Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2022
4 Star
Teen Alchemical Fun.
Originating as a light novel written by Mizuho Itsuki and illustrated by Fuumi, then adapted as an anime produced by ENGI, MVM brings this delightful day-to-day adventuring anime to Blu-ray. This is great release from MVM, that will appeal to the lovers of adventuring and learning all those potions.
Sarasa Feed (Kanon Takao, Loner Life in Another World…more
Cert 15 | 95 mins | 1981
4 Star
Broken Ties.
From the writer/director Norifumi Suzuki (THE VALIANT RED PEONY: Red Peony Gambler I-III, Sex and Fury / Female Yakuza Tale) that brought us so many action films during 1960s-70s and 1980s, Roaring Fire is one of his most adventurous. As he uses his imagination for the fight locations, Roaring Fire is a rip-roaring action extravaganza.
In the back-streets and…more
Cert 12 | 106 mins | 1996
5 Star
Cult Sci-Fi Comedy
Mars Attacks, Tim Burton‘s (Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) sci-fi dark comedy. I Cannot believe that this is the thirtieth anniversary, but very thankful that it has been remastered into this 4K UHD Steelbook Collectors Edition from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment that packs in the extra’s (see below). This steelbook anniversary collector’s…more
Cert 12 | 95 mins | 1966
4 Star
Skulduggery, Bar Brawls, and Defenestration.
It’s Spaghetti Western time, and in 4K UHD from StudioCanal, this classic 1966 film directed and co-written by Alberto De Martino (The Chosen, Dirty Heroes) who brings you everything you expect in an Italian Spaghetti Western, just not as polished as Sergio Leone’s (The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful Of Dynamite) famous…more
Cert 15 | 108 mins | 1991
4 Star
Chow Yun-Fat does a French Crime Caper.
After the release of Bullet in the Head in 1990, John Woo had a very busy 1991 due to filming Once a Thief and his seminal Hong Kong film Hard Boiled, which launched his career in the West, filming with Hollywood stars i.e. Jean-Claude Van Damme (Double Impact, The Bouncer), John Travolta (The…more
Cert 18 | 174 mins | 1973
4 Star
The Femme Fatale!
Arrow Video brings us two influential films about a female swordswoman who is out on the path of revenge, and also out to bring justice to women that are used as drug mules. This release is a cracking restoration that brings all the blood and flesh into clear view. This is death and violence in the buff…more
Cert 15 | 642 mins | 1994-1998
5 Star
Jackie Chan at his Best.
Arrow Video have out-done themselves with this 4K UHD box-set of Jackie Chan films that got him noticed big-time in the West. With notable directors Lau Kar-leung (Drunken Master II, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III), Stanley Tong (Rumble in the Bronx, Police Story 3: Supercop) that brought Jackie Chan to the masses…more
