Cert 15 | 80 mins | 2014
3 stars of British in your face anarchic teenagers.
We Are The Freaks is written and directed by Justin Edgar (Special People, Large) and is set in the 1990s, around the time of Margaret Thatcher’s resignation.
As their future looms large over the horizon, a group of teenagers embark on an evening out that none of them will ever forget.
Jack (Jamie Blackley…more
Cert 18 | 104 mins | 1973
4 stars of classic British horror.
Theatre Of Blood was first released in 1973 and is directed, brilliantly I might add, by Douglas Hickox (Zulu Dawn, Brannigan).
It tells the story of Shakespearean actor Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price – The Fly, House Of Wax) and his lovely and loyal daughter Edwina Lionheart (Diana Rigg – The Avengers, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service).
After…more
Cert 15 | 129 mins | 1986
5 stars of blistering eighties Chuck Norris action.
The Delta Force is written by James Bruner (An Eye For An Eye, Missing In Action) and co-written and directed by Menahem Golan (Over The Top, Bloodsport), both major players in the field of eighties action films.
Originally released in 1986, this classic Chuck Norris film has been carefully transferred onto Blu-ray using the…more
Cert 15 | 93 mins | 1973
4 stars for the triumphant return of this classic psychological thriller.
Sisters is written and directed by the fantastic Brian De Palma (Scarface, Phantom Of The Paradise) and was first released in 1973. This is very early in his career and was in fact his first real success, but you can can already see the mark of greatness here.
It tells the…more
Cert 15 | 138 mins | 2014
2 stars for this disappointing crime drama/compreparedller.
American Hustle is written and directed by David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, Three Kings) and he carries on his theme here of trying to present “human opera”.
It is a work of fiction although some of the characters are based upon real-life counterparts from the criminal world.
American Hustle starts in 1978 and tells the…more
Cert PG | 88 mins | 2014
2 stars for this occasionally funny but very weird film.
The Harry Hill Movie is directed by Steve Bendelack (The League Of Gentleman, Mr. Bean’s Holiday) and it is certainly easy to recognize his bizarre brand of comedy here.
Written by Harry Hill, he also stars in the film as himself. The story-line (if you want to call it that) is a…more
Cert 12 | 161 mins | 2014
5 stars of further glorious adventures in Middle Earth.
The Hobbit – The Desolation Of Smaug continues where The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey finishes.
As the film opens, we see Gandalf (Ian McKellen – X-Men, Lord Of The Rings) and Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage – Captain America, Robin Hood) at the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree, where Gandalf persuades him to…more
