Cert 12 | 105 mins | 1973
5 Star
The Intrigues of War.
From actor, writer, director King Hu (Legend of the Mountain, All the King’s Men) comes a tale of fourteenth century China when the Monguls rule with an iron fist and the people have had enough and are fighting back under rebel Chu Yuan-Chang’s army. With choreography from the legend that is Sammo Hung (Wheels on Meals,…more
Cert 18 | 104 mins | 1988
4 Star
East Meets West.
At a time when Schwarzenegger (Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator, Commando, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Aftermath) was proving he was a Hollywood star, popular writer/director Walter Hill (The Driver, The Warriors, The Long Riders, 48 Hrs.) partners him with the wise cracking James Belushi (Salvador, K-9, Last Action Hero) for this Red meets the Red, White and…more
Cert 18 | 93 mins | 2019
4 stars of slick and scary supernatural thriller.
The Dead Center is written and directed by Billy Senese (Closer To God). It is presented here courtesy of Arrow Video.
“I am the mouth of death. None are beyond my reach. Forgive me.”
Daniel Forrester (Shane Carruth – Upstream Color, Primer) is a troubled psychiatrist, working in an acute care psychiatric ward. His need…more
Cert 18 | 113 mins | 1987
4 stars of American neo-noir psychological thriller.
Angel Heart is based on the 1978 novel Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg (Legend). It is written and directed by Alan Parker (Mississippi Burning, The Commitments) and was originally released in 1987. It is presented here following a 4K restoration courtesy of Studiocanal.
“Well, you know what they say about slugs. They always leave slime…more
Cert 18 | 111 mins | 2019
4 star rip roaring gore soaked thrill ride.
3 From Hell is written and directed by Rob Zombie (Halloween, The Lords of Satan). It is the follow up to The House of a Thousand Corpses (2003) and The Devil’s Rejects (2005).
“I’m just a clown dancing to the sins of mankind.”
Despite the implications at the end of The Devil’s Rejects, Baby Firefly…more
Cert 15 | 103 mins | 2019
3 Star
An Hallucinating Ex-Con With a Grudge.
With an illustrious career you would think that decisions on scripts would come easily for a Hollywood star, but not this time. A Score to Settle is like wading through a quagmire and the only thing about it is Cage. Director Shawn Ku (Beautiful Boy) takes John Stuart Newman‘s story about an ex-enforcer who…more
Cert 15 | 325 mins | 2019
4 stars and the end of an era.
Naruto Shippuden is an ongoing anime series based on the manga by Masashi Kishimoto and directed by Hayato Date.
It tells the story of a young shinobi called Naruto Uzumaki (Maile Flanagan) from the hidden leaf village. He is a Jinchuriki, who contains the Nine Tails within him. Along with the other shinobi from his village they…more
