The original 1960’s series The Prisoner co-created by and starring the late Patrick McGoohan is long considered one of the great cult television series. Far ahead of it’s time and long reaching in its influence, the show combined elements of sci-fi and espionage with allegorical drama.

Long in development this “re-imagining” finally arrives on DVD with Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ) in the role of Number [...]

When the next Australian film to hit cinemas is a French co-production that features beautiful scenery, impressive performances and paranormal themes, it would be reasonable to expect something exciting is heading our way. But don’t hold your breath; Julie Bertuccelli’s The Tree is yet another ponderous Aussie film structured around well-trodden themes of death and family dysfunction.