Cert 18 | 100 mins | 2018
4 Star
Booms, Bangs and Bullets.
Writer/director Marc Price (Magpie, A Fistful of Lead) brings us a feast of action, blood, martial arts and bullets, in a dark comedic way that draws you in to each of the characters, whether they be the goodies or the baddies. Nightshooters is a great film for any horror or action fan and it comes across…more
Cert PG | 103 mins | 1950
4 Star
Love, Violence and Education
George Cukor’s (The Philadelphia Story, Gaslight, The Marrying Kind, My Fair Lady) 1950 Born Yesterday has been given the Arrow Academy treatment and can now be enjoyed in Blu-ray quality. Born Yesterday is from an era when domestic violence was just a part of life rather than being reviled as it is today.
Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford, All the…more
Cert 15 | 119 mins | 2019
3 stars of rip roaring Ozploitation action sci-fi.
Occupation is written and directed by Luke Sparke (Red Billabong) and brings together the best acting talent Australia has to offer.
“Come with me if you wanna live. Always wanted to say that!”
Occupation takes place in a small backwoods town in Australia, which is struggling due to its local industry closing down. Their world…more
Cert 15 | 87 mins | 2019
3 stars of brooding film-noir style thriller.
Josie is written by Anthony Ragnone II (Endings Inc.) and directed by Eric England (Contracted, Cured).
It tells us the story of Hank (Dylan McDermott – The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Practice) a loner and widely regarded as the local loser.
He lives alone at the rundown Pink Motel, with only his pet tortoises,…more
Cert 15 | 102 mins | 2018
3 Star
Buckle Up for a Fast Ride.
Apparently plucked from obscurity Jodi Scurfield has become a director with a Hollywood star as lead. Speed Kills is presented like a biography and seems to be a semi-biographical film about Don Aronow. With speed, drugs, a King (Prashant Shah, A Gentleman) and a Vice-President (Matthew Modine, The Dark Knight Rises, Backtrace) there is plenty to…more
Cert PG | 88 mins | 1944
5 Star
The Who’s Who of Who Done It.
Once again Eureka (Masters of Cinema) brings us #196 in their unmissable classic film restorations. Laura is one of The American Film Institute’s 10 best mystery films of all time. Based on the book of the same name by Vera Caspary (Bedelia), Otto Preminger (Porgy and Bess, Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Rosebud)…more
Cert R (Restricted) US | 92 mins | 2018
3 Star
Some Thing’s Are Best Left Forgotten.
On paper this film should be a hit with hard hitting stars Stallone (Rocky, Rambo, Escape Plan, The Expendables)and Modine (Full Metal Jacket, The Dark Knight Rises, Speed Kills) but that is where it stops and it should have remained on the paper. Director Brian A. Miller (Vice, The Prince) takes first time feature…more
