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• The American President | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £7.96   |  Saving you £11.02 (221.73%)   |  RRP £15.99

  What sounds like a high-concept romantic comedy pitch from hell--widower president falls for smart lobbyist while the world watches--is actually intelligent, charming, touching and quite funny. Granted, it's wish fulfilment all the way (when was the last time you saw a president who was truly presidential?) but in the capable hands of writer Aaron Sorkin (TV's Sports Night) and director Rob Reiner, TheAmerican President is incredibly enjoyable entertainment with quite a few ideas about both romance and the government. Michael Douglas stars as the president, who after three years in office starts thinking about the possibility of dating. When he auspiciously encounters cutthroat environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening), sparks begin to crackle and the two begin a tentative but heartfelt romance. Of course, his job gets in the way--their first kiss is interrupted by a Libyan bombing--but darn it if these two kids aren't going to try and make it work! However, they hadn't counted on the president's Republican antagonist (Richard Dreyfuss), who starts carping about family values. The predictable plot--Douglas finally goes to bat for his lady and his country--is leavened by Sorkin's wonderful, snappy dialogue and a light touch from the usually subtle-as-a-sledgehammer Reiner. Both manage to create a believable White House-office atmosphere (with a crack staff including Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith and Samantha Mathis) as well as a plausible and funny dating scenario. The true success of the movie, though, rides squarely on Douglas and Bening; this is unequivocally Douglas's best comedic performance (ergo his best performance, period) and Bening, usually such a good bad girl, takes a standard career-woman role and fleshes it out magnificently. You can see in an instant why Douglas would fall for her. One of the best unsung romantic comedies of the 90s. --Mark Englehart

• Little Giants | DVD | (22/11/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Poison Ivy 4 - Secret Society | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Wide-eyed freshman Danielle Daisy Brooks' first days at Beckshire College are the best ever. She's noticed by the dean's handsome son singled out for a much sought-after scholarship and invited to join an exclusive campus society the Ivies. But the Ivies are more than a close-knit secretive sisterhood. They are hot-blooded temptresses with cold-blooded ambition who are more than willing to seduce blackmail or do away with anyone who gets in their way... even if she's one of their own! This fourth installment in the sexy Poison Ivy series is a delicious thriller starring Miriam McDonald (Degrassi: The Next Generation) as a not-so-innocent country girl whose education at the hands of the Ivies becomes a study in Survival 101.

• Poison Ivy 4 - Secret Society | Blu Ray | (20/04/2009) from £3.39   |  Saving you £21.60 (637.17%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The fourth film in the cult Poison Ivy series begins after the mysterious death of a young college student occurs late one night at a prestigious New England college. Danielle Daisy Brooks (Miriam McDonald) nevertheless decides to escape her small town life and transfer herself to this prominent school. This naive country girl is determined to start a new life leaving behind a two year relationship and the ghosts of her parents who died nearly three years ago. Daisy knows that she must break away from her past in order to move on and find out what she's ultimately made of. Daisy finds herself approached by a college group called the Ivy Society who want her to join and become a member - but as she gradually uncovers the Society's shady history can she escape their grip and stop their murderous plans?

• Stitch Face | DVD | (16/06/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stitch Face follows the story of grieving parents Marsden (Edward Furlong) and Serafina (Shawna Waldron) as they cope with the loss of their young daughter. At the height of their desperation, they turn to their best friends Pirino (Laurence Mason) and Colline (Shirly Brener) for healing advice. Their well-meaning friends lead them into the deep desert for a week-end ritual meant to burn away emotional baggage. Unfortunately, the amateur ritual goes awry and cosmic forces are unleashed.