Latest Staff Picks
The films listed below are Alice's Latest Staff Picks, finding their way into this category generally as a result of agreement between staff that they have real merit for one reason or another. Most titles represent a safe choice for those that find choosing a film difficult or are bewildered by Alice's depth and breadth...
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Summer Heights High (2007)
8.4/10
Director: Stuart McDonald
Starring: Chris Lilley
In this hilarious mockumentary series, created and written by Chris Lilley ('We Can Be Heroes'), Chris plays three characters whose lives are document... Read more
The Night of the Sunflowers (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo
Starring: Carmelo Gomez, Celso Bugallo
The discovery of a young woman's dead body in the middle of a sunflower field near a quiet village will lead to a tragic string of events, and a vicio... Read more
Paprika ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
Starring: Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori
Groundbreaking animator Satoshi Kon's visually stunning exploration of the boundaries between dreams and reality tells the magical tale of a revolutio... Read more
Paprika (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
Groundbreaking animator Satoshi Kon's visually stunning exploration of the boundaries between dreams and reality tells the magical tale of a revolutio... Read more
Dreamgirls (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Bill Condon
Starring: Danny Glover, Eddie Murphy, John Lithgow, Loretta Devine, Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Kn...
Discovered in a local talent quest by ambitious manager Curtis Taylor (Jaime Foxx), three soul-singing friends (played by Beyonce Knowles, 'American I... Read more
Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
7.2/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton C...
Ridley Scott directed this epic-scale historical drama inspired by the events of the 12th century Crusades. Balian (Orlando Bloom), a humble French bl... Read more
Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut (2005)
7.2/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, Edward Norton, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, Marton...
Ridley Scott directed this epic-scale historical drama inspired by the events of the 12th century Crusades. Balian, (Orlando Bloom) a humble French bl... Read more
Paradise Now (2005)
7.5/10
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Lubna Azabal, Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Amer Hlehel
Golden Globe's Best Foreign Film is this taut drama concerning two Palestinian friends who have signed up to become suicide bombers. They are assigne... Read more
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
7.2/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, Edward Norton, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, Marton...
Ridley Scott directed this epic-scale historical drama inspired by the events of the 12th century Crusades. Balian (Orlando Bloom) a humble French bla... Read more
Garth Merenghi's Darkplace (2004)
Starring: Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Matthew Holness, Alice Lowe
When the Hellmouth opens beneath Darkplace Hospital in downtown Romford, kiddy doctor, Vietnam veteran and ex-warlock Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. (Garth Mer... Read more