Cert 15 | 95 mins
5 Stars of Class acting
This is a lesson on where less is far more, casting, writing and acting perfect.
Brilliantly directed by Fisher Stevens, (Just a Kiss) and a witty and gritty pen from Noah Haidle, (Gym Short). Despite their inexperience at the sharp end of the business they have produced a cracking film that warms the heart of true friendship.
Val,…more
Cert PG | 106 mins
4.5 stars for this heart-warming and funny tale of the Light Music Club.
K-On! The Movie is based on the TV series of the same name and covers the time period between just before the band leave school and start University.
Having saved the Sakuragaoka Girl’s High School Light Music (Pop Music) Club from disbanding, four of the members of the band…more
Cert 12 | 300 mins
4 stars for this next instalment of the mighty force that is Bleach.
Bleach Series 12 Part 1 is subtitled Zanpakutō: The Alternate tale. A Zanpakutō takes the form of a sword carried by the Soul Reapers, which is believed to be born within the soul of a Soul Reaper and die with them, two halves of the same soul.
At the…more
Cert 12 | 325 mins
3.5 stars for this beautiful but highly confused TV series.
Horizon On The Middle Of Nowhere 2 (also known as Horizon In The Middle Of Nowhere 2) is based on the Manga by Minoru Kawakami and illustrated by Satoyasu. It continues the story of the flying city ship, Musashi.
The premise of Horizon is interesting, somewhat reminiscent of “Cities in Flight”. The…more
Cert 18 | 270 mins
4.5 stars for this compelling and strange Manga series.
How far will we go to save those we love?
Mawaru Penguindrum 2 is directed and co-written by Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena) and is the second and final instalment of this fascinating story, comprising episodes 13 -24.
The story begins with three siblings, Himari Takakura and her twin brothers, Shōma and Kanba. While…more
Cert 12 | 440 mins
4.25 Stars of Multi Award Winning Slick CGI.
If it wasn’t for the stylised faces of the characters you would not be able to tell the difference between these 22 minute episodes and the feature films.
The musics right, the sound effects are right and the visuals are beautiful. People walk a bit strange but I don’t know if that’s deliberate or…more
Cert 18 | 116 mins
3.5 stars for this nicely tweaked version of an Eighties cult classic.
Lifeforce was first released in 1986 and was directed by Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and based upon the novel “The Space Vampires”, written by Colin Wilson (Max Headroom).
This sci-fi thriller starts when the deep space probe Churchill investigates Halley’s Comet and finds an unidentified object located within…more
