Cert PG | 110 mins | 2001
5 Star
Innocence, Greed and the World.
This 2001 anime is loosely based on the 1947 manga by Osamu Tezuka which is also loosely based on the famous 1927 silent film. Eureka bring us the new (Limited Edition Dual-Format) SteelBook [Blu-ray] in all its glory. Directed by the legendary Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999), set sometime in the near future but relying heavily…more
Cert 18 | 302 mins | 95,97,99
4 Star
Assassins, Prostitutes, Drugs and lots of Money.
This fantastic release comes from prolific director Takashi Miike (Audition, The Happiness of the Katakuris) and this marks his seminal cinema releases for the adults in the family. Black Society Trilogy is a hard hitting delve into the seedier side of life in Japan and Taiwan and how the cultures of Japan and…more
Cert 15 | 91 mins | 1976
5 Star
Early Carpenter Genius.
Following the success of writer/director John Carpenter‘s (Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China) first full film Dark Star (1974), he was given the money to make a film, but on a limited budget. This was the cult result.
Saturday 3:10 am Anderson, South Central Los Angeles, there is a large robbery of…more
Cert 15 | 101 mins | 2016
4 stars of hilariously bad behaviour.
Brought to us by the writers of The Hangover Trilogy, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore and directed by them too, this carries all the hallmarks of those films, but with mothers instead of bachelors.
“Oh my God, that’s a giant bush!”
Amy Mitchell (Mila Kunis – Jupiter Ascending, Blood Ties) had her first child at age twenty. Now,…more
Cert 15 | 117 mins | 2016
4 Star
Bullets, Guns and Chancers.
After a short break director Todd Phillips (Hangover (Trilogy)) is back with a bang. He gives us a story based in real life US of A during the war in Iraq, but this tale definitely has its tongue firmly wedged in its cheek.
January 1st 2008 a car pulls up in an abandoned yard, there is the…more
Cert PG | 86 mins | 2016
5 stars of gloriously naughty Gauls.
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods 3D is based on the comic book of the same name and directed by Louis Clichy and Alexandre Astier. It was first released as a French language film and the English dub is now available for the first time in all it’s glorious 3D.
The mighty Roman Empire has swept…more
Cert 15 | 37 x 23 + OVA mins | 2006
5 Star
A Bored Human, A Bored Shinigami.
What could Possibly go Wrong.
Death Note first aired in Japan back in 2006 and now Manga UK bring us all 37 episodes and the OVA to make a glorious 6 Blu-ray package, that will have you glued to the screen. Based on the manga written by Tsugumi Ohba (Bakuman) and illustrated by Takeshi Obata…more
