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Dredd

    This modern update of the comic book character is by far superior to the original film, delivering tremendous action sequences, fantastic visuals, and a compact story that captures the intended vision of the original source material perfectly without making concessions to appease a larger audience.

    The post apocalyptic future sees the decay of rural areas causing the entire population of the planet to reside in large Mega cities spanning the entirety of complete qua...

Do The Right Thing

    Writer/Director Spike Lee's 3rd feature length film is an incendiary tale of racial tension within a low rent community in Brooklyn that eventually escalates into violence when the collected frustrations of inequality deafen everyone's ears to the sound of reason.

    On the hottest day of the year a small community in Brooklyn slowly reveals the hidden racial tensions that simmer beneath the surface and eventually erupt in a violent outburst that threatens to tear apar...

The Karate Kid Part 3

    Director John G. Avildsen's 20th feature length film sees Daniel and Mr. Miyagi return to Los Angeles only to find that the events of the past have not been forgotten, and an old foe with friends in high places is seeking revenge.

    Nearly a year after departing for Okinawa, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi return home to find that home no-longer exists as it once did.  The apartment complex where Daniel and his mom lived and Mr. Miyagi worked, is being torn down as part of...

The Karate Kid Part 2

    Director John G. Avildsen's 16th feature length film reunites the original cast for another adventure as Daniel and Mr. Miyagi travel to Okinawa where Miyagi's past comes back to haunt him and leaves Daniel in a fight to the death with a new foe.



    The story picks up immediately after the karate tournament with Miyagi teaching Daniel an important lesson about maintaining honour in the face of adversity.  Six months later, with his life out of focus and another...

The Karate Kid (1984)

    Director John G. Avildsen's 15th feature film is a triumph of spirit, dedication, friendship, and young love featuring remarkable performances from a fine cast, a wonderful script, and a fantastic message about finding peace and balance within all parts of your life.



    After moving from Newark New Jersey across the country to Los Angeles with his mom so that she can advance her career, Daniel Larusso attempts to fit in with his new neighbours and classmates only to...

Little Fockers

    Director Paul Weitz, of American Pie fame, takes the helm for his 7th feature length film and the 3rd instalment in the comedy series about a domineering patriarch looking to pass on his legacy to his son in law, but not without making certain that he is worthy of the position.



    This time around Greg and his young family are on the verge of moving into their new house, he is the head nurse at his local hospital, and his life could not be any better.  When Jack...

Chinatown

    Director Roman Polanski's 8th feature length film is quite possibly the finest film-noir thriller ever crafted, with beautiful cinematography, tremendous performances from the entire cast, and an amazing script that is so well written that it should be mandatory reading in every film class.



    At the behest of a woman believing her husband, the chief hydrological engineer for the city of Los Angeles, Hollis Mulwray, to be engaged in an infidelity with a younger woman...

Skyfall

    Director Sam Mendes' 6th feature length film, and 23rd James Bond film, is a non-stop action thriller that features one of the best scripts from any film in the series, as well as an extremely amazing villain that is menacing, intelligent, and calculating without being over the top.



    While in pursuit of an undercover operative that has stolen a wet list of undercover operatives, James Bond is accidentally shot by one of his own agents and seemingly plummets to his...

2001: A Space Odyssey

    Writer/Director Stanley Kubrick's 8th feature length film, and most definitely his magnum opus, is quite possibly the most brilliant visual effects movie ever made, using state of the art photographic techniques to create a flawless image that puts modern CGI based effects to shame.



    The story explores the possibility of human evolution after an inciting event at the dawn of man, where a strange monolith appears amongst a group of apes, providing them with a sudden...

Psycho 3

    Director/Star Anthony Perkins debut film behind the camera is a cliched and tired instalment in the series that suffers from a terrible script, and bad acting all around.

    Norman Bates continues to struggle with his new found freedom and the truth about his family history from the finale of the previous film.  When a drifter, and a failed nun, and a raucous crowd of crosstown football fans come to stay at the motel, the sinister urges of the past overwhelm No...