Crime Thriller

• Monster Hunter (2020) (2 Discs - UHD & BD) | Blu Ray | (20/09/2021) from £18.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Behind our world, there is another: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When an unexpected sandstorm transports Captain Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her unit (TI Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta) to a new world, the soldiers are shocked to discover that this hostile and unknown environment is home to enormous and terrifying monsters immune to their firepower. In their desperate battle for survival, the unit encounters the mysterious Hunter (Tony Jaa), whose unique skills allow him to stay one step ahead of the powerful creatures. As Artemis and Hunter slowly build trust, she discovers that he is part of a team led by the Admiral (Ron Perlman). Facing a danger so great it could threaten to destroy their world, the brave warriors combine their unique abilities to band together for the ultimate showdown.

• The Bling Ring | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £4.98   |  Saving you £13.01 (261.24%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Filmmaker Sofia Coppola has taken a few hits over the years for fixating on materially comfortable, yet emotionally vacuous protagonists. The Bling Ring, an adaption of a Vanity Fair exposé, doesn't flip the script, but there's a new-found buoyancy to her tale of lost kids in Los Angeles. When Marc (Israel Broussard, sweet and sympathetic), a middle-class student with "too many absences," enters a high school for wayward youth, everyone rebuffs him until he meets Rebecca (charismatic newcomer Katie Chang), who invites him to hang out, possibly because she pegs him as a willing accomplice. They proceed to bond over a fascination with fashion, tabloid stars, and entering unlocked cars to pilfer cash and cocaine. In short order, they're driving around Hollywood and singing along to songs by style-obsessed musicians, like M.I.A. When that thrill subsides, Becky suggests bigger game: the homes of careless celebrities, like Paris Hilton (who appears as herself). Their "shopping" excursions are so successful that they invite Chloe (Claire Julien), Sam (Taissa Farmiga), and Nicki (Emma Watson, miles away from Hermione Granger) to join them. In Coppola's conception, the teens have no goals other than to live like their materialistic idols, and by posting pictures to the Internet, they secured the fame they sought--but not without consequences. As a framing device, Coppola uses a journalist's interviews with the perpetrators, an unnecessary move, though it does allow Leslie Mann, who plays a clueless guardian, to do some of the most richly comedic work of her career. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• It Always Rains On Sunday (Digitally Remastered) | Blu Ray | (12/11/2012) from £10.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (81.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Directed by Robert Hamer (Kind Hearts and Coronets) It Always Rains On Sunday starring Googie Withers John McCallum Jack Warner is considered to be one of the greatest and most overlooked achievements of British 1940s cinema. The film was featured in Time Out's 100 Best British Films list as chosen by 150 film industry experts including Sam Mendes and Wes Anderson. Googie Withers stars as Rose Sandigate a Bethnal Green housewife whose Sunday is turned upside down by the re-appearance of an old flame who is now an escaped convict seeking protection from the police. A rare glimpse into life in London's East End post WWII It Always Rains On Sunday was Googie Withers' last film for Ealing Studios and due to her wonderful performance as a woman trapped in a claustrophobic domesticity it remains one of her best. Special Features: Coming in from the Rain: Elclusive Interviews with Film Historian Ian Christie Writer Ian Sinclair Producer Sean O'Connor and Director Terence Davies Locations Featurette with British Film Historian Richard Dacre Trailer Stills Gallery

• Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (24/05/2021) from £58.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  FROM THE WILDS OF WISCONSIN HE CAME Alien Invasions! Haunted Pianos! Sentient Monster Trucks! Arrow Video is proud to present the first ever collection of works by Bill Rebane, the epitome of an independent regional filmmaker who built his own studio in the wilds of Wisconsin. He acted for Hitchcock, he searched for the arms of the Venus De Milo, he turned a VW Beetle into a giant spider and he's still at work today! Bringing together six films, all new to Blu-ray and in brand new restorations, Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection packs in a mutant astronaut bothering blissful sunbathers (Monster A Go-Go), a contagion apocalypse as seen from the vantage point of a remote mountain cabin (Invasion from Inner Earth), deadly alien spores from the rocks of Mars (The Alpha Incident), rural gothic and outright horror (The Demons of Ludlow), an eccentric ˜body count' movie (The Game) and a comedy smash-˜em up that pits three hillbilly stooges against a talking Monster Truck with artificial intelligence (Twister's Revenge). Loaded with new interviews and extras, this is an essential collection of features from one of America's most tenacious outsider auteurs! Special Features Six Bill Rebane films, all newly restored from the best surviving film elements: Monster A Go-Go (1965), Invasion from Inner Earth (1974), The Alpha Incident (1978), The Demons Of Ludlow (1983), The Game (1984), Twister's Revenge (1988) High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations on 4 Blu-ray discs Original uncompressed mono audio for all films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Straight Shooter, a multi-part interview with director Bill Rebane about the making and release of each film in the set Who is Bill Rebane? A definitive brand new feature length documentary by historian and critic David Cairns, featuring contributions from filmmakers, fans, historians, critics, and the cast and crew who worked with Bill Rebane [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE] Fully illustrated 60-page collector's booklet featuring extensive new writing by historian and critic Stephen Thrower, author of Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of Exploitation Independents [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE] Reversible poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE] Reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork for each of the films by The Twins of Evil DISC ONE - MONSTER A GO-GO + INVASION FROM INNER EARTH Straight Shooter Part 1 and Part 2, two newly filmed interviews about the making of Monster A Go-Go and Invasion from Inner Earth with director Bill Rebane Brand new interview with historian and critic Kim Newman about the films of Bill Rebane. Twist Craze, and Dance Craze, two early short films by Bill Rebane Kidnap Extortion (1973), a newly restored industrial short directed by Bill Rebane Stills and Promotional Gallery DISC TWO - THE ALPHA INCIDENT + THE DEMONS OF LUDLOW Straight Shooter Part 3 and Part 4, two newly filmed interviews about the making of The Alpha Incident and The Demons of Ludlow with director Bill Rebane Rebane's Key Largo, a brand new visual essay by historian and critic Richard Harland Smith The Alpha Incident original trailer The Demons of Ludlow original trailer Stills and Promotional Gallery DISC THREE - THE GAME + TWISTER'S REVENGE Two presentations of The Game (aka The Cold) in 1.85 and 1.33 aspect ratio Straight Shooter Part 5 and Part 6, two newly filmed interviews about the making of The Game and Twister's Revenge with director Bill Rebane Discovering Bill Rebane, brand new presentation by historian & critic Stephen R. Bissette about his personal connections with the films of Bill Rebane and their importance to regional film making in America The Game original trailer Twister's Revenge original trailer Stills and Promotional Gallery DISC FOUR - WHO IS BILL REBANE? (2021) + BONUS Who is Bill Rebane? Exclusive new feature length documentary by historian and critic David Cairns on the life and work of the Wisconsin auteur, featuring historians, critics, filmmakers, plus cast and crew members who worked with Bill Rebane. King of the Wild Frontier a new almost two-hour impassioned conversation with historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette about the films of Bill Rebane Invasion from Inner Earth outtakes from the shoot The Alpha Incident outtakes from the shoot The Demons of Ludlow outtakes from the shoot The Giant Spider Invasion original trailer Gallery of Behind the Scenes stills Stills and Promotional Galleries for the rest of Rebane's filmography Extras subject to change SYNOPSES: MONSTER A GO-GO! American astronaut Frank Douglas returns to earth as a ten-foot-tall radioactive humanoid monster! Independent filmmaker Bill Rebane's first attempt at a feature film began life as Terror At Halfday but was abandoned when funds ran dry. It was then bought by legendary exploitation pioneer Herschel Gordon Lewis who shot extra footage, added a voice over and released it to drive-ins as MONSTER A GO-GO! Rebane himself called it the worst film ever made, but it'll still give you the wim-wams! INVASION FROM INNER EARTH In the Canadian wilderness a group of pilots listen to reports of planes crashing, cars stalling and a deadly plague gripping the planet. As it becomes clear that the Earth is amidst an invasion, they barricade themselves in a cabin in the woods and wait for impending doom. THE ALPHA INCIDENT A space probe returns from Mars carrying a deadly organism that could destroy all life on Earth! While being transported across country by train the micro-organism is accidentally released, resulting in the quarantine of an entire train station. Those trapped inside must wait for the government to find a cure while trying not to sleep, because that's when the organism strikes! THE DEMONS OF LUDLOW The population of a small, quiet town prepares to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of its founding, but the town of Ludlow has a very dark past and when a piano arrives at auction, the ghosts its past return to seek retribution. THE GAME (aka THE COLD) Three bored millionaires gather nine people at an old mansion to play The Game if they can meet and conquer their fears and they'll receive a million dollars in cash. But all is not as it seems! TWISTER'S REVENGE An action-comedy-smash-˜em-up in which three bumbling criminals repeatedly attempt to steal the artificial intelligence control system of Mr. Twister, a talking Monster Truck.

• Contagion | Blu Ray | (05/03/2012) from £14.90   |  Saving you £10.09 (67.72%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Steven Soderbergh alternates between films about individuals, like Erin Brockovich, and multi-character thrillers, like Contagion, which takes a Traffic-style approach to a deadly pandemic. It also represents a reunion for three actors from The Talented Mr. Ripley as Gwyneth Paltrow and Matt Damon play a suburban Minneapolis couple, while Jude Law (with unflattering dentures) plays a muckraking Bay Area blogger. When Beth (Paltrow) returns from a business trip to Hong Kong, she brings a virus with her that spreads across the world, attracting the attention of people at the Centers for Disease Control (Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, and Jennifer Ehle) and the World Health Organization (Marion Cotillard). Just as virologists frantically try to track down the origins of the pathogen and to find a cure, it starts to mutate, foiling every move they make. Soderbergh, who serves as his own cinematographer, captures every development: false rumors, looting in the streets, and mass graves. Whenever he focuses on emptied-out offices and supermarkets, chillers like I Am Legend spring to mind, even if Contagion avoids most sci-fi/horror tropes, except for a stomach-churning autopsy sequence--one of his few real missteps. Mostly, he concentrates on cool heads dealing with life-and-death issues the best they can. The end result registers as more realistic than Outbreak, if less pulse pounding than Traffic, though the final sequence proves Soderbergh can find the grace notes even amidst an unbearable tragedy. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Goodfellas - The Film Vault Range | Blu Ray | (12/12/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Gangsters never refer to themselves as gangsters. They are made-men, wiseguys or Goodfellas. Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese exposes the fascinating, mysterious and violent underworld of New York's Mafia families through the life of insider Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) as he rises from smalltime thug to mobster under the guidance of Jimmy Conway (Academy Award winner Robert De Niro) in this searing, epic crime drama based on the chilling true-life best seller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi. The Film Vault is a new, premium home entertainment range celebrating cinema's greatest films. The collection features exclusive artwork from Vice Press plus unique premiums, housed in innovative numbered packaging. Limited Edition of 3,000 Product Features New Key Art by Matt Ferguson & Florey from Vice Press Acetate O-Ring, removes for type-free display of your key art Unique, individually numbered crystal display plaque Rigid clamshell box with magnetic closure 8 collectible art cards, with film quotes Double-sided reproduction A3 film poster Feature film on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray, plus Special Features On Disc Special Features 2 commentaries: Cast and Crew, Cop and Crook 3 dosumentaries: Getting Made, Made Men: The Goodfellas Legacy, The Workaday Gangster paper is cheaper than film: Storyboard-to-screen Comparison

• Killing Me Softly | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £7.55   |  Saving you £5.44 (72.05%)   |  RRP £12.99

  From the very moment that Alice (Heather Graham) locks eyes with mysterious stranger Adam (Joseph Fiennes) she is catapulted into a whirlwind of intense erotic desire and adventure, risking everything just to be with him.

• The Criminal Code (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (22/03/2021) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Howard Hawks (Twentieth Century) made his first film for Columbia Pictures with this pre-Code prison movie. The great Walter Huston (Dragonwyck) stars as a district attorney-turned-prison warden who gets to witness first-hand the effects of his convictions, especially Phillip Holmes (An American Tragedy), imprisoned after killing a man in a drunken brawl. Co-starring Boris Karloff (Frankenstein), The Criminal Code is tough, no-nonsense, quintessential Hawks. Extras High definition remaster Original mono soundtrack Audio commentary with film historian Nora Fiore (2021) The Howard Hawks Masterclass with John Carpenter (1997): archival audio recording of an event from the British Film Institute's 1997 Howard Hawks retrospective at the National Film Theatre, London Kim Newman on Boris Karloff (2021): the author and critic discusses the non-horror roles of the iconic actor Codes and Convictions (2021): video essay comparing The Criminal Code with its 1950 film noir remake, Convicted Lux Radio Theatre: ˜The Criminal Code' (1937): radio adaptation starring Edward G Robinson Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Philip Kemp, extracts from interviews with Howard Hawks, Henri Langlois on the early sound films of Howard Hawks, overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits World premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies All extras subject to change

• Midsomer Murders - Tainted Fruit | DVD | (27/12/2004) from £5.88   |  Saving you £11.11 (188.95%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Death threats against the daughter of the manor Melissa Townsend bring Barnaby and Sergeant Troy to the affluent village of Midsomer Malham. Melissa is blamed by some for causing the death of a local poacher. District nurse Sally Ricksworth is found in a confused state at the wheel of her crashed car on the same day that a quantity of barbiturates and syringes are discovered stolen from the veterinary surgery. Later that day the detectives find Melissa dead with a syringe in he

• Heist | DVD | (28/12/2015) from £5.51   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When their attempt to rob a casino owned by the feared gangster Pope (Robert De Niro) goes awry and a shootout ensues, Vaughn (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Cox (Dave Bautista) are forced to flee on foot and hijack city Bus 657 and take the passengers hostage. Now, in a high speed chase, Vaughn will not only have to outwit the police, led by Officer Bajos (Gina Carano) who are in hot pursuit, but he will have to contend with Pope's maniacal right hand man, Dog (Morris Chestnut), in order to make it through the day alive. But we quickly learn that things are not what they seem, and Vaughn has more than one card up his sleeve.

• The Royal Hotel | DVD | (26/02/2024) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Contractor | Blu Ray | (07/04/2025) from £34.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An action packed, thriller from the makers of John Wick. After Special Forces Sergeant James Harper (Chris Pine) is involuntarily discharged from the army, he finds himself in debt and desperate. In order to continue to provide for his family, he decides to join a private military company alongside his best friend (Ben Foster) and under the command of another veteran (Kiefer Sutherland). His first, seemingly simple mission takes him to Berlin, but the elite soldier quickly realizes that he is in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy and finds himself fleeing for his life across Eastern Europe.

• Murder 101 | DVD | (25/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  When a college English professor tells his senior seminar to write the perfect murder mystery little does he know that one of his students will turn his murder scheme into reality and in turn frame the professor for the murder.

• Kill Your Friends | DVD | (04/04/2016) from £4.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (260.52%)   |  RRP £17.99

  An A & R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit.

• Fanatic (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (29/06/2020) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Directed by Silvio Narizzano (Georgy Girl), Fanatic, also known as Die! Die! My Darling, stars Hollywood great Tallulah Bankhead in her final film performance. She stars as the psychotic religious zealot Mrs Trefoile, who terrorises and imprisons her dead son's fiancée Patricia (Stefanie Powers) and is determined to 'cleanse' her soul... With a supporting cast that includes the ever-excellent Yootha Joyce, Peter Vaughn and a young Donald Sutherland in one of his earliest screen roles, Fanatic is a rich and disturbing thriller, powered by a superb Richard Matheson script and a power-house performance from the legendary Bankhead. Features: High Definition remaster Original mono audio Die! Die! My Darling!: alternative presentation with the US title sequence House of Horror: Inside ˜Fanatic' (2017, 14 mins): an analysis of the film by Hammer expert Jonathan Rigby and cultural historian John J Johnston Hammer's Women: Tallulah Bankhead (2017, 10 mins): Kat Ellinger explores the life and work of the inimitable star of stage and screen David Huckvale on Composer Wilfred Josephs (2017, 14 mins): an appreciation of the composer's work by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Fanatical Detail (2017, 9 mins): continuity supervisor Renée Glynne and second assistant director Stuart Black recall the making of Fanatic Matthew Lombardo on Tallulah Bankhead and ˜Fanatic' (2017, 7 mins): the acclaimed playwright discusses his play Looped and his fascination with Tallulah Bankhead Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: an extensive collection of original international promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

• Tales Of The Unexpected | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Featuring all the first series episodes from the acclaimed mystery/suspense TV series. Episodes Comprise: 1. Man From the South 2. Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat 3. William and Mary 4. Lamb to the Slaughter 5. The Landlady 6. Neck 7. Edward the Conqueror 8. A Dip in the Pool 9. The Way Up to Heaven

• The Raven | DVD | (30/07/2012) from £4.00   |  Saving you £13.99 (349.75%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans, Immortals) to hunt down a mad serial killer who's using Poe's own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders.

• Margin Call | DVD | (12/11/2012) from £9.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (30.16%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Evolving over 36 hours in a troubled New York trading firm, J.C. Chandor's Margin Call--the true-ish story of the origins of the 2008 financial crisis--ranks alongside Wall Street, American Psycho and Glengarry Glen Ross in Hollywood’s long-standing fascination with the corrupting logic of late capitalism. The film’s opening round of lay-offs, one of several, includes that of a risk analyst (Stanley Tucci) who has secretly uncovered the runaway corrosive effects of the firm's big success story (and the bête noire of recent economic history): hyper-leveraged securities backed by sub-prime lending. Sensing meltdown, his protégé (Zachary Quinto) sends a warning signal up the corporate ladder--an overnight crisis meeting is convened; a drastic plan is forged--and the firm resolves to dump the bad schemes at the cost of projected global recession. The rest, we know, is history. Like Charles Ferguson's 2010 documentary Inside Job, Margin Call is tuned in to our suspicions of post-Keynesian economics, imagining high finance as an alchemy of unreal quantities from which huge profits can be netted. But if nobody, even academia, comes out of Inside Job intact, Margin Call presents a range of ethical positions: Kevin Spacey is a believably weary sales manager for whom Wall Street status is a gilded cage, while Simon Baker and Demi Moore are superb as unreflecting high-rollers, frosted over with greed and cynicism. Neither extremes are as interesting as Paul Bettany's pragmatic rank-and-file trader with a talent for corporate survival--and Jeremy Irons’ towering performance as CEO John Tuld (not to be confused with former CEO of Lehman Brothers Richard Fuld, obviously) is the most primal embodiment of capitalism since Daniel Day-Lewis prospected for oil in There Will Be Blood. His verdict sounds depressingly like authentic Wall Street cant: financial crises and the misery they inflict are a necessary part of the economic cycle. --Leo Batchelor

• Deadly Blessing | Blu Ray | (29/05/2023) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, his wife Martha (Maren Jensen, Battlestar Galactica), who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends (Susan Buckner, Sharon Stone). Strange and dealy events begin to happen...Could she be the target of the evil cult and it's fanatical leader Isaiah (Ernest Borgnine)? Directed by Wes Craven (Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street) and starring Jeff East (Pumpkinhead), Lisa Hartman (The 17th Bride) and Michael Berryman(The Hills Have Eyes), this consistently terrifying film delivers unpredictable plot twists (Time Out) and visual shocks galore.

• Vanilla Sky / The Firm / Mission: Impossible 2 | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Tom Cruise Collection. Vanilla Sky: David Aames (Tom Cruise) appears to lead a charmed life. Handsome wealthy and charismatic the young New York City publishing executive's freewheeling existence is enchanting yet he seems to be missing something. Then in one night David meets Sofia (Penelope Cruz) the girl of his dreams but loses her by making a small mistake. Thrust unexpectedly onto a roller-coaster ride of romance comedy suspicion love sex and dreams Davi