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BlacKkKlansman (2018)Black Klansman
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. In the early 1970's, Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a difference, he bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. He recruits a seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation. Together, they team up to take down the extremist organisation aiming to garner mainstream appeal. 'BlacKkKlansman' offers an unflinching, true-life examination of race relations in 1970's America that is just as relevant in today's tumultuous world. - Director:
- Spike Lee
- Cast:
- John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier
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The Tall Man is back with a vengeance. Armed with his lethal band of flying silver spheres, the deadly mortician who was thought to have killed his last victim nine years ago, returns more dangerous than ever. Once again, young Michael Pearson and his pal Reggie take on the master of the killer orbs as they race against time and risk their lives to thwart his murderous rampage forever. - Director:
- Don Coscarelli
- Cast:
- James Le Gros, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm
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In a mesmerising career best, Matt Dillion plays failed architect turned serial killer Jack, who over the span of 12 years leads us through his thought processes behind his increasingly depraved acts of murder which he names 'incidents'. With a supporting cast that includes Bruno Gantz, Uma Thurman, Riley Keough and Sofie Grabol, Lars von Trier returns to the directors chair with the original uncut version of his most daring and shocking film to date. - Director:
- Lars Von Trier
- Cast:
- Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman
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Possession (1981)The Night the Screaming Stopped
With their marriage in pieces Anna and Mark's tense relationship has become a psychotic descent into screaming matches, violence and self-mutilation. Believing his wife's only lover is the sinister Heinrich (Heinz Bennent), Mark (Sam Neill) is unaware of the demonic, tentacled creature that Anna (Isabelle Adjani) has hidden away for liaisons in a deserted apartment and will stop at nothing to protect. - Director:
- Andrzej Zulawski
- Cast:
- Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen
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After an intense confrontation with a serial killer, news anchor Karen White (Dee Wallace) is left traumatised and suffering from amnesia. In need of recovery, Karen takes refuge within "The Colony", a country retreat organised by her psychiatrist Dr. Waggner (Patrick Macnee). But things at "The Colony" aren't as idyllic as they originally seemed and as blood curdling screams break the midnight silence, Karen's memories slowly begin to come into focus. - Director:
- Joe Dante
- Cast:
- Dee Wallace, Patrick MacNee, Dennis Dugan
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In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted to a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. But when the US president (Donald Pleasence) crash-lands inside, only one man can bring him back: notorious outlaw and former special forces war hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), but time is short. In 24 hours, an explosive device implanted in his neck will end Snake's mission - and his life - unless he succeeds. - Director:
- John Carpenter
- Cast:
- Kurt Russell, Debra Hill, John Carpenter
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One Cut of the Dead (2017)Kamera o tomeru na!
"One Cut of the Dead" opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew are making a zombie film. Yet this is no ordinary warehouse. It's been said that it's the site of military experiments on humans. From nowhere, real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew! This may sound like a the plot of a cliched zombie film, but 'One Cut of the Dead' is something completely different! Starting off with a non-stop one-take 37 minute shot, the film then completely switches direction and turns the zombie genre completely upside-down into a charming, audience-friendly comedy with an ending you won't see coming! - Director:
- Shin'ichirô Ueda
- Cast:
- Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Harumi Shuhama
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Night of the Creeps (1986)Homecoming Night
When an alien experiment goes awry, it crashes to Earth in 1959 and infects a young college student. 27 years later, his cryogenically-frozen body is thawed out by fraternity pledges, and the campus is quickly overrun by alien creatures - whose victims come back as zombies! Fred Dekker's supremely enjoyable throwback chiller deftly combines classic horror and sci-fi elements with delicious humour and loving in-jokes. - Director:
- Fred Dekker
- Cast:
- Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow
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Incident in a Ghostland (2018)Ghostland
From director Pascal Laugier comes 'Incident in a Ghostland', a terrifying excursion into abject horror filled with creepy antique dolls, murderous maniacs and thrilling jump scares. The subject of a brutal home invasion along with her mother and sister several years ago, horror novelist Beth has found solace in her writing detailing the harrowing ordeal in her latest book, 'Incident in a Ghostland'. But when she receives a call from her sister Vera, apparently in a state of extreme distress, Beth is prompted to return to the isolated family home where the terrifying truth of that awful night soon begins to unravel... - Director:
- Pascal Laugier
- Cast:
- Crystal Reed, Mylène Farmer, Anastasia Phillips
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After David Kim's (John Cho) 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter's digital footprints before she disappears forever. - Director:
- Aneesh Chaganty
- Cast:
- John Cho, Michelle Sparks, Betsy Foldes
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Jen (Matilda Lutz) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend Richard (Kevin Janssens) until his two sleazy friends arrive early for an unannounced hunting trip. As tension mounts in the house, the situation abruptly and viciously intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, she survives and soon begins a relentless quest for bloody revenge. - Director:
- Coralie Fargeat
- Cast:
- Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Avant Strangel, Kevin Janssens
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Halloween 5 (1989)Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Following her mysteriousbehaviour at the conclusion of 'Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers', young Jamie (Danielle Harris) is committed to the psychiatric care of Dr. Lomis (Donald Pleasence). Meanwhile, Michael Myers is presumed dead following a shoot-out with the Haddonfield Police and a fatal fall down a mineshaft entrance. A well-meaning derelict nurses Michael back to health, and one year later he is back to kill again! Jamie finds herself the object of Michael's murderous rage, and along with new friends and Dr. Loomis, she tries to prevent Michael from continuing his bloody rampage. However, there is a new visitor in town - a man dressed in black who quietly walks the streets with an unknown but sinister purpose. Why is he here? What is his connection to Michael? By the end of 'Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers', many will be dead - and you will be screaming! - Director:
- Dominique Othenin-Girard
- Cast:
- Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell
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In a near-future world, where technology controls everything, technophobe Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) is the victim of a brutal mugging that leaves his wife dead and him paralysed. A reclusive billionaire inventor offers him an experimental cure, an A.I. implant called Stem. Grey accepts and is immediately transformed into an unstoppable killing machine with enhanced strength and agility. Now it's payback time. - Director:
- Leigh Whannell
- Cast:
- Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen
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Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972)Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
A band of Spanish conquistadors, led by Aquirre, self-styled 'Wrath of God' go up the Amazon in search of gold, but Aquirre's megalomania turns the expedition into a death trip. Eleven hundred men, two women, horses, Ilamas, pigs and rifles descend from the Andes highlands down into the steaming primeval forest where the waters of the Amazon begin, in quest of El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. Aquirre has with him his beautiful 14-year old daughter who he intends to marry and found a new 'pure' race to rule over a golden empire. - Director:
- Werner Herzog
- Cast:
- Klaus Kinski, Claus Biederstaedt, Lothar Blumhagen
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John Carpenter's malevolent monster Michael Myers escapes from years of comatose incarcerations while being transported from a maximum security institution. Myers carves his way to Haddonfield for Halloween - the original setting of Michael's massacre, leaving a bloody trail of carnage and corpses. Only one man knows of the true horrors of this mad man - Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) who also returns to Haddonfield to do battle once again with the devil incarnate. But Dr. Loomis knows only too well it will be almost impossible to outwit the skill and cunning of Michael Myers. - Director:
- Dwight H. Little
- Cast:
- Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris
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