Cert PG | 90 mins | 2017
4 stars of old fashioned but fun kids adventure.
Rock Dog is written and directed by Ash Brannon (Surf’s Up, Toy Story 2) and is based on the graphic novel Tibetan Rock Dog by Zheng Jun, a Chinese singer/rock song writer.
“Go to the city. But if you fail, you come back and never speak of music again.”
Snow Mountain is the happy and…more
Cert 18 | 85 mins | 2017
4 Star
An Urban Myth a Mad Scientist and Inquisitive Teens.
What more does a horror film need. Greenway Entertainment (Essex Boys: Law of Survival) knows that it is an urban myth and a few inquisitive teens and a spooky wooded area. The film is based on those old grainy horrors from around the 1930’s such as Frankenstein and the Mummy, the…more
Cert 12 | 12 x 23 mins | 2014
4 Star
Wizards and a Celestial Mess.
Release 18 is season seven of the magical Fairy Tail by A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online II, World Conquest: Zvezda Plot, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic) and tells the end of the “Grand Magic Games” arc and the great beginning of the “Eclipse Celestial Spirits” arc, where there is mutiny in the…more
Cert 18 | 96 mins | 2017
3 stars of good but slow found footage horror.
Capture Kill Release is written and directed by Nick McAnulty (Murdoch Mysteries, Arctic Air) and is a strange mix of kitchen sink drama and brutal horror.
“I think there should be equal murder opportunities for everyone.”
Jennifer (Jennifer Fraser) and Farhang (Farhang Ghajar – Uncle Brian, Snow) seem like the perfect couple. As the film opens we…more
Cert 15 | 77 mins | 2017
4 Star
Fears, Beliefs and a Chiller Doll.
Greenway Entertainment (Essex Boys: Law of Survival, Invasion Earth) brings us their latest indie film The Doll Master, a chiller and if you have Pediophobia this will be a very uncomfortable experience. Written and directed by Steven M. Smith (Haunted) he takes on a creepy tale of the power within a doll. For me…more
Cert 15 | 168 mins | 2017
4 star conclusion to an excellent and compelling drama.
Charlotte Part 1 is a Japanese anime series produced by P.A. Works (Angel Beats) and Aniplex (Fullmetal Alchemist, Guilty Crown) and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai (Banner of the Stars).
The usual spoiler warning applies here, this review concerns the second part of the series, episodes 8-13, so please watch part one before reading.
“Taking abilities is your true power and it’s…more
Cert PG | 81 mins | 2017
5 stars of powerful and incredibly beautiful animation.
The Red Turtle is co-written and directed by Michael Dudok de Wit and is his stunning full length debut. It is a co-production between Wild Bunch (Pan’s Labyrinth, Spirited Away) and Studio Ghibli (Arrietty, When Marnie Was There).
The film has no dialogue, although there is vocalisation in the form of shouts and grunts,…more
