Cert 15 | 95 mins | 2994
4 Star
Quirky Judo Drama.
From seasoned director/producer Johnnie To (Election, Election 2, Mad Detective, Exiled) comes his judo tribute to Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress) ‘The Greatest Film Maker’. With this tale of a washed up ex-judo champion and those who want to see what this memorable champ still has in the tank.
At AH, an after hours karaoke bar,…more
Cert 15 | 97 mins | 2020
3 star intense virtual reality thriller.
Empathy, Inc. is written by Mark Leidner (Same Boat) and directed by Yedidya Gorsetman (Jammed). It is presented here on Special Edition Blu-ray courtesy of Arrow Video.
“Of all the different people we are inside, who are we to be true to?”
Joel (Zack Robidas – Sorry For Your Loss, Friends From College) is an ambitious venture…more
Cert 18 | 108 mins | 2020
4 stars of blood soaked and unexpected revenge thriller.
Revenge is written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat and is her very impressive directorial debut. It also features a standout performance from relative newcomer Matilda Lutz (Rings), whose transformation from a simpering and vulnerable mistress to homicidal killing machine is quite extraordinary.
It tells us the story of Jen (Matilda Lutz), a young…more
Cert 12 | 103 mins | 1960
4 star restoration of a German classic and the end of an era.
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) is the third film in the ‘Dr. Mabuse’ trilogy, following on much later from Dr. Mabuse The Gambler (1922) and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933). It is the explosive final film from highly influential German filmmaker Fritz Lang (Spione, Human…more
Cert 15 | 183 mins | 1964
5 Star
Epic Supernatural Tales.
Masaki Kobayashi (The Human Condition trilogy, Samurai Rebellion) bases this quadrilogy on stories from Lafcadio Hearn‘s (Studies of Strange Things) collections of Japanese folk tales from the early 1900’s. Kwaidan is four separate stories that will put a shiver down your spine, as you see the Japanese take on ghost stories in their own inimitable style.
The creepiness…more
Cert 15 | 94 mins | 2020
4 star tension and terror at sea.
Sea Fever is written and directed by BAFTA© winning Irish filmmaker Neasa Hardiman (Happy Valley, Jessica Jones). An original take on the creature feature, it brings to mind both The Thing and The Abyss.
Take that thing off you. You’re here now, we’d better get used to you.”
Siobhán (Hermione Corfield – Pride and Prejudice &…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2020
3 stars of rocking and romantic slice of life anime.
Anonymous Noise is based on the Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryoko Fukuyama. It is adapted to anime by studio Brain’s Base (Penguindrum, Brothers Conflict) and directed by Hideya Takahashi.
“Every morning, over and over I sing, looking back on that spring six years ago. My voice still hasn’t reached…more
