Cert 18 | 89 mins | 1977
5 star 1970’s horror at it’s terrifying best.
The Hills Have Eyes was first released in 1977 and was written and directed by the late great Wes Craven (The People Under The Stairs, Scream). Along with his other cult classic The Last House on the Left it is one of the seminal films which redefined the horror genre in the 1970’s.
It…more
Cert U | 103 mins | 2016
5 stars for the stunning final feature film from Studio Ghibli.
When Marnie Was There is written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty) and produced by the fabulous Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle). It is based on the novel of the same name by Joan G. Robinson, with the location changed from Norfolk in England, to…more
Cert 18 | 92 mins | 1988
3 stars for a classically silly eighties creature feature.
Sex and Slugs and Rock and Roll!
First released in 1988, Slugs is based on the novel of the same name by Shaun Hutson and directed by Juan Piquer Simon (The Rift, Extraterrestrial Visitors).
“Killer slugs for chrissakes. What’ll it be next? Demented crickets? Rampaging mosquitos maybe?”
Slugs is set in small town America, downtown Ashton,…more
Cert 15 | 92 mins | 2016
4 stars for this original and genuinely scary horror film.
Friend Request is written and directed by Simon Verhoeven (Men in the City 1 and 2) with screenplay by Matthew Ballen and Philip Koch (Outside the Box).
“You know a lot of dead people, Miss Laura.”
Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey – Into the Storm) is a popular college student, who spends lots of time on social…more
Cert 18 | 88 mins | 1986
3 stars for this outrageously Eighties cult classic.
Dead-End Drive-In is directed by Brian Trenchard- Smith (BMX Bandits, Night of the Demons 2), a key figure in the Ozploitation movement and set in Australia in a dystopian future.
Following a nuclear incident and a riot killing thousands of people, the government of Australia have invoked emergency powers. The world is now a…more
Cert PG | 86 mins | 1942
4 stars for this gripping film noir drama.
The Glass Key was originally released in 1942, the golden era of film noir. It is based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man) and directed by Stuart Heisler (The Lone Ranger, The Star).
“If you must be a nit wit, don’t go around with a megaphone!”
It tells us…more
Cert 12A | 96 mins | 2016
4 Star
Zimmers, Shooters and Cuban Heels!
From writer/director John Miller (Living in Hope) comes a great British comedy, in Cinema’s 29th April. Telling the tale of people pushed to the edge of their suburban twilight years, with all its aches, pains and complications, where plans are made and opportunities taken.
After retirement you have to rely on your pension fund but when…more
