Cert 12 | 106 mins | 2016
4 star journey from tacos to chopsticks.
East Side Sushi is written and directed by Anthony Lucero and is his very impressive feature film directorial debut.
“A good sushi chef can pick up his knife and go anywhere he chooses, like a samurai warrior.”
This heartwarming film tells us the story of Juana Martinez (Diana Elizabeth Torres – Private Number), a young Mexican…more
Cert 15 | 87 mins | 2015
4 stars for this disturbing anti-christ horror tale.
“For 2000 years the Vatican has investigated occurrences of unexplained evil. Since the early 1900s these cases have been captured on film and video and the evidence catalogued.”
The Vatican Tapes is written by Chris Morgan (Fast and Furious 6, Wanted) and Christopher Borrelli (Eloise, Whisper) and directed by Mark Neveldine (Crank, Ghost Rider:…more
Cert 15 | 84 mins | 2015
2 stars for this fun but pretty rubbish horror beach romp.
Written by Alex Greenfield (WWE Smackdown!, WWF Raw) and Ben Powell (Satanic, The Aggression Scale) and directed by Isaac Gabaeff (The Art of Storytelling), The Sand is one of the films curated by the FrightFest Presents team and is being released as one of the first phase of six films in…more
Cert 18 | 96 mins | 2015
1 star for this wallowing and self indulgent romance.
Buttercup Bill is written and directed by Emilie Richard-Froozan and Remy Bennet, who also stars in the film and it is their directorial debut. It is also the first production of Blonde To Black Pictures.
The opening of this film gives little warning as to what is to follow for the next hour…more
Cert 15 | 105 mins | 2015
4 stars for this thought provoking mining drama.
Little Accidents is the very impressive debut feature from writer and director Sara Colangelo.
Although it is a mining disaster which sets in motion the events of the film, it is a very unusual take on the usual story, starting as it does months after the accident, when the only survivor Amos Jenkins (Boyd…more
Cert 18 | 82 mins | 2015
3 stars for this slightly puzzling action adventure.
Written by Cecil Chambers (God’s Country, Desecrated) and Christian Sesma (Shoot the Hero, On Bloody Sunday) and directed by Christian Sesma, AWOL 72 is an action film which kind of wants to be a thriller, maybe even a mystery.
It’s important however not to blur the lines between mystery and just plain confusing the…more
Cert 15 | 76 mins | 2015
3 stars for this brilliantly acted but slightly confused psychological horror/thriller.
Written and directed by Mickey Keating (Ritual, Ultra Violence), POD is a very entertaining supernatural thriller, with a distinct feel of the X-files about it, both in style and substance. It recently had its European Premiere at FrightFest 2015 and will be available exclusively through Alarm Pictures on various digital…more
