Cert 15 | 95 mins | 1981
4 Star
Broken Ties.
From the writer/director Norifumi Suzuki (THE VALIANT RED PEONY: Red Peony Gambler I-III, Sex and Fury / Female Yakuza Tale) that brought us so many action films during 1960s-70s and 1980s, Roaring Fire is one of his most adventurous. As he uses his imagination for the fight locations, Roaring Fire is a rip-roaring action extravaganza.
In the back-streets and…more
Cert 15 | 312 mins | 2026
4 stars, an epic battle for humanity.
Engage Kiss is a 2022 Japanese anime TV Series, based on the manga series of the same name and created by A1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Your Lie in April), with character design by Tsunako (Date A Live).
It is available to own in the UK on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from 7th September 2026, courtesy…more
Cert 15 | 127 mins | 1994
4 Star
Alien Sci-Fi Superhero Sequel.
Guyver: Dark Hero is set one year after the first film, and this time it has had the full Steve Wang (Bill & Ted Face the Music, Drive) treatment as he co-wrote and directed, this now enhanced (and original) release from the new Toy Robot Blu-ray version. Expect plenty of monsters, blood and martial arts. So…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2026
4 stars, a very unusual and amusing romantic comedy.
How I Attended An All Guys Mixer is a 2024 Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name, written by Nana Aokawa.
Directed by Satoshi Takemoto, Akimori Sakami and Masaki Ogata, it was adapted for television by Studio Ashi Productions (Magical Princess Minky Momo, Macross 7) and is available…more
300 mins | 2024
4 Star
Not the Enemy You Want.
Known simply as ‘Instant Death’, it was a Japanese light novel series created by Tsuyoshi Fujitaka, that was back in 2016. Now MVM brings
Okuruto Noboru Studio‘s anime directed by Masakazu Hishida (Innocent Venus (TV Series), Gundam Reconguista in G) to us in this two disk Blu-ray. If you were a gamer this is the one…more
Cert 15 | 600 mins | 2026
4 stars, Dragons, Gods and more Dragons!
Ragna Crimson is a 2023 Japanese animated series, based on the manga series, written and illustrated by Daiki Kobayashi. It is adapted for television by studio Silver Link (Non Non Biyori, No-Rin).
It is available to own in the UK on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from 17th August 2026, courtesy of MVM Films.
“Dragons. Creatures with an…more
Cert 18 | 130 mins | 1986
5 Star
Historical Whodunit.
In 1980 Umberto Eco (The Role of the Reader (1979), Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language (1984)) wrote The Name of the Rose, and it didn’t take long before production started on the film version, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud (Enemy at the Gates, Seven Years in Tibet). Second Sight Films brings us the definitive 4k UHD Limited Edition,…more
