Valladares’ film may be confused in places but he keeps up the pace, and the increasingly frantic protagonists don’t have time to pause and ask questions.
A biking ace and his girlfriend are targeted by killers.
The plot developments become progressively more ludicrous and inconsistent and the dialogue offers lead where ham and cheese would be much more appetising.
To defeat a Turkish invasion, medieval Romanian warlord Vlad Tepes must enter into a demonic bargain.
This true-life 'Motorcycle Diary' recounts the epic trek of genial, thirtyish photographer Mihai Barbu as he rumbles to the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator - and back.
De Palma pulls no punches in his representation of sex and violence, which are, as the film makes explicit, often inextricably intertwined.
A mysterious, tall blonde woman, wearing dark sunglasses murders one of a psychiatrist's patients, and now she goes after the high-priced call girl who witnessed the murder.
Tim Sullivan’s merging of genres doesn’t quite pay off.
Emotionally troubled teen, David Forrester, is sent to an attitude adjustment camp, where he discovers some dark secrets concerning murder and corruption.
What might in lesser hands have been an aimless, stilted disaster here becomes, thanks to these capable, funny capable actors, a finely observed naturalist comedy of manners.
Bar-fuelled intimacy between two brewery workers blurs the line between friendship and romance.
This could have been a simple story about heroism in the face of a soul-destroying system. It's a credit to all involved that it manages to be something more.
Two soldiers are asked to kill a man using a remotely operated drone, but the situation is complicated.
Bob may have the beefed up body of a bouncer but Hardy continually emphasises his softer, hesitant side, his body language screaming flight even though he is built to fight.
A barman finds himself embroiled in mob trouble after a robbery and facing personal threat after finding a puppy in a dustbin.
The charm of the movie lies in the fact that it is well written, acted and filmed, despite being shot in a single tiny, squashed location – the video store.
A singer accidentally returns a homemade sex tape to her local video shop... and is desperate to get it back.
Many complaints were made about this show, with many feeling it would not have any longevity - but the topics the writers raised still ring true today.
When a new lifeguard moves onto his patch and instantly becomes a hero, champion Len struggles with jealousy and with a sexual attraction that threatens his identity.
Ryan O'Nan is good value. He is ably supported by Ferrera, as the long-suffering spouse. They're stuck with a script that can't quite find the right voice for its concerns.
A US soldier returning home from war struggles to reconcile his experiences abroad with the life and family he left in Texas.
It's strong, accomplished film-making, and it should serve as a wake-up call to the West: African cinema is on the verge of a breakthrough.
After an amnesty is declared on
crimes committed during the civil
war, Atim's grandfather gives him
a gun and send him out to
avenge his murdered father; but
the man he meets is not what he
expected.
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