Mini-Review: 'Power corrupts' story with razor sharp dialogue and an inspired performance by a silver-tongued Griffith. Kazan puts his stamp on it (especially the stunning last 20 minutes), Neal is great and Matthau gives a nice turn, but it's Griffith's charisma that powers this film. May polarise some with it's political views, including the academy considering it's shunning. Definitely ahead of it's time and very relevant today.

Mini-Review: As an introduction to anime it's an eye-opener, the attitude being to kick arse first and screw your questions. A dazzling amalgam of visual styles comprise the action sequences, the cutting sharp and inventive, stopping short of being epileptic. A warped yet playful humour extends itself to the inscrutable plot, winking as it give you the finger. In its quieter moments character touches are spot on; emotions rendered and nuances captured. A mind-blowingly odd experience.

Mini-Review: Delightfully offensive and hilarious zombie mini-series. There are, annoyingly, running zombies and a thread of misandry throughout...but fuck that, this is too much fun! From the abusive producer and moronic housemates to the kick-arse zombie killing chicks, the characters are a blast. There's nothing subtle about the incisive, rapid-fire dialogue as it slams our vapid reality TV culture between gushes of blood and viscera. Favourite line - 'It smells of fingering in here'

Mini-Review: An experience. A creepy, gripping, unnerving experience. The title creates expectations of splatter and carnage, instead it's your tortured imagination that paints the landscape red. The low-rent actors hold up better than expected, Burns sustained terror is mesmerising (though Grandpa is pretty silly). The visuals are impressive for the genre, but the sounds are what truly linger; the chainsaw rasping and tearing for an eternity may be the closest any horror film comes to scarring your psyche.