Cert PG | 108 mins | 2024
4 star restoration of an intelligent and riveting wartime drama.
The Small Back Room is a 1949 British romantic thriller, written and directed by the brilliant team of Michael Powell (Peeping Tom, The Queen’s Guards) and Emeric Pressburger ( Gone To Earth, Night Ambush). It is based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin (Mine Own Executioner).
It…more
Cert 18 | 99 mins | 2024
4 Star
Firm Decisions in SE1
Michael Head (Adam Loves Evelyn, The Last Heist) is an award-winning and critically acclaimed actor, who now turns to writing and directing this film from his home turf. He brings a plethora of well known faces to take part in this tongue-in-cheek look at one of London’s crime families. With plenty of colourful language and gratuitous…more
Cert 15 | 101 mins | 2024
4 star fun and quirky throwback to the 80s.
Lisa Frankenstein is a 2024 American comedy horror film, written by Diablo Cody (Juno, Tully) and directed by Zelda Williams in her impressive feature directorial debut.
It is available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from 3rd June 2024, courtesy of Mediumrare Entertainment.
“I can never, ever talk about it Lori, for personal and…more
Cert 12 | 107 mins | 2024
4 Star
Football, Music, Drive By’s and I and I.
From director/writer Reinaldo Marcus Green (We Own This City (TV Mini Series), King Richard) comes the story of the man who came from nothing to change the face of music and the world. Bob Marley, the Rastafarian who promoted the struggles of his fellow Jamaicans and the path to peace in times…more
Cert 12 | 96 mins | 2024
4 star restoration of a fun and exciting heist movie.
Originally released in 1976, A Queen’s Ransom (also known as Ingterbatiis written and directed by Shan-Hsi Ting (Magnificent 72, No One Can Touch Her). It is presented here in a limited edition O-card slipcase, following a 2k restoration courtesy of Eureka Classics.
It is available to own on Blu-ray in the UK…more
Cert 12 | 95 mins | 2024
4 star intimate and surprisingly moving documentary.
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill is a 2024 American documentary film about the life of Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek: The Original Series, T.J. Hooker). It is written and directed by Alexandre O’ Philippe (78/52, The People Vs. George Lucas).
It is available in the UK on Digital Platforms and Blu-ray from…more
Cert 15 | 267 mins | 1965
5 Star
The Start of a Long Journey.
Prolific Japanese filmmaker Teruo Ishii (Female Yakuza Tale, Gensen-Kan Inn) brings us Abashiri Prison. Based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Hajime Itō, Ishii wrote the script as a remake of the 1958 American film The Defiant Ones. This is the first recognized Yakuza film, starting a long-running series of films…more
