Divergent
Drama, DVD Review, Science Fiction, TeensDivergent - After a war has devastated the Earth, survivors living in Chicago (who may be the last of mankind) are separated into five factions: Abnegation (selfless), Amity (peaceful), Candor (justice), Erudite (science) and Dauntless (peace…
Noah
Drama, DVD Review, For AdultsNoah - After the Earth is created, the first two people, Adam and Eve betray The Creator and are cast out of Eden. Some of their descendents build vast cities across the world which are rife with wickedness. Generations later, a man called Noah…
Gravity
Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, Science FictionGravity - Novice astronaut Dr. Ryan Stone and her more experienced colleague Matt Kowalsky are completing a routine maintenance mission in earth orbit. But suddenly disaster strikes as their shuttle is destroyed and they're left drifting with…
In Time
Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, Science Fiction, ThrillerIn Time - The world’s citizens stop ageing at 25 and, after that, they live on borrowed time. With a countdown timer on their arms, they can see exactly how long they have left to live. Time has replaced money, and the pay never stretches…
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Science FictionRise of the Planet of the Apes - In order to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, a lab in San Francisco tests drugs on apes. One of these apes has a baby and the drugs in her body are passed on to her offspring. As the baby isn’t wanted…
From Up On Poppy Hill
Animated, Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, RomanceFrom Up on Poppy Hill - 16 year old, Umi, lives in a house on the top of Poppy Hill. She runs the household for her younger siblings, the boarders, and her grandmother while her mother is away, studying in America. Her father was lost at sea…
Sucker Punch
Action, Drama, DVD Review, Fantasy, For Adults, Teens, ThrillerSucker Punch - When Babydoll is framed for the murder of her younger sister, her step-father (who actually committed the murder) has her institutionalised in a mental asylum. He conspires with an orderly to have her lobotomised in order to keep…
Snitch
Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, ThrillerSnitch - When Jason Collins is arrested for possessing narcotics, his friend implicates him as a dealer in order to reduce his own sentence and Jason now faces the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in jail. When Jason admits that he doesn’t…
Pom Poko
Animated, Comedy, Drama, DVD Review, Family FriendlyPom Poko - A group of tanuki (magical Japanese racoon dogs) find their habitat threatened by developers looking to make a cheap buck out of Tokyo’s growing population needs. The tanuki must re-learn their ancient magical power of transformation…
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyBeasts of the Southern Wild - Six year old, Hushpuppy, lives with her father and several other families in ‘The Bathtub’ on the coast near New Orleans. Their community is threatened both by stormy weather and the attentions of government…
Life Of Pi
Drama, DVD Review, Family FriendlyLife of Pi - An Indian boy who lives life to the full is struck by tragedy when the ship carrying his family and the animals for his family’s zoo gets hit by a storm and sinks. He is forced to survive on a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an…
Tron: Legacy
Drama, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Science FictionTron: Legacy - Sam Flynn investigates an impossible message which has been sent by his father, Kevin Flynn, after he went missing 20 years before. Being transported into ‘The Grid’, Sam soon learns of his father’s fate and vows to bring…