Love Lies Bleeding

The American south, 1989: After gym manager Lou (Stewart) falls for bodybuilder Jackie (O’Brien), it sets them both on a violent path, doomed to intersect with that of Lou’s powerful – and dangerous – father (Ed Harris, sporting a truly vile hairpiece). Stylish, violent (extremely violent), neon-soaked neo-noir carnage, one of the year’s very best so far and a must-see for anyone who saw Drive and wished there was more than one woman in it (this has at least four).

Tomas Caldon