In Search of the Last Action Heroes
The most comprehensive retrospective of the ’80s action film genre ever made.
Mandy
Red, a lumberjack living in a cabin deep in the woods in 1983 is Red’s story. Mandy, Red’s artist girlfriend, spends her time reading fantasy paperbacks. One day she is…
Predator
Special force ops are led by Major Dutch Schaefer (a hardy but fair soldier) and sent to help Colonel Al Dillon on a mission to rescue any survivors of a…
Payback (1999)
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That’s the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead…
Henry’s Crime
An aimless man is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.
American Gigolo
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician’s wife, without expecting any pay….
Car Wash
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar’s Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers — including…
American Satan
A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.
National Security
Two mismatched security guards are thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
Action Jackson
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who’s systematically eliminating his competition.
Hollow Point
One man is left devastated by the violence between charismatic vigilantes, and the criminals in their town.
Bird on a Wire
An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.
No Man’s Land (1987)
A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and…
Payback Straight Up
Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge. This is Brian Helgeland’s version of Payback (1999). Helgeland was…
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of 7 groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of…