Drama

• After Hours | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman (Rosanna Arquette). So begins the wildest night of his life, as bizarre occurrences-involving underground-art punks, a distressed waitress, a crazed Mister Softee truck driver, and a bagel-and-cream-cheese paperweight-pile up with anxiety-inducing relentlessness and thwart his attempts to get home. With this Kafkaesque cult classic, Martin Scorsese-abetted by Michael Ballhaus's kinetic cinematography and scene-stealing supporting turns by Linda Fiorentino, Teri Garr, Catherine O'Hara, and John Heard-directed a darkly comic tale of mistaken identity, turning the desolate night world of 1980s SoHo into a bohemian wonderland of surreal menace.

• House Of Cards Trilogy | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £27.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (25.01%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Political drama doesn't get more near the knuckle than Michael Dobbs' House of Cards trilogy, adapted for the screen by Andrew Davies and originally broadcast in the post-Thatcher years of the early 1990s. A splendid dissection of naked ambition, greed and rampant hypocrisy in the corridors of power, the original four-part series House of Cards documents in thrilling detail the rise of Tory Chief Whip Francis Urquhart (magnificent Ian Richardson), a man who likes to "put the stick about a bit" and has unwavering contempt for those with "no background, no bottom". With the downfall of Margaret Thatcher, a bitter internecine power struggle ensues within the Conservative Party. Urquhart schemes more devilishly than Iago to depose Thatcher's colourless John Major-style successor. And even Machiavelli would baulk at Urquhart's methods: any and every act--including murder--are legitimate as the end very much justifies the means. Idealistic journalist Matti Storin (Susannah Harker) becomes embroiled in Urquhart's nefarious plans (and ends up in his bed) as she attempts to question him about what's really going on: "You might think so, I couldn't possibly comment," is Urquhart's mantra of hypocrisy. In To Play the King, the second part of the trilogy, we find our anti-hero comfortably installed as PM at No. 10 but facing a fresh challenge in the person of the newly crowned King (Michael Kitchen in a pitch-perfect Prince Charles impersonation), who wears his social conscience on his sleeve and publicly opposes Urquhart's hardline policies. With the help of political analyst and new mistress Sarah Harding (Kitty Aldridge), as well as that of his ambitious wife Elizabeth (Diane Fletcher), Urquhart is forced to resort to still more underhand plots. Then, in The Final Cut, we find Urquhart determined to last as long in office as Mrs Thatcher (whose statue, much to his chagrin, is about to be unveiled in front of his window). But ambitions to make a mark on the world stage, as well as his wife's desire to provide themselves a comfortable retirement nest egg, lead him into the choppy international waters of the Cyprus situation. The temptations of corrupt businessmen and his wife's goading might just have pushed Urquhart's luck too far this time. Throughout, Richardson is a delight as the hypocritical, arrogant patrician who loathes the hoi polloi whose favour he must court at election time, and manipulates all his minions with a ruthless singlemindedness of purpose. However much a monster he seems, though, the viewer might just find themselves secretly admiring his determination and his lion-like strength of will: in contrast to many drab modern politicians, at least he knows what he wants, and makes sure he gets it. If it's strong leadership you want, Urquhart's your man. On the DVD: The House of Cards trilogy has the three four-part series on three double-sided discs, with two hour-long episodes on each side of each disc. The first episodes come with a commentary from Andrew Davies and Ian Richardson, who share their memories and anecdotes. --Mark Walker

• Macbeth | DVD | (01/02/2016) from £7.55   |  Saving you £12.44 (164.77%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.

• Dangerous Minds | DVD | (05/02/2001) from £6.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This "To Ma'am with Love" is much more an escapist popcorn movie than the inner-city document its marketing suggested. Michelle Pfeiffer plays real-life former Marine Louanne Johnson, a high school English teacher who meets resistance from kids and administration alike at a tough urban school in Northern California. Pfeiffer is good and her character's overall development even survives various post-production story cuts. (A romance with Andy Garcia's character was completely eliminated before release; Garcia is nowhere in sight.) The actors who play Johnson's students are also fine and the whole film becomes the latest in a long tradition of sentimental movies about teachers who change the lives of kids. --Tom Keogh

• Bones - Season 5 | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £5.99   |  Saving you £34.00 (567.61%)   |  RRP £39.99

  From executive producers Hart Hanson Barry Josephson and Stephen Nathan comes the fifth exciting season of Bones a darkly amusing procedural with humor heart and character inspired by real-life forensic anthropologist and novelist Kathy Reichs. As Season Five begins Booth and Brennan contend with the emotional fallout resulting from the sea-change in their relationship brought about by events at the end of last season: Brennan's request to have Booth father her child as well as the strange profound - almost psychic - link they shared during Booth's coma which left both of them wondering what thoughts and emotions the other is experiencing. While Booth endeavors to come to grips with these unleashed emotions Brennan insists the two of them focus their attention and energy on their main job: catching murderers that no one else can catch.

• De-Lovely | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £5.59   |  Saving you £14.40 (257.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd star in this musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter filled with his own unforgettable songs.

• Othello | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £19.55   |  Saving you £10.44 (53.40%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Filmed as a classical tragedy, Orson Welles' Othello is a tale of passion, jealousy and murder. Welles used his earnings from several performances (including Carol Reed's classic The Third Man) to finance the production, which was shot over several years across multiple locations including Italy and Morocco. The footage was well matched photographically, resulting in an artistically brave compression of a great play. In the title role, Welles shows us a man who has fought many wars but still maintains a princely disposition. As Desdemona, Suzanne Cloutier is guileless but strong enough to have wanted and pursued the Moor. She alone is accused of pretending to be what she is not, and her openness makes her suspect in a world where few appear to be as they are. In a rare filmed role, Micheál MacLiammór excels as the diabolical Iago, a master of manipulating appearances and devoid of any motive save pure evil. MacLiammór shows how a hint can be greater than a howl, executing a series of deceptions (whose victims include Roderigo, Brabantio, and Cassio) that culminate in the symbolic destruction of Desdemona. The financial constraints appear to have ignited an even higher level of creativity within Welles, who never takes the expected angle and directs the film with a vertiginous, exhibitionist energy. Though Roderigo's death scene was filmed in a Moroccan steam bath because the costumes had not arrived, it is refreshing to see a Shakespeare film in which the cast doesn't look like it's on its way to a Beverly Hills costume party with an Elizabethan theme. The allegorical journey between heaven and hell concludes with the exposure of both Iago's scheme and the tragedy of Othello, who ultimately could not believe in the purity of his wife. This Othello won the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes in April 1952. --Kevin Mulhall

• Poker Face Season 1 | DVD | (18/09/2023) from £19.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Four-time Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne stars in Poker Face Season One as Charlie Cale, a down-on-her-luck cocktail waitress with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth. After crossing a bloodthirsty mobster, Charlie hits the road in her trusty Plymouth Barracuda, encountering new friends, unsolved mysteries, and danger everywhere she turns.

• Top Gun 2-Movie 4K SteelBook Superfan Collection | Blu Ray | (05/12/2022) from £101.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This Top Gun Steelbook gift set includes Top Gun: Maverick and Top Gun on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. Packaged in an outer box with collectible gifts inside. Includes over 2 hours of combined bonus content Top Gun: Maverick Dog Tags Leather Maverick& keyring Magnetic Decals Coasters Photos Maverick Giftset box Top Gun: Maverick After more than thirty years of service as a top naval aviator, Pete Maverick Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot. Yet, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past when he returns to TOP GUN to train a group of elite graduates and comes face-to-face with Lt. Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of his former wingman, Goose. Bitter rivalries ignite as the pilots prepare for a specialised mission, which will require the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it. Top Gun Leading a phenomenal cast including Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins, Tom Cruise soars as Maverick, the young, in-your-face U.S. fighter pilot with a need for speed, a lot to prove, and even more to learn. Forever ranking with the best action films of all time,Top Gun remains a high-octane adrenaline rush certain to take your breath away. Product Features Top Gun: Maverick 4K UHD Cleared for Take Off Breaking New Ground A Love Letter to Aviation Forging the Darkstar Masterclass with Tom Cruise Music Videos Top Gun (1986) 4K UHD The Legacy of Top Gun On Your Six - Thirty Years of Top Gun Commentary By Filmmakers and Naval Experts Top Gun: Maverick Blu-ray Cleared for Take Off Breaking New Ground A Love Letter to Aviation Forging the Darkstar Music Videos Top Gun (1986) Blu-ray The Legacy of Top Gun Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun Commentary By Filmmakers and Naval Experts Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun Survival Training Featurette and much more

• The Greatest Showman | 4K UHD | (14/05/2018) from £10.99   |  Saving you £8.41 (76.52%)   |  RRP £19.40

  The Greatest Showman is a bold and original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and the sense of wonder we feel when dreams come to life. Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, starring Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerising spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

• Belfast | Blu Ray | (25/04/2022) from £6.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy's childhood amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s. Buddy's family lives in a largely Protestant district with a few Catholic families, but one day his community and everything he thought he understood about life is suddenly turned upside down. Buddy's family gets caught in the mayhem and must decide to stay or leave the only place they have ever called home. Through it all, his passionate parents (Caitríona Balfe and Jamie Dornan) and quick-witted grandparents (Academy Award® winner Judy Dench and Ciarán Hinds) keep the joy alive through music and the magic of movies in this feel-good story that reminds us that no matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from.

• A Clockwork Orange | Blu Ray | (04/10/2021) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stomping, whomping, stealing, singing, tap dancing, violating. Derby-topped hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell) has a good time - at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anothony Burgess' novel. Controversial when first released, A Clockwork Orange won New York Film Critics Best Picture and Director awards and earned four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Its power still entices, shocks and holds us in its grasp. Special Features Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and Historian Nick Redman Channel Four Documentary Still Tickin': The Return of Clockwork Orange Featurette Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange Featurette Turning Like Clockwork Featurette Malcolm McDowell Looks Back Theatrical Trailer Note: Only 4K Disc is Region Free

• Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.23   |  Saving you £15.76 (372.58%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Nicole Kidman stars as legendary photographer Diane Arbus.

• Midsomer Murders Complete Series Twelve | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £19.28   |  Saving you £40.71 (211.15%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Midsomer Murders: Complete Series 12 (6 Discs)

• The Ghost Ship/Bedlam | Blu Ray | (29/05/2023) from £19.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Takin' Over The Asylum | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  First screened in 1994 this engrossing six part drama took on the issues surrounding mental health with sensitivity and black humour. The series helped launch the careers of Ken Stott (Messiah and Rebus) and David Tennant (Doctor Who) and went on to win a BAFTA for Best Serial and an RTS Award for Best Writer. Eddie McKenna is a double-glazing salesman who moonlights as a DJ for hospital radio in a Scottish mental asylum - St Judes. He nurtures close friendships with the patients there including Francine a self-harmer schizophrenic Fergus OCD sufferer Rosaline and Campbell a manic depressive with whom he shares a dream to make it onto the commercial radio scene. As Campbell's inspired antics seem to bring the pair closer to their goal the pressures of work relationships and family begin to get to Eddie. With his life threatening to spin out of control it is Eddie's turn to look for help...

• Me And Earl And The Dying Girl | DVD | (11/01/2016) from £4.46   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The uniquely funny, moving story of Greg, a high school senior who is trying to blend in anonymously, avoiding deeper relationships as a survival strategy for navigating the social minefield that is teenage life. He even describes his constant companion Earl, with whom he makes short film parodies of classic movies, as more of a 'co-worker' than a best friend. But when Greg's mom insists he spend time with Rachel – a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with cancer - he slowly discovers how worthwhile the true bonds of friendship can be.

• The Small Back Room (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (03/06/2024) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the legendary filmmaking duo Powell and Pressburger (A Matter of Life and Death, 1949The Red Shoes), The Small Back Room is the story of the troubled love affair between atormented back-room scientist and a secretary, told against a background ofministerial intrigue and Empire building.Sammy Rice (David Farrar) was the army's finest bomb disposal officer until he wasinjured in the war. Now part of a specialist ˜back room' team, he dismantles the boobytrappeddevices being dropped by Nazi bombers. He falls in love with Susan(Kathleen Byron), a colleague, and the two begin a secret affair. However,embittered by life, he feels inferior: inferior as a lover, inferior as a man unableto wear uniform, inferior in his work. Although a brilliant scientist, he allowshimself to be exploited by his power-hungry boss and haunted by his past,he drowns his sorrows in whiskey.Sammy's life is descending into disarray when the news comes; a bombhas exploded with catastrophic consequences, and another has beenfound. Faced with the biggest challenge of his career, Sammy mustface his demons and take his own life in his hands to solve the mystery of the bomb's lethal mechanism.

• The Wee Man | DVD | (08/07/2013) from £5.98   |  Saving you £12.01 (200.84%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Crime drama based on the life of Scottish gangster Paul Ferris. Martin Compston stars as Ferris, who was brought up on Glasgow's notorious Black Hill estate in the 1960s. As a young man Ferris starts out working for two rival gang bosses, The Godfather and The Snake, but after a brutal betrayal he decides to go it alone. Carving out a dangerous and bloody career defined by violence, corruption and murder, Paul 'The Wee Man' Ferris ends up becoming the most feared man in Glasgow.

• Crossroads | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £6.50   |  Saving you £13.49 (207.54%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Pop superstar Britney Spears makes her big screen debut in this tale of three childhood best friends, and a guy they just met, take a trip across the country, finding themselves and their friendship in the process.