors, but are strangely comfortable with it.
The fourth M:I outing offers more mind and muscle than hi-tech spy gadgets and gimmicks which might protect the franchise from self-destructing anytime soon.
It’s now 14 months after Katrina and residents continue to rebuild their lives, despite the violence, disorder and the opportunists who’ve descended like vultures.
Three months after Katrina, ordinary people – musicians, chefs, residents – find themselves clinging to a unique culture and wondering if New Orleans still has a future.
Directed by Nicolas Refn, Drive is an impeccably dressed piece of film, with spot-on cinematography and performances, not to mention a fantastic soundtrack by Cliff Martinez.
Based on the novel by Stieg Larrson, this English language version directed by David Fincher is a magnificently crafted, dark and stylish thriller with an eerie atmosphere.
Directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder, Thor proves the hammer is definitely much mightier than the sword.
Proving that all it takes to be a hero is a little courage and a lot of muscle, Chris Evans is the star spangled, shield wielding Captain America who takes on Red Skull.
Terrence Davies’ adaptation of Rattigan’s play explores melancholy and love with a young wife leaving her successful husband for a young RAF pilot in post-war London.
Is change really a choice? Or something that’s forced upon us when we least expect it? Possession, a remake of the 2002 Korean film, Addicted, explores this idea.
Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.
Rachid Bouchareb writes and directs London River, a film which plays out against the backdrop of the July 7th bombings in the UK’s capital, but does it sidestep the issues?
This serial-killer drama takes it cue from a series of real-life murders in the 1970’s but a confused plot with underdeveloped characters keep it from being a far better thriller.
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