106 mins | 2021
3 stars of black comedy coming-of-age film.
Dinner In America is written and directed by Adam Rehmeier (Jonas, The Bunny Game) and produced by Ben Stiller (Zoolander, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty). It is a gritty and uncompromising comedy, exploring the realities of finding your feet in the world.
“I knew I recognized you. You were in my musical appreciation course…more
Cert 18 | 75 mins | 2021
3 star tale of girly chats and raging obsession.
Homewrecker is very much a group effort, written by Precious Chong (Playing It Cool) and Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep) who both also star, as well as Zach Gayne (States) who also directs.
“Marriage is a big commitment, but you can still leave. But once a kid enters the picture, that’s the point of…more
Cert 18 | 114 mins | 2000
4 Star
Brutal Death Race, Oh and Babies.
Classic Martial Arts filmmaker, writer, director and Producer Hark Tsui (Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain, Once Upon A Time In China Trilogy, Iron Monkey, The Taking of Tiger Mountain) comes to the twenty-first century with this Hong Kong and South American crime fiction. Where young men have to find their place in society…more
Cert 18 | 89 mins | 1972
4 Star
Martial Art Revenge.
Following in the vein of the Shaw Brothers Studio (Come Drink with Me, The One-Armed Swordsman, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) of Hong Kong comes one of their stars Jimmy Wang Yu (The One Armed Swordsmen, One-Armed Boxer II, Return of the Chinese Boxer) as writer, director and starring himself as the lead role. This film pulls together…more
Cert PG | 114 mins | 1965
4 Star
Cat and Mouse Behind the Iron Curtain.
From the pen of spy thriller master John le Carré (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV Mini-Series), Smiley’s People (TV Mini-Series), The Constant Gardener) comes a classic spooks film, directed by Martin Ritt (Hud, The Brotherhood, Norma Rae). He takes us into the underbelly of what we never see, but read about in the…more
Cert 15 | 95 mins | 1958
4 star satirical take on corporate greed in 1950’s Japan.
Giants and Toys is a Japanese film, originally released in 1958. It makes it’s worldwide Blu-ray debut in 1080p courtesy of Arrow Video. Based on the short story by Takeshi Kaikō, it has a screenplay by Yoshio Shirasaka and directed by Yasuzô Masumura (Lullaby of the Earth).
The film is presented with…more
Cert 15 | 103 mins | 1995
4 Star
The Future is Here
When William Gibson (The X Files, The Gernsback Continuum) wrote his short story of a man who transports information stored in a hard-drive located in his skull, the year 2021 seemed so far away. But yet here we are looking back at the future, in this dystopian tale of the Hi-teks and the Loteks, and a…more
