Cert 15 | 104 mins | 2005
4 Star
Trucks, Pools and Flatland.
From director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) comes the trueish story of the three young men that changed the face of skateboarding for ever.
1975 Pacific Ocean Park Pier, Venice California. It’s dark and young men are grabbing surfboards (not necessarily their own) to head down to the pier where only the locals get to surf between the stanchions…more
Cert U | 104 mins | 1955
5 Star
Cattle, Dust and Revenge.
Eureka bring us #156 in their Masters of Cinema series and with their package they offer one of the best and most hard hitting westerns of its time. This is the fifth collaboration between James Stewart (Flight of the Phoenix) and director Anthony Mann (El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire) and arguably the best…more
Cert 15 | 116 mins | 1985
4 Star conversion of a classic eighties thriller.
To Live and Die In L.A. was originally released in 1985. It is based on the novel of the same name by former U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the screenplay with director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist).
It is an intense and uncompromising look at law enforcement on…more
Cert 15 | 91 mins | 1985
2 stars for this hilariously bad werewolf film.
Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf is based on the novel by Gary Brandner (The Howling) and was directed by Philippe Mora (Communion, Mad Dog Morgan). It was originally released in 1985 and is now brought to High Definition Dual Format DVD and Blu-ray by Arrow Video.
“You see that dwarf staring at…more
Cert 18 | 97 mins | 1984
4 star classic eighties slasher flick.
The Initiation was written by Charles Pratt Jr. (General Hospital, All My Children) and directed by Larry Stewart (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century). It was originally released in 1984 and is now available in High Definition for the first time from Arrow Video.
“Delta Rho Chi, never will die…”
The Initiation tells us the story of…more
Cert PG | 95 mins | 1939
5 stars of Cornish wreckers and Hitchcock brilliance.
Jamaica Inn was based on the novel of the same name of 1936, by renowned English author Daphne Du Maurier (Rebecca, The Birds) and was directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, Rear Window).
It was originally released in 1939 and is now enjoying a 4K restoration Dual Format DVD and Blu-ray release, plus new special…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2016
4 stars for an intensely bizarre Yuri anime.
Yurikuma Arashi is produced by Silver Link (Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya) and directed by Kunihiko Ikuharaus (Mawaru Penguindrum).
It is a Yuri anime, a Japanese term meaning any animation which deals with female to female relations and it’s jammed with not too subtle innuendos from start to finish, so it’s not for the faint…more
