Nick's Favourites
Through the musty halls of the old Harbour Light Picture theatre Lyttelton and where the old merchant crusty sea captains checked their hand held compasses with the metallic 'star' inbuilt in the foyer floor I knew i had a passion till life's end. Contained therein is my retina's wink of approval with no one genre favoured. Ladies and Gentleman "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war'
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
7.8/10
Director: James Foley
Starring: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Jonat...
Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelly "The Machine" Levene (Jack Lemmon) and Dave Moss (Ed Harris) are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma... Read more
Buffalo 66 (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Vincent Gallo
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Ben Gazzara, Christina Ricci, Jan-Michael Vincent, Mickey Rourk...
Billy (Vincent Gallo) is released after five years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Hell-bent on convincing his dysfunctional parents (Angelica... Read more
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
7.5/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Cliff Gorman, Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva, John Tormey
In Jim Jarmusch's fascinating meshing of gangster, urban and samurai action, Forest Whitaker is Ghost Dog, a mysterious hit man who rubs out targets f... Read more
Casino (1995)
8.2/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Alan King, Kevin Pollak, J...
A dazzling, richly layered record of a criminal dynasty during the transformation of Las Vegas from a sin-laden mecca to a family-oriented Disneyland,... Read more
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
8.3/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Alec Guinness, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Claude Rains, Jack...
Director David Lean follows the heroic, true-life odyssey of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in this dramatic portrait of the famed British Officer's jo... Read more
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
7.5/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Michelle Abercromby, Martin Compston, Michelle Coulter, Annmarie Fulton, Tommy M...
Liam's mum is in prison and due to be released in time for his sixteenth birthday. Dreaming of the family life he never had, Liam is determined to mak... Read more
Lantana (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Ray Lawrence
Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Barbara Hershey, Kerry Armstrong, Rachael Blake
This extraodinary psychological offering intricately meshes the elements of a murder mystery and a searing domestic drama. At the centre of this multi... Read more
Youth (2015)
7.3/10
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Jane Fonda, Michael Caine, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano
YOUTH is about two longtime friends vacationing in the Swiss Alps. Oscar winning actor Michael Caine plays Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor,... Read more
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
6.9/10
Director: E Elias Merhige
Starring: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Catherine McCormack, Eddie Izzard, Udo Kier
What if famed German filmmaker F.W. Murnau, for the sake of authenticity, hired an actual vampire to play the lead role in his classic 1922 chiller "N... Read more
Bully (2001)
7/10
Director: Larry Clark
Starring: Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner, Michael Pitt, Kelli Garner, Nick Stah...
Based on a true story, acclaimed director Larry Clark delivers his most powerful film since "Kids." Marty (Brad Renfro) is a tormented surfer who, des... Read more