Cert 15 | 72 mins | 2021
3 star brooding and atmospheric thriller.
The Bloodhound is the first feature film from writer and director Patrick Picard and is a very impressive debut. It is a fresh and interesting take on the well known short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart).
My dear Francis. It’s been forever now and…more
Cert PG | 183 mins | 1949, 1957
4 star gloriously silly Japanese B-movies.
This Blu-ray features two Japanese films, among the earliest examples of tokusatsu (special effects) cinema from Daiei Studios (Gamera, Warning from Space). This is the first time they have been released outside Japan. They are both loosely based on characters created by H.G. Wells.
They are presented here on Blu-ray courtesy of Arrow Video.
The Invisible Man…more
Cert 12 | 197 mins | 1979, 1976
4 star bats, wolves and exploding owls.
This brilliant package includes two classic seventies horror creature features.
Nightwing was originally released in 1979 and is written by Martin Cruz Smith (Gorky Park) and directed by Arthur Hiller (The Man of La Mancha, See No Evil, Hear No Evil).
Shadow of the Hawk was originally released in 1976 and directed by George McCowan (Seeing…more
Cert 15 | 96 mins | 2021
4 star satisfyingly brutal revenge horror/comedy.
The Columnist is a Dutch horror/comedy written by Daan Windhorst (Locked Out, Suspicious Minds) and directed by Ivo van Aart (Spangas).
It is presented here in Dutch with English subtitles courtesy of Vertigo Releasing and is available to stream from 12th March on digital platforms in the UK.
“And now, Twitter, a curse or a blessing? Columnist Femke…more
Cert 12 | 122 mins | 2021
4 star harrowing yet inspirational tales of bravery.
Fukushima 50 is a Japanese film based on the novel by Ryûshô Kadota called On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi, with a screenplay by Yoichi Maekawa. It is directed by Setsurô Wakamatsu (The Unbroken, Whiteout). It is presented here in Japanese with English subtitles courtesy of Altitude Film Entertainment.
Based on real…more
Cert 18 | 65 mins | 2021
2 star after thought to a horror franchise.
Hellraiser: Revelations is the eighth sequel to the magnificent Hellraiser 1987. It is very loosely based on the characters created by horror legend Clive Barker (Nightbreed) and is directed by Victor Garcia (The Damned, An Affair to Die for).
Made in just three weeks to fulfill contractual obligations, this installment definitely marks the end…more
105 mins | 2021
3 star highly styled horror/thriller.
The Stylist is written and directed by Jill Gevargizian based on her short film of the same name. It is her feature directorial debut and disappointingly it shows. Although clever and stylish in places, the pacing issues make this film difficult to watch.
It is available to stream now on Arrow Video.
“That’s why I do hair. You…more
