
Set in creepy 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre, powerful fable of wealthy Read More »
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Nine to Five (1980) Colin Higgins, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton

Meet Franklin Hart (Dabney Coleman). The biggest “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” boss on the planet. Read More »
Death and the Compass (1992) Alex Cox, Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval, Christopher Eccleston

Detective Lonnrot declares war on the notorious outlaw Red Scharlach Read More »
Carry on Nurse (1959) Gerald Thomas, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor

Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men’s ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. Read More »
The Unknown Terror (1957) Charles Marquis Warren, John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul Richards

The mysterious disappearance of Jim Wheatley (Charles Gray), while exploring a cave near a Mexican village Read More »
Schizopolis (1996) Steven Soderbergh, Miles Hardy, Scott Allen

Fletcher Munson is a lethargic, passive worker for a Scientology-like self-help corporation called Eventualism. Read More »
Amerikana (2001) James Merendino, Michael A. Goorjian, James Duval, Tara Agace

Peter and Chris, two young American friends in their late 20s, go from South Dakota to California on a scooter Read More »
A Midsummer’s Fantasia / Han yeo-reum-ui pan-ta-ji-a (2014) Kun-jae Jang, Sae-byeok Kim, Hyeong-gook Im, Ryo Iwase

Split into two parts, shot in black and white, the opening chapter First Love Read More »
The Wind and the Lion (1975) John Milius, Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith

At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. Read More »
Irma Vep (1996) Olivier Assayas, Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard

French filmmaker René Vidal was once a renowned director Read More »