Cert 15 | 90 mins | 2017
4 stars of tense and exciting fantasy action.
A Certain Magical Index: The Movie The Miracle of Endymion is based on a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi (A Certain Scientific Railgun) and takes place in the same world and with the same basic characters as the series, A Certain Magical Index.
“How can you be a Nun and a glutton?!”
It is…more
Cert PG | 81 mins | 2017
5 stars of powerful and incredibly beautiful animation.
The Red Turtle is co-written and directed by Michael Dudok de Wit and is his stunning full length debut. It is a co-production between Wild Bunch (Pan’s Labyrinth, Spirited Away) and Studio Ghibli (Arrietty, When Marnie Was There).
The film has no dialogue, although there is vocalisation in the form of shouts and grunts,…more
Cert PG | 91 mins | 2017
4 stars of entertaining space adventure.
Spark is written and directed by Aaron Woodley (The Entitled, Arctic Justice) and features a host of famous names in its voice cast.
“I hope you’re hungry because you’re about to taste bitter defeat. Time to kick some asteroid!”
The film tells the story of Spark (Jace Norman – Splitting Adam, Rufus), a thirteen year old monkey.…more
Cert 15 | 98 mins | 2000
4 stars for this classic anime film.
Escaflowne The Movie is a re-telling of the hugely popular television series The Vision of Escaflowne. It is directed by Kazuki Akane (Geneshaft) and produced by Studio Bones (Eureka Seven: Astral Ocean, Fullmetal Alchemist). This edition features the original Japanese soundtrack as well as the original English dub and the 2016 Kickstarter English dub.
“Oh no! I’m…more
Cert 18 | 105 mins | 1972
4 star conversion of a riveting Italian Giallo thriller.
Don’t Torture a Duckling was first released in 1972 and is presented here in Dual Format DVD and Blu-ray courtesy of Arrow Video.
It is written and directed by Lucio Fulci (The Beyond, City of the Living Dead) and was pretty controversial on it’s release due to the religious themes and brutal and…more
Cert 12 | 120 mins | 2017
5 stars of gloriously animated and engrossing storytelling.
The Boy and the Beast is written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) and produced by Studio Chizu.
“I hate everybody! I hate them, hate them, hate them…”
Our story opens in the realm of the beasts, Jūtengai, where the Lord (Steve Powell – Space Dandy) has decided…more
Cert 15 | 87 mins | 2017
3 stars for this atmospheric but slow mystery.
Voice From the Stone is based on the novel “La Voce Della Pietra” by Silvio Raffo, with the screenplay by Andrew Shaw and directed by Eric D. Howell (From Heaven to Hell).
“Something inside of him is broken…”
Voice From the Stone is set in Tuscany in the 1950’s and features some beautiful and haunting…more
