Cert 18 | 98 mins | 2016
3 stars for this gruesome and highly original love story.
Nina Forever is written and directed by Ben Blaine and Chris Blaine (Bad Education, Hello Panda) and comes at horror comedy from a whole new direction.
It won critical acclaim upon its release on the film festival circuit and is certainly unlike anything I have seen before. British films are often innovative…more
Cert 15 | 71 mins | 2010
4 Star
The Story of the Painful Birth of Hip Hop
Director Shan Nicholson (Downtown Calling) brings us from the late 1960’s and the city of New York, through the period of being on its financial knees and onto the 70’s where mob rule was on every street corner and your colours told where you were from and how bad ass you…more
Cert PG | 92 mins | 1951
5 Star
Bullets, Snow, Fears and Bayonets.
Eureka brings us #127 in their Masters of Cinema collection, this classic war film set at the start of 1951 in the Korean War is the stark tale of fear whether it be bullets, the freezing cold, or inner demons.
Writer/ director Samuel Fuller (40 Guns) uses his own experiences from World War II to write…more
Cert U | 78 mins | 2016
3 stars for this fast paced and heartwarming children’s animation.
Just in time for half term, something to keep the little ones occupied!
The Little Penguin – Pororo’s Racing Adventure started it’s life as a South Korean / Chinese venture. This English adaptation is brought to us by Mychal Simka (A Mouse’s Tale, Frog Kingdom), who writes produces and directs.
Our title character…more
Cert 15 | 145 mins
5 stars for the next installment of this anime style CG web-series.
RWBY is brought to us by Rooster Teeth, the production team behind the internet sensation Red vs. Blue. It was created by Monty Oum (Red vs. Blue, Afro Samurai), and originally released as a Youtube series of 12 episodes.
RWBY Volume 2 follows directly on from the end of Volume…more
Cert PG | 113 + !80 Bonus Disk mins | 1991
4 Star
Forgetful Duo and Hamlet.
Tom Stoppard‘s directorial début of the book which he wrote about the lesser featured participants of the classic Shakespeare play Hamlet. This 25th anniversary edition comes with more than 3 hours worth of bonus material on a second disk. I watched the DVD version of the film using a Blu-ray player which upgrades the replay and…more
Cert 15 | 111 mins | 2016
3 stars for a well thought out thriller.
The House on Pine Street is written and directed by Aaron Keeling and Austin Keeling (I.Q.) and won Best Feature Film at both Kansas International Film Festival and New Orleans Horror Festival.
It tells us the story of Jennifer (Emily Goss – American Bred), seven months pregnant and having recently had a mental breakdown.…more
