Cert 18 | 86-90 mins | 1968-79
5 Star
Revenge and Regret.
Director/writer and master of the wuxia film genre, Joseph Kuo (CINEMATIC VENGEANCE! 8 Kung Fu Classics, Ninja Death) brings one of the best in this Eureka limited edition Two disc release. Thanks to the work of the “Taiwan film classics digital restoration and value adding project”, commissioned by the Ministry of Culture. Also included in the Limited…more
Cert 15 | 175 mins | 1973
4 Star
The Man, The Stare, The Fist.
By 1973, director Ryûichi Takamori (Yakuza deka: Oretachi ni haka wa nai, Yakuza deka: Kyofu no doku gasu) was well established as a director in the action, crime genre, and also collaborating with Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter Trilogy, YAKUZA WOLF 1 & 2, The Executioner Collection, THE BULLET TRAIN). Now comes these two…more
Cert 12 | 300 mins | 2024
4 star continuation of this atmospheric and uplifting sporting anime.
Tsurune is a 2023 Japanese anime based on the light novel series written by Kotoko Ayano and illustrated by Chinatsu Morimoto. Adapted for anime by Kyoto Animation (K-On!!, Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions), it is directed by Takuya Yamamura (Sound! Euphonium).
It is available to own in the UK on Blu-ray from 4th March 2024, courtesy of…more
Cert PG | 88 mins | 1957
5 Star
A Mountain out of an Ant Hill
This highly controversial Anti-War film was co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick (2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, The Killing), based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb (San Quentin). Kubrick made this film aged just twenty-eight, and he paints a vivid portrait of the futility of the slaughter…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2019
4 Star
Angel’s Versus the World
(Kazuya Aiura, Long Riders!, Super Cub) directs this exciting delve into the lives of Mana users, adapted from the light novel series, written by Kei Amagi and illustrated by Nino Ninomoto. These Mana users are all from high-born families of the last human city of Flandore. This is a tale of where a young girl’s heritage…more
Cert 15 | 141 mins | 2024
4 star spectacularly surreal onslaught on the senses.
Originally known as Freaks Out, Freaks Vs the Reich is a 2021 Italian fantasy historical drama film, written by Nicola Guaglianone (Indivisible) and Gabriele Mainetti (They Call Me Jeeg Robot), who also directs.
It is presented here in Italian and German with English subtitles and is available to buy on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital…more
Cert 18 | 100 mins | 2024
4 stars of in-your-face found footage horror anthology.
V/H/S/94 is an American horror film released in 2021 and is the fourth film in the popular V/H/S franchise. It takes the form of five short stories, each written and directed by a different person and each gloriously blood soaked in it’s own way. It is available to own on Blu-ray, DVD and…more
