Cert 15 | 130 mins | 2017
5 stars of insightful and beautiful anime.
A Silent Voice is based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ōima. The screenplay is written by Reiko Yoshida and the film is directed by Naoko Yamada (K-On!!).
“You know something. We’re all sick of your notebook. It’s getting pretty old, pretty fast.”
The film opens with our protagonist Shōya Ishida (Robbie Daymond – Final Fantasy XV)…more
Cert 18 | 94 mins | 2017
5 star all time classic horror re-released on limited edition Blu-ray Steelbook.
Just to make us all feel really old, Hellraiser is currently being re-shown in UK cinemas to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its release.
It was first shown in 1987 and is written and directed by Clive Barker (Nightbreed, Candyman) and was his astonishingly self assured directorial debut.
“No tears please.…more
Cert 15 | 94 mins | 2017
4 stars of fabulously dark British horror comedy.
Eat locals is written by Danny King (Wild Bill) and is the impressive directorial debut of Jason Flemyng (Snatch, I Give it a Year), featuring the reunited cast of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
“Come on. All those migrants coming in clinging to the underside of vehicles. No-one’s going to miss a few…more
Cert 15 | 87 mins | 1988
4 stars for this disturbing apocalyptic eighties classic.
Miracle Mile is written and directed by Steve De Jarnatt (Cherry 2000, For the People). In 1983 it was described by American Film Magazine as one of the top ten unproduced screenplays and in 1988 the script was bought back by De Jarnatt and finally released as a film.
“Forget everything you just heard…more
Cert PG | 90 mins | 2017
4 stars of old fashioned but fun kids adventure.
Rock Dog is written and directed by Ash Brannon (Surf’s Up, Toy Story 2) and is based on the graphic novel Tibetan Rock Dog by Zheng Jun, a Chinese singer/rock song writer.
“Go to the city. But if you fail, you come back and never speak of music again.”
Snow Mountain is the happy and…more
Cert 18 | 67 mins | 1963
4 stars for this great restoration of the original “slasher flick”.
Blood Feast (and Scum of the Earth 1963) are written by Allison Louise Downe (The Gruesome Twosome, She-devils on Wheels) and directed by the “Godfather of Gore” Herschell Gordon Lewis (Colour Me Blood Red, Two Thousand Maniacs!).
It was released in 1963 along with the other film featured on this release,…more
Cert 18 | 96 mins | 2017
3 stars of good but slow found footage horror.
Capture Kill Release is written and directed by Nick McAnulty (Murdoch Mysteries, Arctic Air) and is a strange mix of kitchen sink drama and brutal horror.
“I think there should be equal murder opportunities for everyone.”
Jennifer (Jennifer Fraser) and Farhang (Farhang Ghajar – Uncle Brian, Snow) seem like the perfect couple. As the film opens we…more
