Cert 12 | 90 mins | 2018
3 stars of slightly confusing time travelling romance anime.
Fireworks (also known as Fireworks: Should We See Them From the Side or the Bottom?) is based on the 1993 Japanese live-action television play of the same name, written by Shunji Iwai.
This anime version is produced by Shaft (Nisekoi, Maria Holic) and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo (March Comes In Like A Lion) and Nobuyuki Takeuchi (Spirited Away),…more
Cert 18 | 79 mins | 2018
4 stars of very black festive comedy horror.
Secret Santa is the second film from the Frightfest Presents label, a venture between Signature Entertainment and leading genre festival Frightfest. Following the success of The Dark, we now have a blood drenched comedy from the creators of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday and Texas Chainsaw 3D.
It is written by Debra…more
Cert U | 76 mins | 2018
5 stars of stunning wildlife film making.
Over a decade later and following on from the success of March of the Penguins, writer and director Luc Jacquet (Ice and the Sky, Once Upon a Forest) is back with another work of genius, March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step.
“It’s pick up time at preschool, but unfortunately the entire class consists of nearly identical twins,…more
Cert U | 63 mins | 2018
5 stars of hauntingly beautiful animation.
5 Centimeters Per Second was originally released in 2007 and is now available on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time courtesy of Manga UK.
It is produced, written and directed by the highly acclaimed Makoto Shinkai (The Garden of Words, Your Name) and follows a similar theme to his previous works, The Place Promised…more
Cert 15 | 95 mins | 2018
4 stars of unusual psychological horror.
The Dark is written and directed by Justin P. Lange and is his impressive directorial debut.
It is the first film to be released under the FrightFest Presents label, the new venture from leading independent distributor Signature Entertainment and leading genre festival FrightFest.
“This is what you’re looking for. So you like scary stories do you?”
Josef Hofer…more
Cert 18 | 82 mins | 2018
3 stars of creepy supernatural cabin-in-the-woods horror.
Dead Night is written by Irving Walker and Bradford Baruh (John Dies At the End) and is the directorial debut of producer Bradford Baruh.
James Pollack (A.J. Bowen – You’re Next, A Horrible Way to Die) and his wife Casey (Brea Grant – Best Friends Forever, A Ghost Story) have decided to enjoy a weekend…more
Cert 12 | 103 mins | 2018
3 star second-coming of age tale.
Book Club is written by Erin Simms (Long Gone Day) and Bill Holderman (A Walk in the Woods), for whom this is also an impressive directorial debut.
“I was thinking maybe I could lube her up a bit and get that old gal riding again…”
This film is a charming and frankly quite eye opening look at growing older…more
