There are two actors many American men have aspired to over the years, one is Robert De Niro and the second, Al Pacino, the star of this movie. Scar Face ($10) tells the story of a Cuban immigrant in Miami whose greed outweighs his sense as he tries to take over a drugs cartel. Directed by Brian de ... More →
Setting a movie in a frat house is nothing new, but put this subject in the hands of the National Lampoon team and you have one of the outstanding comedies of all time. Directed by comedy genius John Landis, National Lampoons Animal House ($10) tells the tale of Dean Vernon Wormer and his quest to ... More →
Nothing will affect a parent more than the death of their child, and this thought provoking movie from 1990 tells a powerful tale. A Vietnam vet is mourning the death of his child while displaying a sever disassociation with everyone else. He tries to discover the truth behind his own past and to do ... More →
Do any of us really know the meaning of life? The Monty Python crew think they do, and boy what fun their version is! Monty Python The Meaning of Life ($10) is a brilliant satire of everything from birth control and British politics to sex and religion the Python team; John Cleese, Graham Chapman, ... More →
Yet another slice of comedy genius delivered piping hot by the Monty Python team. Co-directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam and starring the usual suspects of Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, John Cleese and Graham Chapman, Monty Python The Holy Grail ($10) takes us back to medieval times and ... More →
An entire flight crew taking ill during a flight and an ex fighter pilot with a drinking problem and a fear of flying taking control doesn't exactly sound like the perfect ingredients for a comedy, yet Airplane ($5) is a true comedy masterpiece. Directed by Jim Abrahams and David Zucker and starring ... More →
Many men rate this as their all time favorite movie, and their wives empathize with the relationship that forms between the mighty Kong and the beautiful girl he falls in love. There have been many King Kong films but this King Kong 1976 $12) version ticks all the boxes. A group of explorers, while ... More →
After waking from a coma she has been in for 4 years, the Bride, Uma Thurman, discovers that the baby she was carrying has gone. The moral behind Kill Bill Vol. 1 ($6) is never mess with a mother as what follows is a frantic take of revenge as she tracks down the team of assassins who betrayed her, ... More →
Mama's back, and still hell bent on wreaking vengeance on Bill, her former boss and lover. In Kill Biill Vol. 2 ($9) Tarantino carries on where Vol. 1 left off and takes us on yet another bloodthirsty journey that is an absolute must for those who saw the first movie. Quentin Tarantino does what he ... More →
This post-apocalyptic thriller was a landmark movie of its time and over three decades later is still hugely watchable. Mel Gibson is Mad Max ($7), an Aussie lawman out to avenge the murders of his wife, child and partner in the barren wasteland that once was Australia. A gang of motorcyclists are ... More →
For all of those who fell asleep with boredom during history at school this is the movie to fill in the gaps, as seen by Mel Brooks. Both written and directed by Mel Brooks, History of the World Part One ($12) takes a comedic look at the history of mankind, using a series of very funny vignettes to ... More →
One of the hardest things a human being can deal with is losing their memory, and Memento ($7) is a disturbing and thought provoking look at how a man deals with his short-term memory loss. Through the use of notes and tattoos he aims to track down who he thinks is responsible for the death of his ... More →
