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Bird Box Directed by Susanne Bier

Having just watched Extinction on Netflix, “Bird Box” is an entirely different league in terms of quality and suspense. “Bird Box” begins with mother Malorie (Sandra Bullock)… 2020-06-28

Extinction Directed by Ben Young

Peter (Michael Peña), is a father who has a reoccurring dream of an invasion that results in the loss of his family, Alice (Lizzy Caplan) and two children. Haunted by this his boss encourages him to… 2020-06-28

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society Directed by Kenji Kamiyama

Following on from the second Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex television series, Togusa (voiced by Kôichi Yamadera) is now leader of the Section 9 team following Motoko Kusanagi's (voiced by Atsuko… 2020-06-28

Selma Directed by Ava DuVernay

Selma recreates the events surrounding the town of Selma, Alabama in 1965 where it became the focus of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s (David Oyelowo) black rights peaceful protest against the local government's… 2020-06-20

Some Like It Hot Directed by Billy Wilder

In prohibition era Chicago two down-on-their-luck musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) witness a mob hit. After escaping, they join a woman's band travelling to Florida for a series of… 2020-06-20

The Hurt Locker Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

In the Iraq War a 3-man US army bomb-disposal unit face death in the face every day. When a member of their team is killed disarming a remotely detonated bomb his replacement is Sgt. William James (Jeremy… 2020-06-20

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

The main thesis of Klein in “The Shock Doctrine” is that there is a concerted effort to impose a system of shock to a country when it is in crisis in order for big corporations through the auspices of… 2020-06-20

Tron Directed by Steven Lisberger

Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is a computer hacker dismissed from his position at Encom whose president Ed Dillinger (David Warner) stole the ideas for several of his video games. Enron employees including… 2020-06-20

Attack the Block Directed by Joe Cornish

In a south London housing estate as a gang of young men led by Moses (John Boyega) mug Samantha 'Sam' Berrins (Jodie Whittaker) as she returns from work. They are interrupted when a nearby car is destroyed… 2020-06-13

In the Mood for Love Directed by Kar-Wai Wong

In 1960s Hong Kong, two couples move into neighbouring apartments. Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) lives with her husband and works as a secretary while their neighbour Mr. Chow (Tony Chiu-Wai Leung) lives… 2020-06-13

The Twenty-Year Death: Malniveau Prison by Ariel S. Winter

In 1930s rural France a body is found lying in the gutter during a rainstorm. Despite being stabbed the clothing is undamaged but most mysterious of all is that it is the body of convict from the local… 2020-06-13

The Twenty-Year Death: The Falling Star by Ariel S. Winter

In 1940s Hollywood, Dennis Foster a “hard-boiled” private detective is hired by Merton Stein Productions to protect a rising star. When another actress is found brutally murdered Foster is fired but takes… 2020-06-13

The Book of Life Directed by Jorge R. GutiÃ©rrez

In a surreal world of vivid imagery and colours a school tour at a museum for a bunch of “loser” children has a museum guide telling them a story from the Day of the Dead. In “San Angel” town there are… 2020-06-05

The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) by Jess Borgeson, Adam Long, and Daniel Singer

Or, more completely (!) “The Reduced Shakespeare Co. presents The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)”, this book contains the script of the popular two act theatre show of the same name along with… 2020-06-05

The Killing Fields Directed by Roland JoffÃ©

Sydney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) is a New York Times reporter based in Cambodia covering the political and social turmoil covering the civil war in the early 1970s. Aided by Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor),… 2020-06-05

The Snows of Kilimanjaro Directed by Harry King

Harry Street (Gregory Peck) lies dying from a hunting accident while on safari at the base of Kilimanjaro in Africa taking time to reflect on his life and the many woman he has known. He considers Cynthia… 2020-06-05

Travel Information

Steve's Guide to Cruising Travel Information

I have put together some information that we have gathered from our experience going on a cruise containing things you should be aware of, what it is like on a cruise and links to related information. 2020-05-29

The Gods Must be Crazy Directed by Jamie Uys

In the remote Kalahari a tribe of bushman are thrown into disarray with the arrival of a coke bottle thrown from a passing plane. Xi (N!xau) is determined to rid the tribe of the bottle that has sown… 2020-05-29

The Gods Must be Crazy II Directed by Jamie Uys

9 years after the spectacular success of the original The Gods Must be Crazy Jamie Uys returns to rural Africa in this sequel. The Kalahari bushman Xixo (N!xau), now older,… 2020-05-29

The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney

1867 in the northern Canada community of Dove River sees the brutal, mysterious murder of a local trapper while sleeping in his cabin followed by the equally mysterious disappearance of a local youth…. 2020-05-29

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