Cert 15 | 360 mins | 2015
5 stars for this compelling and controversial crime drama.
Written and directed by Jarl Emsell Larsen (Codename Hunter), Eyewitness is the latest Nordic Noir crime drama to hit the shores of the UK.
Made in Norway, it is a fast paced, hard hitting and uncompromising look at the world of organised crime and corruption in Norway.
Eyewitness is the story of a murder…more
Cert 18 | 128 mins | 1988
5 Star 1988’s best film now on Blu-ray
Alan Parker (Angel Heart, Evita) takes Chris Gerolmo‘s story and turns it into a 7 Academy awards nomination 4BAFTA Awards and the Oscar for Best Cinematography and nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winning film. Now for the first time on Blu-ray.
Based on events of…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
Cert 12 | 103 mins | 2012
4 Star Jaw Dropping Anime and in 3D.
Taken from the unfinished 1960’s- 1980’s manga by Shotaro Ishimori (Masked Rider: The First). Now Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) has re-imagined the story of the nine cyborgs after the cold war is over and they have gone their separate ways. Now in the new millennium, after the naughties, there is…more
Cert 15 | 600 mins | 2015
4 stars for this interesting but slightly disjointed anime.
A Certain Magical Index is based on a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi (A Certain Scientific Railgun) and later adapted into two 24 part anime series.
It is set in Academy City, a technologically and scientifically advanced city in Western Tokyo, which consists mostly of highly regarded academic institutions, where students…more
Cert 15 | 92 mins | 2015
4 Star A fathers love for his son heist movie.
Generally a TV director Philip Martin, (Mo, Bloodlines) takes Richard D’Ovidio, (Exit Wounds) story and gives a tale that star John Travolta has personally gone through and he was definitely the man to choose for the role. As he gives a great performance and just listening to Christopher Plummer is always a pleasure never mind watching…more
Cert 15 | 89 mins | 2015
4 stars for this beautifully acted and gripping thriller.
Faults is written and directed by Riley Stearns and is, almost unbelievably, his first feature. It is an in depth look at cults and the controversial process of de-programming, popularised in the 70s and 80s to combat the perceived rise in cult activities.
The story starts out with Ansel Roth (Leland Orser –…more
