Cert 15 | 108 mins | 2015
4 stars for this surprising and intelligent thriller.
The Gift is written and directed by Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby, Black Mass), his directorial debut and produced by Jason Blum (Insidious: Chapter 3, Whiplash).
It is a very well thought out and compelling story which has you gripped from beginning to end.
Simon (Jason Bateman – Horrible Bosses, Juno) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall…more
Cert 18 | 88 mins | 1981
4 stars for this excellent and disturbing horror story.
First released in 1981, Ghost Story is based on the 1979 bestselling novel of the same name by Peter Straub (Dark Dreamers) and directed by John Irvin (Hamburger Hill, Raw Deal).
Set in a small New England town, it tells the story of four lifelong friends who call themselves the “Chowder Society” and…more
103 mins | 2015
3 stars for this interesting insight into the world of filmmaking.
Northern Man – Struggling Actor to Film Director is filmed and directed by Stephen Southouse and Jason Croot and stars prolific actor and film director Jason Croot.
View his IMDB page here.
It’s an interesting approach to filmmaking, basically someone with a hand held camera, filming Jason Croot filming himself with a…more
Cert 15 | 2 x 60 mins | 2014
4 Star
Cyberpunk Heaven.
Directed by Kazuchika Kise and screenplay by Tow Ubukata, they bring us a re-imagining of the rise of Major Motoko Kusanagi and her squad. Featuring music by Cornelius, it brings us a feel of Akira, with the amazing images and anime of Production I.G.
The Major has managed to bring together former enemies and formed them into a squad…more
Cert 15 | 13 x 24 mins | 2015
3 stars for this sometimes moving but slightly confused anime.
Based on the seinen manga series written and illustrated by Tomonori Inoue, Coppelion is brought to the screen by GoHands, the studio behind the Mardock Scramble series of films.
It is set in a Japan which has seen further nuclear tragedy, after a terrible accident at a plant in Tokyo has left…more
Cert 12 | 511 + Special features mins | 2015
5 Stars All the Way There
and Back Again.
Peter Jackson in a Box. What more could you Want!
The Hobbit 3D, All three films in wonderful 3D, now available in the extended versions. Jackson takes us through J.R.R. Tolkien‘s prequel to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy (also by Peter Jackson), covering The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle…more
Cert 15 | 124 mins | 2015
5 Star
A Boxing Film for the New
Generation.
The amazing words of Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy) are taken by director (Antoine Fuqua, The Replacement Killers, Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen) and turned into a visual tour-de-force with amazing highs and deep depressions.
With Gyllenhaal in the driving seat, this is just pure brilliance and blows all other recent boxing films out of the…more
