Cert 18 | 281 mins | 1978-1979
4 Star
Savage and Accurate.
The nineteen eighties, while most were enjoying new wave music and men with make-up on, Tôru Murakawa (Lucky 13, New York Undercover Cop) on the other hand, wanted to bring us the tour de force that was the assassin Shouhei Narumi (Yûsaku Matsuda, The Family Game, Black Rain) in this triptych from Arrow Video. A man of…more
Cert 18 | 122 mins | 1981
4 Star
The Dead Are Out For Revenge.
From the writer/director that brought us classic genre defining films such as Tora! Tora! Tora! and Battle Royal, with Samurai Reincarnation he does it again in this fantasy horror. It has way out there ideas that tell the tale of the oppression and massacre of the Christian religion in the seventeenth century Japan. Crazy…more
Cert 15 | 101 mins | 2023
3 star toothsome sea based creature feature.
The Black Demon is a 2023 Mexican/American horror/thriller, written by Carlos Cisco (Star Trek: Discovery) and Boise Esquerra and directed by Adrian Grunberg (Rambo: Last Blood, Get the Gringo).
It is available on Digital Platforms in the UK from 19th June 2023 and on DVD and Blu-ray 17th July courtesy of Signature Entertainment.
“For hundreds of…more
Cert 12 | 124 mins | 2023
4 star heartwarming feel good comedy.
Champions is a 2023 American comedy/drama based on the film Campeones by Javier Fesser and David Marques. It features a screenplay by Mark Rizzo (Green Eggs and Ham (TV Series)) and is directed by Bobby Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary, Shallow Hal).
It is available now in the UK on Collector’s Edition DVD and Blu-ray courtesy of…more
Cert 15 | 104 mins | 1964
4 Star
Intense 18th Century Samurai’s
Japanese director Tadashi Imai (Mahiru no ankoku, Jun’ai monogatari) once again concentrates on the hardships in life. This time it is not so much the poor, but the struggles between Samurai hierarchy, with the difference between a noble house and one which is not so privileged, but just as proud. That is always a problem.
Our monochrome…more
Cert 15 | 109 mins | 2023
4 star intense and brooding drama.
The Lighthouse is a 2023 thriller written by Max Eggers and his brother Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Northman), who also directs. It is presented with effective and authentic monochrome photography throughout.
It is available to buy now on 4K UHD and Blu-ray courtesy of Arrow Video.
“Should pale death and treble dread, make the ocean caves…more
Cert PG | 300 mins | 2023
4 star relaxing and laid back anime series.
Non Non Biyori is a Japanese slice-of-life anime series, originally released in 2013. Based on the Manga written and illustrated by Atto and adapted for anime by Silver Link (No-Rin, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya).
It is now available on Blu-ray in the original Japanese with an English dub, courtesy of MVM Films.
“Even in Tokyo,…more
