Cert 18 | 80 mins | 2020
3 stars of gruesome zombie anime.
Calamity of a Zombie Girl is an O.N.A. (Original Net Animation) produced by studio Gonzo (Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing) and Stingray. It is based on the light novel series written by Ryō Ikehata and illustrated by Hagane Tsurugi.
It is presented here in on Blu-ray in Japanese with English subtitles, courtesy of Anime Ltd.
“I…more
Cert 15 | 94 mins | 2020
4 stars of hilarious and very gory zomcom.
Little Monsters is an international co-production between Australia, the U.K. and the United States and set in Australia. It is written and directed by Abe Forsythe, a magnificent debut and extremely promising start.
“Dave, there are plenty of things to be scared of in this world, but having a kid isn’t one of them”
Dave (Alexander…more
Cert 15 | 108 mins | 2020
5 stars of violence and mayhem across Tokyo.
The perfect (if slightly unorthodox) Valentine’s Day film, First Love is showing from 14th February at selected cinemas across the UK. Show a loved one you care with some good old fashioned limb lopping and mindless violence.
Written by Masa Nakamura (Andromedia) and directed by Takashi Miike (Blade of the Immortal, Audition, The Happiness…more
Weathering With You is Makoto Shinkai’s follow up to global anime sensation Your Name.
The creators of “Your Name” return with a breathtaking
drama that’s stormed the Japanese box office, and become
the country’s first anime entry for the Academy Awards’ Best
International Feature Film in over 20 years!
Due to fan demand, Weathering With You will be expanding massively in the UK from the…more
Cert 15 | 169 mins | 2020
4 stars of chilling supernatural horror sequel.
It Chapter Two is the sequel to the 2017 film It, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King (Castle Rock, Cujo, Pet Sematary), with a screenplay by Gary Dauberman (The Nun, Annabelle: Creation) and directed by Andy Muschietti (It, Mama).
“Your hair is winter fire, January embers. My heart burns there…more
Cert 15 | 96 mins | 2020
3 stars of teenage social media aspirations gone wrong.
The Gallows Act II is the sequel to the hit film The Gallows. Not having seen the original, I can’t draw any comparisons, but it doesn’t seem that you need to have watched it to understand this one, it works well enough as a stand alone.
It is written and directed by Travis…more
Cert 15 | 99 mins | 2019
3 Star
The Countdown Has Started
Steven C. Miller (Escape Plan II, Southern Fury) takes video game writer Jeremy Drysdale‘s (Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat) original story and brings us a fantastical bad day cop story. With a new take on mass media news streaming as it happens in all its raw reality(ish).
Beat cop Frank Penny (Aaron Eckhart, Erin Brockovich, The…more
