Cert 18 | 100 mins | 1984
4 Star
Hard Times in HK.
From Eureka comes a restored Hong Kong classic, written by another classic, Sammo Hung (Warriors Two & The Prodigal Son, The Millionaires Express), and directed by Po-Chih Leong (The Wisdom of Crocodiles, The Jade Pendant) who takes us back to WWII. The British protectorate of Hong Kong, three young people and their hopes for the future.…more
Cert 18 | 45 mins | 1989
3 Star
Across Town @ Full-Throttle
This one-off anime hails from 1989, based on the manga of the same name by Kenichi Sonoda (Gunsmith Cats), which was also cut short due to the closure of the magazine, Monthly Comic Noizy. It centres on a wheel-man and twenty-four hours of his life.
For $45,000 you can hire Bean Bandit (J. Patrick Lawlor) and Rally…more
Cert 15 | 88 mins | 1968
4 Star
Cold Steel Brings Revenge.
In 1968 director Feng Yueh (Madame White Snake, Chinese Dragon) had nearly forty years behind the camera, a lot of that time was working for the Shaw Brothers (THE SHAW BROTHERS, SHAWSCOPE VOLUME THREE!, Shawscope Volume 1, Shawscope Volume Two). His experience shows in this wuxia film, as most of his films, this is based in…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2024
4 Star
Finger Licking Good!
Chained soldier manga was created by Takahiro (Yuki Yuna is a Hero) and illustrated by Yohei Takemura, serialized on Shueisha’s Shōnen Jump+ online platform. This has been adapted for anime by Seven Arcs (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha). Now MVM brings us season one of this contentious anime that delves into the realms of slave and mistress’. What…more
Cert 18 | 625 mins | 2023
4 star
It’s a Spirit Eat Spirit World.
Horror anime changed in June 2019 when Kenichi Kondo‘s Dark Gathering hit the shelves, bringing the dark horror into the light as our protagonists head to the most haunted areas of Japan, to release a curse. MVM brings us the twenty-five anime episodes of this popular occult series, that gives you plenty of disturbing horror.…more
Cert 18 | 650 mins | 2018
4 Star
Teenager Vs Death Row
MVM brings us three disks of martial arts based on the “Most Evil Death Row Convicts” arc of the second manga series, originally shown on Netflix, now on Blu-ray, with twenty-six episodes to please the most ardent fan of over-the-top action.
Baki is the third anime series, right after the Baki the Grappler (TV) and Baki the…more
Cert 18 (TBC) | 1444 mins | 1967-1983
5 Star
Wuxia Film Binge Time!
Arrow Video bring us the Shaw Brothers, Shawscope volume 3, packed with cult wuxia films with heroes and heroines, some with disabilities, some out for revenge. All fourteen films, directed by legends of the Hong Kong action genre. All-new exclusive restorations, in this amazing limited edition boxset, that would grace the bottom of any Festive tree…more
