Cert 12 | 80 mins | 1954
4 Star
Doomsday Breakout
When it comes from the pen of Sydney Boehm (The Big Heat, The Atomic City) you know you are in for a great tale. Directed by Hugo Fregonese (My Six Convicts, Savage Pampas) who brings out the brooding and ferocity of his leading man Edward G. Robinson (Double Indemnity, Key Largo) and a cracking support cast to boot.…more
Cert PG | 109 mins | 1974
4 Star
High Tension on the High Seas.
From the 1970s, the era of disaster movies, some movies stood out and some just sunk, but this nautical thriller stands the test of time. Now Eureka Classics brings us their crispy Blu-ray limited edition, with plenty of special features (see below). Based on events of 1972 aboard the QE2, this movie follows 1200…more
Cert 15 | 99 mins | 2007
4 Star
No Sleep Till D.C.
After fifty-five years, it was deemed time to do a remake of the 1956 film ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’, so in 2007 first time writer David Kajganich (True Story, A Bigger Splash) brings the story into a new century and shows its sensibilities. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, Five Minutes of Heaven) who has two…more
Cert 15 | 350 mins | 2004
4 star
Veins, Pains and Sibling Rivalry.
From animation studio ‘Madhouse’ (Death Note, Wolf Children) comes a hard hitting Martial-Arts series. This Collectors Edition comes via MVM, and contains the original twenty-four episodes, plus the two OVA’s on Blu-ray. Directed by Toshifumi Kawase (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (TV Series), The Matchless Raijin-Oh (TV Series)), who gives us rippling muscles, panty-shots and Chi…more
Cert 15 | 96 mins | 1988
4 Star
Legend of the Night in UHD.
Arrow celebrate the Mistress of the Dark: Elvira on 4K UHD with this Limited Edition release. Directed by novice feature director James Signorelli (Saturday Night Live (TV Series), Easy Money), he brings Elvira (Cassandra Peterson, Movie Macabre (TV Series), Elvira’s Haunted Hills) to the big screen as her fame stretched across the globe. This…more
Cert 12 | 300 mins | 2024
4 star fun and light hearted Demon Girl anime sequel.
The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2 is the 2022 anime sequel to The Demon Girl Next Door (2019). It is based on the four panel manga series by Izumo Itō and adapted for anime by Studio J.C. Staff (A Certain Magical Index, Golden Time) and directed by Hiroaki Sakurai (Winter Garden,…more
Cert PG | 104 mins | 1949
5 Star
What’s That in the Shadows.
This Graham Greene (The Fallen Idol, This Gun For Hire), Orson Welles (A Man for all Seasons, Citizen Kane) written masterpiece has been dubbed the greatest British film of all time, and who am I to argue against the sublime monochrome marvellous feat of cinematography by
Robert Krasker (El Cid, Brief Encounter) and direction by Carol…more
