Cat People (Blu-Ray)

Peter Turner met Hollywood legend Gloria Grahame at a London lodging in the late 1970s. They fell in love and embarked on an intense if short-lived affair. Paul McGuigan’s touching film, based on Turner’s memoir, recalls that time and their subsequent encounter in Liverpool a few years later. It’s a beautiful and evocative drama, with […]

In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and

Svart cirkel är ett psykedeliskt skräckdrama med en gammal hypnos-LP i centrum. Skivan ska göra en lycklig och framgångsrik om man lyssnar på den när man sover, men den har tyvärr oönskade biverkningar. Två systrar återfinner varandra tack vare en hypnos-LP från 70-talet. Teorin är att den som lyssnar på skivan i sömnen ska bli […]

Sextio år fyllda med tovigt skägg, ett haltande ben och slitna kläder är Lefty Brown långt ifrån någon hjältetyp. Under fyra decennier har han ridit sida vid sida med westernlegenden Eddie Johnson, men alltid i hans skugga. Strax efter att Eddie valts till ämbetet som Montanas senator blir denne brutalt mördad och Lefty tvingas att […]

Jacques Demy followed up The Umbrellas of Cherbourg with another musical about missed connections and second chances, this one a more effervescent confection

Widely acknowledged as a true cult classic of modern American cinema, Heathers has captured the imaginations of troubled teenagers the world over with its acerbic satire of the sugar-coated high school movies of the 1980s… At Westerburg High School, an elite clique of snobby girls known as Heathers reign supreme. Smart and popular, Veronica (Winona […]

The director and star of indie favourite Short Term 12 team up for a very different drama. Brie Larson (Room) plays Jeanette, the daughter of an eccentric artist mother and alcoholic father who, as a child, believed every story her father told. But as an adult, she has to face the hard realities of life. Beautifully […]

Shot on an iPhone – though you would never guess it – Steven Soderbergh’s thriller is a reality-bending trip, and Foy is excellent. Sawyer Valentini (Claire Foy) has been the victim of a stalker. Having moved to a new city, she still thinks she sees him everywhere. It’s understandable, considering her trauma. But when she […]