Cert PG | 119 mins | 2017
4 stars of heartwarming, uplifting anime.
The Anthem of the Heart (Beautiful Word, Beautiful World) is a Japanese animation directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai (Toradora!) and produced by anime studio A-1 Pictures (Your Lie In April, Sword Art Online).
“Daddy’s a prince! Of course the princess wasn’t you, but… did you miss the ball because you were cooking?”
Jun Naruse (Inori Minase) is a…more
Cert 15 | 93 mins | 1973
2 stars of disquieting and dated “almost animation”.
Belladonna of Sadness was first released in 1973 and is based on the novel La Sorciere (Satanism and Witchcraft) by Jules Michelet. This film adaptation was brought to us by anime studio Mushi Production and directed by Eiichi Yamamoto.
“I’ll give anything if someone would save me, even my soul…”
The film opens with the…more
Cert 15 | 99 mins | 2017
4 Star
Genes VS the Mind
Trespass Against Us is Adam Smith‘s (Dr Who) first full length feature film and he begins with this gritty British film where family ties need to be broken for the seed to grow.
A hare running across a field, very natural thing you may think, but not when it is being chased by a 4×4 with a…more
Cert TBC (15) | 111 mins | 2017
5 Star
Survival Under the Sun.
Indie actor/writer/director Kevin Singh (Tokolosh) brings his third film. Thirst was a brave undertaking due to the subject matter and the conditions of the film location and all done on a zero budget of just $13,000. He brings us a full cinematic experience in his 1hr 51min film, filmed on location in Namib Desert, Namibia and…more
Cert PG | 1500 mins | 1993
4 stars of colourful fun for kids and adults alike.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was first shown in 1993 and was the start of the huge franchise that is the Power Rangers.
Despite being a children’s show, it became a massive part of 90’s pop culture, spawning a huge line of action figures, along with lots of other merchandise.
The show uses stock…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2017
4 stars of beautifully animated supernatural thriller.
Noragami Aragoto is the sequel to Noragami, brought to us by the anime studio Bones (Fullmetal Alchemist, Space Dandy) and directed by Kotaro Tamura (Wolf Children).
“Yato the baby-sitting God, at your service!”
Yato (Jason Liebrecht – Snow White With the Red Hair) is a God, a God of War to be precise. However, in the…more
Cert 15 | 12 x 16 mins | 2015
3 Star
A Fight for Your Right to eat Cheese Burgers.
Production I.G. bring us an adaptation of their super Attack on Titan releases. This full collection of the 12 episodes comes in a collectors box. The only similarity is that the human characters are there and there are Titans. As the name suggests we have High School hi-jinx as the students…more
