Cert 15 | 97 mins | 2018
3 Star
The Future of Humanity.
From three time writer Arash Amel (The Expatriate) comes a foreboding tale of the end of humanity in a couple of decades time. Directed by Lennart Ruff, in his first feature film that shows the strain of what it is to be the hero of humanity even though the populace will not know until it’s too…more
Cert 18 | 93 mins | 2020
4 star gruesome and genuinely scary horror.
The Dare is written by Jonny Grant (Bright Light) and directed and co-written by Giles Alderson (Arthur and Merlin: Knights of Camelot). Soaked in gore from start to finish, this is an extremely satisfying revenge torture horror film, with a Stockholm Syndrome vibe.
“Your mother and father are scum, they abandoned you. If they cared…more
Cert PG | 112 mins | 2019
5 Star
Superb
The man of many talents, writer, director, producer, animator, editor, cinematographer, voice actor, manga artist and former graphic designer, Makoto Shinkai (5 Centimetres Per Second, Journey to Agartha, The Garden of Words, Your Name) sets the bar at its highest point with Weathering With You. The writing, the animation and the balance of this film puts all the others under…more
Cert 15 | 96 mins | 2015
3 star ambitious action packed thriller.
Momentum was originally released in 2015. It is written by Adam Marcus (Secret Santa, Texas Chainsaw) and Debra Sullivan (Conspiracy) and directed by Stephen S. Campanelli (Indian Horse). It was his directorial debut and the lack of experience does show a little.
“The video is embarrassing, the drive is treason.”
Cape Town, South Africa. A band plays…more
Cert 15 | 91 mins | 2020
4 Star
It’s All John Peels Fault.
Based on a true story, Dave McClean‘s story, he has written, directed and produced the story of a young lad from Dundee, Scotland. He takes the hard knocks of youthful exuberance and turns them into a pipe dream and runs with it, at a time that British music changed the World.
The film starts with a…more
90 mins | 2020
4 star thought provoking horror mystery.
Spiral is a Shudder original production available to stream on Shudder and Shudder UK as part of their 61 Days of Halloween celebration. It is written by Colin Minihan (Grave Encounters, Extraterrestrial) and John Poliquin (Room 203) and directed by Kurtis David Harder (Incontrol, Cody Fitz).
“Wow, that’s exciting. We don’t have any of you…more
Cert 15 | 109 mins | 1997
4 Star
Crimes, Loves and Orgasms
(or the tale of two letters)
Made in Hong Kong, written/directed by Fruit Chan (Hollywood Hong-Kong, Kill Time) is a niche film that has been saved by the Far East Film Festival on its twentieth anniversary and now Masters of Cinema bring us the Blu-ray restored urban masterpiece. Filmed at the time of the UK’s handover of…more
