Cert 18 | 93 mins | 2015
2 stars for this poorly executed but novel take on the vampire legend.
The Stranger is written and directed by up and coming director Guillermo Amoedo (Knock Knock, The Green Inferno) and produced by Eli Roth (Aftershock, Cabin Fever).
Set in the small quiet town of Grey Mountain, The Stranger starts off incredibly slowly and pretty much stays that way for the…more
Cert 15 | 8 x 45 mins | 2015
4 Star
Quirky British Humour.
Continuing their writing success Jack Lothian and Dominic Minghella bring us the next instalment of the offish Doctor in the seaside town of Portwenn.
Everybody in Portwenn knows that Doc Martin’s (Martin Clunes, Saving Grace) wife Louisa (Caroline Catz, I, Anne) left him and went abroad three weeks ago and he hasn’t heard from her since. But life…more
Cert E | 89 mins | 1986
3 stars for this lavish but dated adaptation of the classic Christmas ballet.
This production of The Nutcracker was first presented on the stage of the seattle Opera House, Washington on December 13th, 1983 by the Pacific Northwest Ballet. It was adapted for the screen in 1986 by Ken Stowell, who choreographed it and Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are),…more
Cert 15 | 106 mins | 2015
4 stars for this hilarious Australian caper.
Nice package is written and directed by Dan Macarthur (Go Goa Gone, The Suicide Theory) and has now arrived on DVD in the UK for the first time.
“Produced by Melanie Poole (The Today Show) this fast-paced riot of colourful characters, cool music and razor sharp dialogue is Pulp Fiction meets The Hangover, with a…more
Cert PG | 5 x 25 mins | 1978
4 star
Can one girl change the course of history?
Director Dorothea Brooking was described by executive producer Anne Home as “one of the most influential makers of drama from the early Fifties onwards” (The Railway Children, The Secret Garden). Diana De Vere Cole brings the words of the novel by Alison Uttley (Jackanory) to life.
After falling ill to pneumonia, Penelope (Sophie…more
Cert PG | 106 mins | 2015
4 stars for this tongue in cheek sci-fi romantic comedy.
The Man From the Future is a subtitled Brazilian film, written and directed by Claudio Torres. It was first released in 2011, had it’s UK premiere at the Sci-Fi London Film Festival in 2013 and now arrives in the UK on DVD for the first time.
It tells us the story of…more
Cert E | 70 mins | 2015
4 Star A Petrol-heads Dream.
Written and directed by Philip Walsh takes a trip down memory lane as he and Francesco De Mosto plus ex-racing driver Alain De Cadenet head to the home of an iconic street race on the Island of Sicily. On a personal journey through the history of the legend that is the Targa Florio.
Where once upon a…more
