Drama

• At Eternity's Gate | Blu Ray | (20/05/2019) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Earning him an Oscar® nomination, Willem Dafoe is mesmerising as Vincent van Gogh. Covering his time in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, we find a complex, troubled soul who is seeking a new visual language, while also struggling to make sense of himself and his connection to those around him.

• Sea Of Love | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £7.39   |  Saving you £12.60 (170.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two detectives one from New York the other from Long Island join forces to track down a bizarre serial killer. Convinced of a beautiful suspect's innocence the New York detective starts an affair with her despite hard evidence linking her to the murders.

• White Palace | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Glenn Savan's depressing and self-loathing novel about a 27-year-old upper-class Jewish widower mired in self-pity after his beloved wife dies, and who finds love and sexual rebirth with a trailer-trash older woman, was brought to the big screen by the competent director Luis Mandoki (When a Man Loves a Woman, Message in a Bottle). But the savage irony in Savan's book has been face-lifted by screenwriters Ted Tally (The Silence of the Lambs) and Alvin Sargent (Ordinary People) into something else entirely: what passes for low-rent "slumming" in Hollywood means hiring sexy Susan Sarandon to play Nora Baker, the poor, uneducated 43-year-old waitress in a White Palace burger joint who strikes up an unlikely relationship with sad Max Baron (James Spader). Widower Max attends a bachelor party for best pal Neil (Jason Alexander) and discovers that the local White Palace has stiffed the boys a whopping six burgers. Max barges into the joint, bent on getting his money back, and meets a testy Nora, who is bemused at the young man's insolence. While driving home, Max stops abruptly at a bar for a drink. Inside, Nora is nursing a vodka and takes a shine to the tuxedo-clad, handsome, and morose younger man. He gives her a lift, she seduces him, and the rest of the movie examines how two such opposites in manners and morals can find happiness. The only common bond they have is great sex and a private tragedy. White Palace nudges at the dark journey and the smashing of illusion that was at the heart of the novel, but there is still a fairy-tale element to the film that negates the earthy essence that distinguished the book. In Mandoki's vision, White Palace is about overcoming class, family, and outside opinion to find true love. In Savan's book, Max wastes into decline while Nora ultimately thrives in the quest for truth, redemption, and self-forgiveness. She becomes his salvation only after he stops hating himself. But mainstream Hollywood shuns making "protagonists" so mad, bad, or sad, and as such, too much glitter is tossed on Spader, while Sarandon, as usual, is the only one who seems to embody and understand her character's angst. She deserved her Oscar for Nora, not the nun in Dead Man Walking. --Paula Nechak

• Evil Does Not Exist | DVD | (11/11/2024) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi's house; offering city residents a comfortable ˜escape' to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency's mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau and their way of life, with an aftermath that affects Takumi's life deeply.

• Birdsong | Blu Ray | (12/03/2012) from £25.19   |  Saving you £-0.20 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Sebastian Faulks' epic love story set against the First World War, which became a modern classic when it was published in 1993, is adapted for the screen for the first time by Abi Morgan. The action of the two part film moves between 1910 and 1916, telling the story of Stephen Wraysford (Eddie Redmayne), a young Englishman who arrives in Amiens in Northern France to stay with the Azaire family and falls desperately in love with Isabelle Azaire (ClmencePosy). They begin an illicit and all-consuming affair, but the relationship falters. Years later, Stephen finds himself serving on the Western Front in the very area where he experienced his great love. As he battles amidst the blood and gore of the trenches he meets Jack Firebrace (Joseph Mawle), a tunneller who unexpectedly helps him endure the ravages of war and enables him to make peace with his feelings for Isabelle. Special Features: Featurettes: War Story Love Story On Set

• Our Girl | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.89   |  Saving you £15.10 (308.79%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following the hit one-off drama which set up the story of one young woman who finds meaning in life by joining the army Lacey Turner (EastEnders) returns in the role of Molly Dawes in the new five-part series: Our Girl. Hot off the helicopter Molly finds herself dropped into battle in unpredictable and explosive Afghanistan. Trying to make friends with the hardened soldiers around her and reaching out to the locals some of whom are suspicious some open and some not to be trusted – but which are which? – Molly faces challenges unlike any she has known before. Life and death situations that are literally life or death for her and her companions. Unexpected and extraordinary Our Girl takes TV drama into a new world where anything can happen through the life of one girl to whom everything will.

• Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (Criterion Collection) - UK Only | Blu Ray | (30/06/2025) from £22.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A rare film biography as boldly unconventional as its subject, writer-director François Girard's visionary portrait of iconoclastic, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould explodes the conventions of the form to illuminate the brilliant mind and innermost obsessions of a singular artist. Across thirty-two vignettes encompassing everything from dramatic sketches to documentary interviews to avant-garde animation, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould pieces together the story of Gould's trajectory from child prodigy to celebrated concert pianist who turned his back on public performance to pursue his all-consuming fascination with recording technology. Led by a tour-de-force performance by Colm Feore and underscored by Gould's landmark recordings of Bach's Goldberg Variations, Girard's film daringly deconstructs the enigma of genius.

• Constant Gardener, the | Blu Ray | (19/09/2011) from £8.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Love. At any cost. In a remote area of Northern Kenya activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz) is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion a doctor appears to have fled the scene and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) will leave the matter to them. They could not be more wrong.... Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets he will risk his own life stopping at nothing to uncover and expose the truth; a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined. Based on the novel by John Le Carre The Constant Gardener was nominated for 3 Oscars and Rachel Weisz duly collected her statuette for a superb supporting turn as Tessa Quayle.

• The Victim | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £10.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (44.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This BAFTA-nominated film starring the great Dirk Bogarde in one of his career-best performances also includes excellent support from Sylvia Syms and Denis Price. The police are after Jack Barrett (Peter McEnery). He has stolen 2 300 from the building construction firm that employs him as a wages clerk. Despite being an ordinary young man of twenty-three years of age he is scared out of his wits by the crisis that is mounting - and they are circumstances beyond his control - Barret

• Diana | DVD | (24/03/2014) from £7.05   |  Saving you £10.94 (155.18%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Princess Diana (double Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts), at one time the most famous woman in the world, inspired a nation with her generosity, compassion and kindness - and in her final years she would meet the man who, in turn, inspired her.

• Return To Paradise | DVD | (02/01/2006) from £12.71   |  Saving you £-2.72 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide. Tony is a successful architect ready to be married. Sheriff is a devil-may-care limo driver. Two years prior they had been in Malaysia living the high life with a third buddy Lewis. Lewis stayed on to continue their hedonistic lifestyle. His long-lost buddies don't know however that he is in prison sentenced to die because of them. If a lawyer can persuade Tony and She

• Welcome to Marwen (DVD) | DVD | (13/05/2019) from £5.90   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Academy Award® winner* Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Castaway) brings Welcome to Marwen, a bold, wondrous and timely film that is a miraculous true story of one broken man's fight as he discovers how artistic imagination can restore the human spirit. When a devastating attack leaves Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell) shattered and without his memory, no one expected recovery. But by putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous fantasy world, where he draws strength to triumph in the real one. His astonishing art installation becomes a testament to the powerful women who support him on his journey. Bonus Features Include: Deleted Scenes Marwen's Citizens Building Marwen Living Dolls

• I Don't Know How She Does It | DVD | (06/02/2012) from £5.29   |  Saving you £15.96 (396.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The archetypal single gal from Sex and the City dives into family life in I Don't Know How She Does It. Kate Reddy, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, could easily be Carrie Bradshaw's alternate life: a rising finance analyst, Kate feels guilty for short-changing her husband (Greg Kinnear) and two children. When she gets the opportunity to work with a high-powered exec (Pierce Brosnan), the already tense family relationship gets stretched to the breaking point and Kate has to make some hard choices. I Don't Know How She Does It is pure formula, but executed well. The entire cast (also including Christina Hendricks as a single-mum best friend, Kelsey Grammer as an overbearing boss, Seth Meyers as a sniping rival, and a scene-stealing Olivia Munn as Kate's assistant) play their parts with skill, while Parker's rapport with Kinnear is particularly warm and persuasive. Moreover, you have to admire the sheer chutzpah of hammering home political points about double standards in the workplace and then delivering a fairy-tale ending. Men have realised the importance of family over work in dozens upon dozens of cookie-cutter heartwarming flicks; apparently it's time that women got the opportunity to do the same. No doubt this signifies some important cultural shift; college theses are waiting to be written about it. --Bret Fetzer

• About Time / Love Actually / Notting Hill (Triple Pack) | Blu Ray | (29/09/2014) from £48.19   |  Saving you £-30.85 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.34

  The Ultimate 3 Film Collection From the Master of Rom-Com About Time At the age of 21 Tim is told an incredible family secret by his father: all the men in his family have the ability to relive their past. He can revisit any moment in his life to try things differently until he gets them perfectly right. He decides to use his special new gift to win the heart of the beautiful Mary but finds that the course of true love can be hilariously difficult - even with the ability to try try and try again. Love Actually Ten years after its release the smash hit movie from the makers of ‘Notting Hill’ and ‘Four Weddings and A Funeral’ continues to spread joy all around warming people’s hearts getting better richer and funnier every time you see it. With its fantastic all-star cast and an outstanding soundtrack it really is the Ultimate Romantic Comedy to enjoy again and again. The hilarious Love Actually explores the ups and downs of relationships in the weeks building up to Christmas. Boyfriends & girlfriends husbands & wives fathers & sons and rock stars & managers all combine to make Love Actually not just one story but ten very different ones. Because if you look hard enough you will find love actually is all around. Notting Hill William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is the owner of a bookshop in the heart of Notting Hill in London. One day by a one-in-a-million chance the world’s most famous actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) comes into his shop. He watches in amazement as she leaves and he thinks he’ll never see her again. But fate intervenes - and minutes later William collides with Anna on Portobello Road. So begins a tale of romance and adventure in London W11. With a little help from his chaotic flatmate Spike (Rhys Ifans) and his old friends Max and Bella (Tim McInnerny and Gina McKee) William seeks the face he can’t forget... Love Actually Bonus Features: Love Actually Deleted scenes with introduction by Richard Curtis The music of Love Actually with introductions by Richard Curtis Kelly Clarkson The Trouble with Love is music video Feature Commentary with Director Richard Curtis and actors Hugh Grant Bill Nighy and Thomas Sangster Billy Mack Christmas is all around music video; The Storytellers. About Time Bonus Features: About Time About Tim and Time Travel Blooper Reel: Making Movies Is A Serious Business Deleted Scenes with Intros by Director Richard Curtis (Director's Intro to DS Struck By First Love Those Stripy Pajamas Mary's Narcolepsy The Abbey Road Distraction) The Look Style and Locations The World of Richard Curtis Ellie Goulding: How Long Will I Love You? The Luckiest Music Feature Commentary with Director Richard Curtis and Cast Members Domhnall Gleeson Bill Nighy Vanessa Kirby Lydia Wilson & Tom Hollander. Notting Hill Bonus Features: Notting Hill: Spotlight On Location Seasonal Walk on Portobello Road; Deleted Scenes Hugh Grant's Movie Tips Elvis Costello She Music Video Shania Twain You've Got A Way Music Video

• Perfect/The Breakfast Club/Bird On A Wire | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Perfect: Where love is a dance and beauty is everything... John Travolta is a writer for Rolling Stone; Jamie lee Curtis is a beautiful aerobics instuctor. When he investigates health clubs as the singles bar of the '80's sparks fly and a sizzling romance heats up. The Breakfast Club: Without doubt John Hughes' The Breakfast Club is one of the greatest teen movies of all-time if not the best. Without it we might not have witnessed the phenomenal rise of the 'brat pack'; the group of actors synonymous with the teen films of the '80s. They were five teenage students with nothing in common faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their High School library. At 7am they had nothing to say but by 4pm they had bared their souls to each other and become good friends. To the outside world they were simply the Jock the Brain the Criminal the Princess and the Kook but to each other they would always be the Breakfast Club. The film's title comes from the nickname invented by students and staff for detention at the school attended by the son of one of John Hughes' friends. Thus those who were sent to detention were designated members of ""The Breakfast Club"". Bird On A Wire: Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn star in this action-packed comedy directed by John Badham about two old flames who meet by accident and are plunged into a cross-country run for their lives.

• Burlesque | Blu Ray | (25/04/2011) from £21.12   |  Saving you £1.87 (8.85%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Ali (Christina Aguilera making her feature film debut) is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to LA.

• The Abyss | DVD | (26/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  James Cameron's 1989 aquatic epic The Abyss was, quite literally, a watershed in the annals of filmmaking: not only was it the first (and only) movie to be shot almost entirely underwater, in the largest tank ever used for a movie set, and to use live dialogue from specially designed headsets, it also pushed forward the boundaries of computer animation in one gigantic leap. The famous water tentacle sequence is now regarded as the defining moment when CGI came of age; ironically perhaps, its very success has ensured that the punishing realism of the setting, which is the best thing about the movie, is likely never to be attempted again. But the impressive technical aspects aside, is the movie any good? Granted it contains any number of striking moments, from forcing a rat to breathe liquid (it really works, apparently) to resurrecting a drowned Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. But the story is a slim one for the running time, especially in the extended Special Edition version which plays almost half an hour longer than the theatrical cut and contains a completely excised subplot featuring much too much heavy-handed moralising: "How all the world can stop fighting and learn to get along with each other", by James Cameron esq. All you need is love, apparently. Here is one rare example of the theatrical cut being preferable to the director's. Now, if only he had cut the love story from Titanic too On the DVD: The Abyss Special Edition two-disc set has plenty of neat extra features, but is let down a little by the non-anamorphic 2.35:1 letterboxed picture. Sound, on the other hand, is vivid THX mastered Dolby 5.1. Happily, the first disc contains both the original theatrical cut and the extended special-edition version. There's a reasonably informative though inevitably rather dry text-only commentary. The principal extra on Disc 2 is a 60-minute documentary, "Under Pressure", with retrospective interviews in which cast and crew detail the extraordinary challenges involved in making the film, and more than one near-death experience. In addition there's the complete screenplay, various different pieces on the effects sequences, storyboards, artwork, DVD-ROM features--in short, plenty to keep even jaded DVD enthusiasts amused for hours. The menu interfaces for both discs are a treat and the set comes with a good 12-page booklet. --Mark Walker

• Birdman | DVD | (04/05/2015) from £3.66   |  Saving you £17.59 (732.92%)   |  RRP £19.99

  BIRDMAN or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) - famous for portraying an iconic superhero - as he struggles to mount a Broadway play.

• The Mallen Curse | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £8.69   |  Saving you £1.30 (14.96%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Barbara has been rejected by her cousin Michael and enters into a loveless marriage with Dan whose family the Benshams have owned the Hall since her father Squire Mallen went bankrupt. The widowed Mr. Bensham proposes to Anna Brigmore fulfilling her ruthless ambition to be mistress of High Banks. But their happiness is soon shattered when they discover that Barbara and Michael have become lovers again...

• Return To Seoul | Blu Ray | (11/09/2023) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Davy Chou's RETURN TO SEOUL, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, is an unpredictable and refreshingly authentic story of a young woman's search for identity, and of the ever-shifting relationships that shape it. Freddie (Park Ji-Min) was adopted when she was very young, born in South Korea and raised in France. She's magnetic, spirited and hard to pin down; never in one place, or with one person, for long enough to get attached. At 25 years old, Freddie makes an impulsive decision to visit Seoul for the first time since her adoption, in an attempt to reconnect with her biological parents and the culture she had to leave behind. Featuring a revelatory performance from newcomer Park Ji-Min, this bittersweet journey of self-discovery sees Freddie travel from South Korea's vibrant, neon-soaked capital to its tranquil port cities, in search of a better understanding of her own identity, culture and home.