147 mins | 2015
4 Stars A Portrait of a Very British Painter.
This is Mike Leigh‘s (Secrets & Lies) vision of one of the greatest Britons ever, it plays out the last twenty five years of the great painters life.
With 2014 Oscar and BAFTA nominations, we are treated to the engrossing, turbulent and curmudgeonly life and loves of Mr Turner (Timothy Spall, The King’s…more
Cert PG | 12 x 22 mins | 2015
4 Stars for the Family that is the Fairy tail Guild.
This is the first instalment of the Tenrou Island arc and covers episodes 97-108 from the master that is Hiro Mashima. All things are back to normal as Fairy Tail are back on Earth, Faust has been banished from his kingdom and the Exceeds are now looking for their eggs…more
Cert U | 95 mins | 2015
4 stars of glossy and beautiful looking fluff for kids.
The Book Of Life is written and directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez (Mad, El Tigre: The Adventures Of Manny Rivera) and produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy).
The Book Of Life begins in a library, where we see Mary Beth (Christina Applegate – Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy, The…more
Cert 12 | 85 mins | 1956
4 Stars For a Classic Heist Movie from Stanley Kubrick.
This Blu-ray comes from the directing god that is Stanley Kubrick (A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shinning, Full Metal Jacket). The Killing is his 1956 production of a daring heist, whilst in the special features you get Kubrick’s 1955 film Killers Kiss about a man trying to save…more
Cert 12 | 93 mins | 2015
3 stars for this intriguing but flawed sci-fi film for young adults.
Based on the best selling novel of the same name by Lois Lowry, The Giver is directed by Phillip Noyce (The Bone Collector, Patriot Games) and tells the story of Jonas (Brenton Thwaites – Oculus, Maleficent), a young teenager awaiting news of his fate along with his two friends,…more
Cert PG | 102 mins | 2015
5 stars for this beautifully animated, heart-warming and heart-breaking true story.
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (Musashi: The Dream Of The Last Samurai), produced by Production I.G (Psycho Pass, Ghost In The Shell) and brought to us in the UK by Anime.Ltd (Patema Inverted), Giovanni’s Island is set on the tiny Japanese island of Shikotan, at the end of World War II.
The…more
Cert 15 | 90 mins | 2015
3 stars for this great story, retold and repackaged yet again.
One Piece – The Movie: Episode Of Alabasta is the eighth film based on the characters created by Eiichiro Oda and the first one to be translated into English, so you can enjoy it with the familiar voices we are so used to hearing in the series.
This film tells the…more
