Cert 12 | 101 mins | 1992
4 Star
From a Jack to a King.
Writer/director Gordon Chan (Fist of Legend, Beast Cops) bring martial arts to life in The King of Beggars, as Stephen Chow (FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE, THE ROYAL TRAMP COLLECTION) lights up the screen with his talents. This from riches to rags story sees a lazy young man get even lazier as he hones his…more
Cert 15 | 226 mins | 2026
4 star excellent duo of Japanese thrillers.
Cloud/Charisma are two films from the fertile imagination of Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Journey to the Shore). Although made 25 years apart and very different films, they are both great psychological thrillers, each bearing Kurosawa’s unmistakable style and both equally enjoyable.
They are presented here as a Limited Edition boxset, making their UK Entertainment debut as…more
Cert 16+ | 95 mins | 2024
4 Star
This Will Literally Blow His Mind.
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox, is one of those thought experiments that should have stayed a thought experiment, not because this is a bad idea. No, because this film will have your brain twisted so much that it will disappear up its own black hole. This all the fault of Stimson Snead,…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2026
3 stars, a chaotic and fast paced animated tale.
The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess is a 2023 Japanese animated series, based on the light novel series of the same name, written by Kotei Kobayashi and illustrated by Riichi.
Directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa, it is presented here in both the original Japanese and an English dub and is available to own…more
Cert 15 | 93 mins | 2026
3 Star
Wrong Time, Wrong Place, Wrong Scam.
From first time writer Roy Rivett, comes a dark-comedy crime caper, directed by Cinematographer Zak Fenning (Fried (TV Mini Series)) who brings to life this tale of unlucky friends and the mess they find themselves in. This film is a stepping stone for the up-and-coming Rina Lipa in her first feature film. The hapless…more
Cert 15 | 119 mins | 2026
4 star raw and unflinching drama.
Die My Love is a 2025 psychological drama film, based on the 2012 novel written by Ariana Harwicz, with a screenplay co-written by Enda Walsh (Hunger, The House), Alice Birch (The Wonder) and Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), who also directs.
It is available to stream in the UK exclusively on MUBI from 23rd…more
Cert 15 | 93 mins | 1981
4 Star
Close Encounters of the Hairy Kind.
It’s cult classic time and thanks to Eureka Entertainment LTD, we get to see it on Blu-ray. This Larry Cohen (The Stuff, The Ambulance, Phone Booth) dark comedy (his only true comedy) is possibly more poignant today than back in the early 1980s (Jimmy Carter). But this teen (the star was 25) coming of…more
