Cert PG | 92 mins | 1959
5 Star
End of the Trail Western.
#124 in Eureka’s Masters of Cinema’s series brings alive the book, Day of the Outlaw by Lee Wells. Andre De Toth (The Stranger Wore a Gun) takes this story and develops characters that stand out from the screen as we see the story of the end of the trail town trying to survive it’s winter.
Bitters…more
Cert 15 | 65 mins | 2014
3 Star
Rise of the Spartan.
Director Ian Kirby (Mass Effect, 2,3) takes the novel of the same name by Eric Nylund (Gears of War, Halo: Reach) and brings the saga to the TV. This is the film version of that mini series. With animation that falls short of the games themselves, this release is for the die hard Halo fans. Telling…more
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
