Cert 15 | 216 mins
4 Star Epic Western with the smell of real life Wyoming 1890.
Set in the established burgeoning America, towns and cities are starting to get flooded by migrants from Eastern Europe, much to the dislike of Land owners and especially the Stockholder Association, who see these farm settlers as vermin or worse.
Set around the dysfunctional friendship between James Averill (Kris Kristofferson,…more
Cert 18 | 91 mins
WOW. Finally, 5 stars of PROPER horror.
Evil Dead is a remake of the cult horror film The Evil Dead, revealed to the world in 1981. This new version bears all the signatures of the original, directed by Fede Alvarez, a relative newcomer, but produced by Sam Raimi and Robert G. Tapert (The Evil Dead, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) , the maestros…more
Cert 15 | 325 mins
3.5 Stars of Horror/Fantasy Manga
Modern day England and where there are dark places, they are filled with a new horror; humans. A new ‘Freak chip’ is available to those who can afford it, that will give the recipient Vampiric abilities and the blood lust to go along with it.
The Hellsing Foundation, a paramilitary / paranormal operation in league with MI5…more
Cert 12 | 90 mins
This is a very entertaining piece of Anime, 3.5 stars for this one.
Naruto Shippuden: Movie 3 – The Will Of Fire is brought to us by Manga and is the latest in a long running franchise started in 2002, which includes TV series’, a number of feature films (including Blood Prison and the Lost Tower) and also computer games (various…more
240 mins
4 Stars of the best Auntie (BBC) can offer.
For many years I could not stand David Starkey, being outspoken, overbearing and speaking down his nose at you; always making me feel like a naughty schoolboy being lectured by his betters.
But this is the BBC at its best, Starkey takes us through 700 years of the influence that the monarchy have…more
Cert 15 | 129 mins
Well that was a complete waste of a morning. I’m going to give this 0.5 stars, simply because it seems rude to give it none at all.
Le Pont Du Nord was first released in 1981 and is directed by the”masterful” French director Jacques Rivette (Va Savoir, Celine And Julie Go Boating) and is taken from his so called legendary middle period.…more
Cert 18 | 124 mins
I have no idea what this is all about, grudgingly I have given it 0.5 stars.
Possession was originally released in 1981 and is now making its apparently long-awaited debut on Blu-ray.
Rather unbelievably, this film was banned in the eighties under the “video nasty” list. If there was a ridiculously weird list it would have fitted much better there.
Possession was directed by…more
