Cert TBC (15) | 320 mins | 2022
4 Star
Peace at What Cost?
MVM brings us an original anime from Spider Lily and Asaura, and produced by the people who brought us such great anime as (Fairy Tail, Sword Art Online, ALDNOAH.ZERO), A-1 Pictures, and directed by Shingo Adachi, best known for Sword Art Online. The MVM Blu-ray comes with a 45-page booklet housed in a rigid artcase. It’s…more
Cert 18 | 90 mins | 2026
3 stars, an excellent restoration of a strange Hammer offering.
Demons of the Mind is a 1972 British folk horror/thriller from the Hammer stable. It is directed by Peter Sykes (The Committee, To the Devil a Daughter) with a screenplay from Christopher Wicking (Dream Demon, Murders in the Rue Morgue). Produced by Frank Godwin (Sky Pirates, Breakout), it benefitted from a…more
Cert 18 | 128 mins | 1992
5 Star
Go Hard or Go Home
From the legendary Hong Kong – Hollywood writer, director John Woo (A Better Tomorrow, Face/Off, Last Hurrah For Chivalry) comes his action masterpiece of the heroic bloodshed genre. With his leading action actor Chow Yun Fat (The Replacement Killers, Bulletproof Monk, Wild Search, RICH AND FAMOUS / TRAGIC HERO) who is also big in Hong…more
Cert 12 | 94 mins | 2026
4 star crispy and fresh looking Hammer classic.
Originally released in 1972, Fear in the Night is a star studded psychological horror/thriller and a welcome entry into the Hammer film series, written by Michael Syson (Eagle’s Wing) and Jimmy Sangster (The Horror of Frankenstein, Maniac), who also directs.
This excellent horror/thriller has enjoyed a 4K UHD restoration courtesy of STUDIOCANAL and is…more
300 mins | 2022
4 Star
The Love and Grief of a Demon.
MVM brings us a magical teen titillation Blu-ray, directed by Takashi Naoya (Am I Actually the Strongest? (TV Series), Tales of Wedding Rings (TV Series)). Taken from the manga series written by Kōta Aman and illustrated by Yōko Umezu. With the not so snappy title of Vermeil in Gold: The Failing Student and…more
Cert 15 | 650 mins | 2003
4 Star
Life, Death, and Beyond.
From famed anime house Madhouse (Mai Mai Miracle, Overlord, Claymore) comes the 2003 crime, Sci-fi, horror, drama Gungrave. From MVM comes the complete collectors edition Blu-ray. Based on the 2002 Japanese third-person shooter video game developed and published by Red Entertainment (Lords of Thunder (NEC), Trigun: The Planet Gunsmoke (Playstation 2)).
Dr T works on his finest…more
Cert 15 | 600 mins | 2023
4 Star
Twisty Skulduggery.
MVM brings us seasons one and two in a boxset, that drags you into a future where there are no more wars. Adapted from the Japanese light novel series written by Takemachi and illustrated by Tomari, that takes us deep into the underbelly of spies and the dangers they face to keep the balance of power in check.…more
