La La Land
Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, Musical, RomanceLa La Land - A jazz pianist and an aspiring actress are trying to make their dreams come true in the land of dreams: Hollywood. After bumping into each other a few time with less than great results, they come to fall in love thanks due sharing…
Risen
Biblical, Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, PeriodRisen - When a man is crucified and his death is unusual, Roman Tribune, Clavius, is tasked with investigating (and crushing) rumours of the man's prophesized resurrection. With each witness consistently giving testimony that seems impossible,…
Little Women
Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Period, RomanceLittle Women - Four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy grow up with Marmee in Concord, Massachusetts during the American Civil War and, being taught progressive ideas about the role of women, the girls must traverse society and decide what paths…
Bohemian Rhapsody
Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, MusicalBohemian Rhapsody - Farrokh Bulsara dreams of stardom. When local band, Smile, lose their singer, Farrokh is keen to join and drive the band in new directions. Changing his name to Freddie Mercury and reaching the dizzying heights of success,…
Loving Vincent
Animated, Crime, Drama, For Adults, Netflix (UK), PeriodLoving Vincent - Vincent van Gogh had written to say he was feeling calm and normal just six weeks before his apparent suicide and so when a lost undelivered letter from him to his brother, Theo, is discovered, his suspicious former postman…
A Ghost Story
Drama, Fantasy, For Adults, RomanceA Ghost Story - A musician dies and leaves behind his grieving partner. But his ghost watches over her, and as time passes inexorably on, the ghost watches as people and settings change; but still it lingers.
A Ghost Story (2017) - Director:…
The Book Thief
Drama, DVD Review, Period, WarThe Book Thief - In Nazi Germany, young Liesel Meminger is taken in by the kindly Hans and his stern wife, Rosa. Not fully understanding why her mother left her, she develops an obsession with reading and is thrown into life in the small town…
Christopher Robin
Drama, DVD Review, Family FriendlyChristopher Robin - Long ago, Christopher Robin cherished his childhood friends Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Kang, Roo, Owl and Rabbit but had to leave them behind when he was sent off to boarding school. As he grew older, Christopher…
Astro Boy
Animated, Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Science FictionAstro Boy - In the futuristic Metro City which floats above the polluted Earth, robotics expert, Dr Tenma loses his son, Toby, in a tragic accident. Unable to bear the grief, Tenma creates a robotic version of the boy, hoping to replace him…
Arrietty
Animated, Drama, DVD Review, Fantasy, For KidsArrietty - Young Arrietty is getting ready for her first Borrowing. Like others of her kind, she is tiny and lives inside the walls and floors of a human house, unseen. But when trying to bring home a sugar cube with her father she is spotted…
Chronicle
Drama, DVD Review, Science Fiction, Teens, ThrillerChronicle - Three teenage boys discover a strange entity underground which mysteriously gives them super powers. While they get more powerful every day and, like typical teenagers, enjoy every moment of their new abilities, one of them struggles…
A Silent Voice
Animated, Drama, Netflix (UK), Romance, TeensA Silent Voice - When new female student Nishimiya who is deaf, joins Ishida's elementary school class he quickly finds himself shifting from most popular boy to social pariah after causally instigating a campaign of bullying against her for…