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
Cert 15 | 77 mins | 2017
4 Star
Fears, Beliefs and a Chiller Doll.
Greenway Entertainment (Essex Boys: Law of Survival, Invasion Earth) brings us their latest indie film The Doll Master, a chiller and if you have Pediophobia this will be a very uncomfortable experience. Written and directed by Steven M. Smith (Haunted) he takes on a creepy tale of the power within a doll. For me…more
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 15 | 168 mins | 2017
4 star conclusion to an excellent and compelling drama.
Charlotte Part 1 is a Japanese anime series produced by P.A. Works (Angel Beats) and Aniplex (Fullmetal Alchemist, Guilty Crown) and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai (Banner of the Stars).
The usual spoiler warning applies here, this review concerns the second part of the series, episodes 8-13, so please watch part one before reading.
“Taking abilities is your true power and it’s…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 15 | 12 x 25 mins | 2013
3 Star
Swords, Magic and Fate
Hideki Tachibana (H2O: Footprints in the Sand) directs the anime version of the Playstation 3 video game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift from 2008 to 2010, telling the story of the renegade Ragna the Bloodedge, a rebel against the authorities.
Ragna the Bloodedge walks the walk he has done time and time again, he is…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
