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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Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (1988)
7.6/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura, Julieta Serrano, Maria Barranco, Rossy de Palma
A popular actress (perennial Almodovar favourite, Carmen Maura) is driven to distraction when her lover leaves for another woman. She's certain she ca... Read more
Raising Arizona (1987)
7.4/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Nicolas Cage, William Forsythe, Randall Tex Cobb
Riotous comedy caper from Joel and Ethan Coen about an infertile couple (ex-con Nicolas Cage and policewoman Holly Hunter) who desperately want childr... Read more
Pretty in Pink (1986)
6.8/10
Director: Howard Deutch
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Andrew McCarthy
Molly Ringwald is the school girl from the wrong side of town, Andrew McCarthy the wealthy heart-throb who asks her to the prom. A bittersweet, critic... Read more
Fast Talking (1984)
6.9/10
Director: Ken Cameron
Starring: Rod Zuanic
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it. Read more
Rumble Fish (1983)
7.2/10
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Matt Dillon, Dennis Hopper, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Tom Waits, Nicolas Cage,...
In black and white with colour sequences, this visually stunning adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel stars Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke as brothers try... Read more
Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981)
6.1/10
Director: Steve Miner
Starring: Adrienne King, Amy Steel, John Furey
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to camp, here's even more heart-pounding terror. It's five years later, and demented, deformed Jason Voor... Read more
Drunken Master (1978)
7.6/10
Director: Yuen Woo Ping
Starring: Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu Tien, Hwang Jang Lee
Wong Fei Hung (Jackie Chan) is sent to train under his uncle , a wine-guzzling master famous for crippling his students. Desperate to escape this brut... Read more
The Duellists (1977)
7.5/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Keith Carradine, Harvey Keitel, Edward Fox, Albert Finney
The Duellists is based on a story by Joseph Conrad, variously titled The Duel and The Point of Honour. Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel play officers... Read more
Katie Tippel (1975)
6.7/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Monique Van De Ven, Rutger Hauer
The young girl Keetje moves to Amsterdam in 1881 with her impoverished family, and is led into prostitution in order to survive. In the process she se... Read more
Wake in Fright (1971)
7.7/10
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, John Mei...
A naive young teacher finds himself in a remote outback school where the 'pupils' are more interested in killing kangaroos and sexual experimentation... Read more