Cert 15 | 120 mins | 2017
4 stars of brooding and atmospheric crime drama.
The Witness For the Prosecution is a BBC drama, adapted from the original story by Agatha Christie courtesy of renowned screenwriter Sarah Phelps (Hooten and the Lady, And Then There Were None) and directed by Julian Jarrold (The Crown, Kinky Boots).
“My fires are supposed to be out. But they rage unchecked. Do you…more
Cert 15 | 91 mins | 1976
5 Star
Early Carpenter Genius.
Following the success of writer/director John Carpenter‘s (Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China) first full film Dark Star (1974), he was given the money to make a film, but on a limited budget. This was the cult result.
Saturday 3:10 am Anderson, South Central Los Angeles, there is a large robbery of…more
Cert 15 | 101 mins | 2016
4 stars of hilariously bad behaviour.
Brought to us by the writers of The Hangover Trilogy, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore and directed by them too, this carries all the hallmarks of those films, but with mothers instead of bachelors.
“Oh my God, that’s a giant bush!”
Amy Mitchell (Mila Kunis – Jupiter Ascending, Blood Ties) had her first child at age twenty. Now,…more
Cert 15 | 117 mins | 2016
4 Star
Bullets, Guns and Chancers.
After a short break director Todd Phillips (Hangover (Trilogy)) is back with a bang. He gives us a story based in real life US of A during the war in Iraq, but this tale definitely has its tongue firmly wedged in its cheek.
January 1st 2008 a car pulls up in an abandoned yard, there is the…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2016
3 stars for this bizarre animated musical comedy.
Nerima Daikon Brothers was first released in 2006 and is directed by Shinichi Watanabe (Excel Saga), who also appears in the Japanese version of the show as the mysterious shop owner.
“Grope me now and give me my big break!”
Hideki (Greg Ayres – Free! Eternal Summer) and his brother Ichiro (Chris Patton – Akame…more
Cert 15 | 98 mins | 2016
4 Star
A one man army.
Lionsgate UK bring us the return of Arthur Bishop, last seen 2011. Now director Dennis Gansel (Before the Fall) gives us the kind of sharp, fast paced action movie that Jason Statham (Snatch, Crank, Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrells, Thransporter) is now famous for.
After faking his own death in the first film, Arthur (Statham) now…more
Cert PG | 86 mins | 2016
5 stars of gloriously naughty Gauls.
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods 3D is based on the comic book of the same name and directed by Louis Clichy and Alexandre Astier. It was first released as a French language film and the English dub is now available for the first time in all it’s glorious 3D.
The mighty Roman Empire has swept…more
