Cert 18 | 93 mins | 1985
4 star
Martial Arts in Hong Kong 80s Style.
Corey Yuen (Righting Wrongs, She Shoots Straight) brings us the female lead martial arts extravaganza, that started the ‘girls-with-guns’ sub-genre, and spawned the In ‘the Line of Duty’ series of films. Produced by the great Sammo Hung (Jackie Chan’s Police Story & Police Story 2, Jackie Chan’s PROJECT A & PROJECT A PART…more
Cert 18 | 86 mins | 2022
3 star silly but entertaining festive horror.
Nutcracker Massacre is a 2022 horror film directed by Rebecca Matthews (Reign of Chaos, Beneath the Surface). It has a story by Jeff Miller (Dolls, The Toybox) and screenplay by Joe Knetter (Blind, Pretty Boy).
Nutcracker is released on Digital Platforms on 12th December 2022, just in time for Christmas, courtesy of Central City Media.
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Cert PG | 280 mins | 1939-1940
4 Star
Don’t Give up on Hope
From Eureka comes two black and white comedy/horror films from the master of comedy Bob Hope (Road to Bali, Road to Rio, Road to Morocco) along with the starlet of the day, the mesmerizing Paulette Goddard (The Young in Heart, Hold Back the Dawn) in this first time Blu-ray UK release. Quick Quips and a…more
Cert U | 90 mins | 1972
4 Star
An Eco-Warrior in Space.
Douglas Trumbull (Brainstorm) cut his Sci-Fi teeth creating effects on 2001: A Space Odyssey, he used what he learned to make his directorial début with this eco-based Sci-Fi classic, an oddball film then /and now but still a great watch especially with all the Special Features (See Below). Just wondering if SpaceX has anything planned.
On Earth,…more
87 mins | 2022
4 star snow covered festive bloodbath.
Christmas Bloody Christmas is a 2022 American horror film written and directed by Joe Begos (Bliss, Almost Human), who also enjoys a brief and very messy cameo.
It is a Shudder Original, available on the streaming service from 9th December 2022, just in time for Christmas.
“A dude. A man. Okay, on Christmas Eve you’re going to…more
91 mins | 1978
4 Star
Let the Car-nage Begin.
STUDIOCANAL brings us petrol heads, one of the best car films of the 70s, with this Walter Hill (The Warriors, The Long Riders, 48 Hours, Brewster’s Millions) film, underrated at the time of release, but it has gone on to inspire other writer/directors (Quentin Tarantino, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Edgar Wright), and computer games. Now on…more
Cert 12 | 298 mins | 1991
4 Star
4K Medieval Skulduggery.
From Arrow Video comes the definitive version of the 1991 smash hit American blockbuster, set in twelfth century feudal England. Directed by Kevin Reynolds (Fandango, The Beast of War), his first with Costner (Waterworld). You know the story now relive the movie in 4K, in the comfort of your own home, or a great Xmas gift for…more
