Cert 15 | 103 mins | 2015
4 stars for this quirky and slightly disturbing romantic comedy.
The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman is written by Matt Drake (Project X) and directed by Fredrik Bond, his first major feature film.
Charlie Countryman (Shia LaBeouf – Transformers, Fury) is a young American, struggling to find his path in life. After the death of his mother Kate (Melissa Leo – Oblivion,…more
Cert 15 | 117 mins | 2015
5 stars for this compelling and sinister thriller.
Nightcrawler is written and directed by Dan Gilroy (Real Steel, The Bourne Legacy) and is his first (and very promising) foray into the world of directing.
The story revolves around Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal – Source Code, Donnie Darko), a petty thief who spots something interesting on his way home from selling off his…more
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
