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Color Out of SpaceColor Out of Space (Colour Out of Space) (2019)
Dir. Richard Stanley
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Q'orianka Kilcher
Cult director Richard Stanley (HARDWARE) brings some nutty humour to this adaptation of the H. P. Lovecraft short story of the same name, with…
DeerskinDeerskin (Le Daim) (2019)
Dir. Quentin Dupieux
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Adele Haenel, Albert Delpy
Quentin Dupieux, director of the cult hit RUBBER, returns with this buckwild surrealist comedy, following a man's all–consuming devotion for a…
ParasiteParasite (2019) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Cho
An unemployed family with a bleak future systematically ingratiate themselves into the lives of a wealthy family in this brilliant,…
VivariumVivarium (2019)
Dir. Lorcan Finnegan
Feat. Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg
A young couple shopping for their first home find themselves in a housing development where every house looks exactly the same, and with no idea how…
In FabricIn Fabric (2018) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Strickland
Feat. Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Fatma Mohamed, Hayley Squires
Utterly beguiling and sumptuous ghost story from singular British director Peter Strickland (DUKE OF BURGUNDY), following a possessed red dress as it…
MandyMandy (2018) Aro Favourite
Dir. Panos Cosmatos
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache
Psychedelic horror director Panos Cosmatos follows up his beguiling and underrated BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW with this no–holds–barred…
Disaster Artist, TheDisaster Artist, The (2017) Aro Favourite
Dir. James Franco
Feat. James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen
A satirical yet empathetic adaptation of Greg Sestero's autobiographical book of the same name depicting his friendship with one Tommy Wiseau, the…
T2 TrainspottingT2 Trainspotting (2017) Recommended
Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller
The characters of Irvine Welsh's TRAINSPOTTING are alive, if not entirely well, twenty years later in this sequel that serves up some good laughs and…
Love Witch, TheLove Witch, The (2016) Recommended
Dir. Anna Biller
Feat. Samantha Robinson, Laura Waddell, Gian Keys
Writer–director Anna Biller who also produced, edited, costumed, set designed and scored this feminist sexploitation pastiche shot in 35mm as…
Neon Demon, TheNeon Demon, The (2016)
Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Feat. Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Jena Malone
An aspiring model moves to Los Angeles where her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty–obsessed women and exploitative…
RawRaw (Grave) (2016)
Dir. Julia Ducournau
Feat. Garance Marillier , Ella Rumpf
A bright young veterinary student and ardent vegetarian is unexpectedly subjected to a series of cruel hazing rituals in her first week at college,…
Train to BusanTrain to Busan (2016) Recommended
Dir. Sang-ho Yeon
Feat. Gong Yoo, Kim Soo-Ah, Jung Yu-mi
Breakout Korean zombie–thriller sensation in which a group of terrified passengers fight their way through a viral outbreak while trapped on a…
High-RiseHigh-Rise (High Rise) (2015) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ben Wheatley
Feat. Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller
A blackly comic, super–stylish slice of dystopia set in a retro–futurist 1975 in which life for the residents of a tower block begins to…
Turbo KidTurbo Kid (2015) Recommended
Dir. Francois Simard, Yoann-Karl Whissell, Anouk Whissell
Feat. Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside
Recommended for teens with strong constitutions, this gory post–apocalyptic romp set in a desolate "alternate 1997" follows a comic book fan…
Under the SkinUnder the Skin (2013) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Feat. Scarlett Johansson
Jonathan Glazer (SEXY BEAST, BIRTH) directs screen siren Scarlett Johansson in this startlingly original sci–fi thriller about an alien…
Berberian Sound StudioBerberian Sound Studio (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Strickland
Feat. Toby Jones, Cosimo Fusco, Tonia Sotiropoulou
A masterpiece of implied horror, this is a homage to Italian 'giallo' and horror cinema of 1970's that remarkably measures up to the best films of…
Hobo with a ShotgunHobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Dir. Jason Eisener
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Gregory Smith, Brian Downey
Spawned from the leftovers of the Tarantino–Rodriguez 'Grindhouse' double–bill, this ropey pastiche of revenge movies and B–grade…
Birdemic: Shock and TerrorBirdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
Dir. James Nguyen
Feat. Alan Bagh, Whitney Moore
Shoe–string trash homage to Hitchcock's THE BIRDS that follows a romantic couple whose small town that is attacked by birds.…
Fall, TheFall, The (2006) Recommended
Dir. Tarsem Singh
Feat. Lee Pace, Cantinca Untaru, Justine Waddell
Long delayed in this part of the world, this visually audacious labour of love from dir. Singh has Lee Pace as a wounded stuntman narrating a…
Old BoyOld Boy (Oldboy) (2004) Aro Favourite
Dir. Park Chan-Wook
Feat. Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yoo
Wowing audiences wherever it's played (including being nominated for the Palm D'Or at Cannes), this achingly intense thriller from Korea raises the…
Fight ClubFight Club (1999) Recommended
Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Edward Norton, Brad Pitt
Those grim forebodings of the pre–millennial zeitgeist form a backdrop to this flawed but thoroughly unique thriller–satire. Office…
Pulp FictionPulp Fiction (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
With just his second film, Quentin Tarantino not only became a household name but a massive cultural phenomenon. He miraculously surpasses…
Reflecting Skin, TheReflecting Skin, The (1990) Recommended
Dir. Philip Ridley
Feat. Viggo Mortensen
An eerie and perverse tale of a young boy's unsettling experiences growing up in the prairie farmlands of Idaho, where the adults are weird and the…
Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, TheCook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, The (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Helen Mirren, Tim Roth, Michael Gambon
Greenaway combines the best elements of his previous work into one illustrious concoction of charcoal humour, explicit violence, awe–inspiring…
Blue VelvetBlue Velvet (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
David Lynch's ground–breaking, brilliantly controlled work tells the story of a pure teenager (Kyle Maclachlan) whose curiosity embroils him in…
Night of the CometNight of the Comet (1984)
Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, Kelli Maroney
Terrific B–movie where a comet hits earth and two surviving valley girls must fight the resulting cannibal zombie apocalypse. Trashy in all the…
Star Trek III - The Search for SpockStar Trek III - The Search for Spock (1984)
Dir. Leonard Nimoy
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
Leonard Nimoy himself directed this continuation of 'The Wrath of Khan', in which the crew set out to rescue Spock from Kurge (Christopher Lloyd).…
KoyaanisqatsiKoyaanisqatsi (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Godfrey Reggio
This unique visual and aural masterpiece looks at our earth and 20th Century 'progress' through the eye of time–lapse camera. The…
Star Trek II - The Wrath of KhanStar Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
The Enterprise crew are back to do battle with Kirk's old enemy Khan, as he takes control of a Federation Starship. Nice touches of humour and…
Escape from New YorkEscape from New York (1981) Recommended
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine
1997 New York is a huge maximum–security prison where the President's plane just happens to crash! Futuristic actioner notable for its sardonic…
Shining, TheShining, The (1980) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall
Man, wife and child are assigned to caretaking a remote hotel for the winter. Formidable unease is created before Jack Nicholson completely loses his…
QuadropheniaQuadrophenia (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Franc Roddam
Feat. Phil Daniels, Michael Elphick, Ray Winstone
Brilliant portrait of alienated youth, inspired by The Who's concept album, focuses on a young Mod's personal crises and his gang's violent agenda…
Star Trek - The Motion PictureStar Trek - The Motion Picture (1979)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
Starring the cast from the 60's TV phenomenon, this special effects fest features the crew fighting a lethal force field spinning toward Earth.…
Damnation AlleyDamnation Alley (1977)
Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda
Post–apocalyptic thriller that follows a group of WWIII survivors at a military installation who drive across the desolate wasteland to find…
Clockwork Orange, AClockwork Orange, A (1971) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates
From Anthony Burgess' novel, Stanley Kubrick flexes his genius with this electrifying satire about an ultra–violent gang of 'droogs' whose…
Deep EndDeep End (1970) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
Feat. Jane Asher, John Moulder-Brown, Diana Dors
Remarkable, darkly comic story of 15–year–old Mike who takes a job at the local swimming baths and becomes obsessed with a beautiful…
Easy RiderEasy Rider (1969) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson
The definitive rebel movie sees Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper motorcycle across the southwest in search of the 'Real America'. Jack Nicholson's…
Model ShopModel Shop (1969) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Gary Lockwood, Alexandra Hay
A mesmerizing, shamefully neglected stateside film from French New Wave director Jacques Demy that follows an aimless, unemployed architect who ends…
Up TightUp Tight (1968) Recommended
Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, Frank Silvera
In this landmark collaboration between activist and actress Ruby Dee and director Jules Dassin, Black revolutionaries are betrayed by one of their…
Party's Over, TheParty's Over, The (1965) Recommended
Dir. Guy Hamilton
Feat. Oliver Reed
Stark yet salubrious cautionary tale of wayward youth set in the Chelsea beatnik scene, where "wild and drunken partying" and a brooding Oliver Reed…
Kitten with a WhipKitten with a Whip (1964) Recommended
Dir. Douglas Heyes
Feat. Ann-Margret, John Forsythe, Peter Brown
Ann–Margaret brings white–hot intensity to this cult classic about a teenage girl on the run from the law who blackmails a clueless…
Dr. StrangeloveDr. Strangelove (or; How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott
A brilliant black comedy in which the U.S. president and his henchmen await imminent nuclear retaliation from the Russians. A landmark satire with…
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono
Joan Crawford and Bette Davis scheme and brood in this memorable gothic melodrama about an aged child star and her embittered and jealous sister who…
Night of the Hunter, TheNight of the Hunter, The (1955) Recommended
Dir. Charles Laughton
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
A disturbing yet poetic masterpiece in which Robert Mitchum is mighty mean as a psychopathic preacher pursuing two runaways across the American…
Wizard of Oz, TheWizard of Oz, The (1939) Aro Favourite
Dir. Victor Fleming, King Vidor
Feat. Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr
The world's best loved film down through and across the generations, and a key cultural icon. MGM pulled out all the stops to realise L. Frank…

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