Cert 15 | 78 mins | 2021
4 star tense and gripping thriller.
Knocking is a Swedish thriller written by Emma Broström (Flocken) and directed by Frida Kempff (Winter Buoy) and is her very impressive feature debut. It is based on a short story by Johan Theorin (The Quarry, The Asylum) and is presented here with English subtitles courtesy of Signature Entertainment.
“What a journey you’ve been on this…more
Cert 18 | 80 mins | 2021
4 Star
A Man With High Hopes.
First time feature maker Jez Alsop teams up with new writer Ryan Davis to bring us the gritty tale of one man’s night, as he tries to find redemption. Set in the underbelly of illegal bare-knuckle fights, what could possibly go wrong? You are about to find out.
A warehouse somewhere in Birmingham, late at night,…more
Cert 15 | 104 mins | 1989
3 star classic light hearted yet gory eighties vampire film.
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat was originally released in 1989, written by John Burgess and Anthony Hickox (Wax Work, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth) who also directs. It is presented here on Blu-ray as part of the Vestron Collector’s Series courtesy of Lionsgate UK.
“Gwendolyn, stop terrorizing your sister!”
David (Jim Metzler –…more
103 mins | 2021
3 stars of madcap dystopian East meets West action sci-fi.
Prisoners of the Ghostland is an American horror/Western film written by Aaron Hendry (Beerfest) and Reza Sixo Safai (The Persian Connection) and directed by maverick Japanese director Sion Sono (Love Exposure, Suicide Club). It is his first (almost entirely) English language film. It is a Shudder exclusive, available to stream on…more
Cert 15 | 723 mins | 1974-79
4 Star
Furious
Fists, Feet and Fingers.
From the legendary 1970s-80s martial arts writer, producer, director Joseph Kuo (Ninja Death Trilogy, Dragon’s Claws) comes a box-set put together by those great people at Eureka Classics, a collection of eight of Kuo’s films. With plenty of intrigue, double crosses, revenge and jealousy to get your teeth into this is a great Christmas present for…more
Cert 12 | 85 mins | 2021
3 stars of feel good European adventure.
Off the Rails is a bright and energetic summer film, written by Jordan Waller (Two Heads Creek) and directed by Jules Williamson (See No Evil) and featuring the songs of Blondie throughout. It is presented on Blu-ray, DVD and Download courtesy of Dazzler Media.
“I’m just trying to do my best. Just trying to do…more
Cert 15 | 91 mins | 2021
4 star powerful and beautiful tale of one childhood summer.
Sweet Thing is the latest film from critically acclaimed director Alexandre Rockwell (In the Soup, Little Feet), which he both writes and directs. It also stars his children Lana Rockwell (Pete Smalls is Dead) as Billie and Nico Rockwell as Nico. Filmed in black and white and on film instead of…more
