Cert 18 | 126 mins | 1974
4 Star
Seclusion, Intrusion and Remodelling.
Eureka brings us the Masters of Cinema #148, the 1974 film directed by Luchino Visconti who brought us The Leopard and Death in Venice. Now he joins up again with screen legend Burt Lancaster (The Crimson Pirate). To bring us his thought provoking film.
The professor (Burt Lancaster, The Island of Dr. Moreau) lives in Rome on…more
Cert 12 | 113 mins | 2016
5 star simple and beautiful drama.
Sweet Bean is based on the novel by Durien Sukagawa (Kinpatsu Sensei) and written and directed by Naomi Kawase (Still The Water). It was selected to open the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and was also selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2016
4 stars for a princess cast out of her castle.
Yona of the Dawn is based on the Japanese Manga series written by Mizuho Kusanagi and is brought to anime by studio Pierrot (Naruto: Shippuden, Bleach, Tokyo Ghoul).
“In my time at the castle, I never knew the cold beyond it’s walls. That life is gone now.”
Yona (Monica Rial – A Certain Magical…more
Cert 15 | 275 mins | 2016
4 stars for this exceptional but unusual sporting anime.
Ping Pong: The Animation is based on the Manga written by Taiyō Matsumoto (Blue Spring) and features his trade mark unconventional and slightly surreal style of drawing. It is adapted to anime by the Tatsunoko Production Studio.
“I’ve never seen him this way. It is spring, maybe he’s in heat.”
It tells the story of…more
Cert 15 | 98 mins | 2016
4 stars for this magnificently subtle yet dark thriller.
Queen of Earth is written and directed by Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip, The Colour Wheel) and takes a very bold approach to both filming style and acting.
“I love you more than anything, you stupid brat.”
The premise of the story is relatively simple. Catherine (Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men, The One…more
Cert 12 | 5 x 24 mins | 2015
5 Star
Friends, Fights, Tears.
From those ace people at A-1 Pictures comes the final instalment of SAO II, that takes a different tack to the previous arcs. Director Tomohiko Ito takes us on a roller-coaster of emotions in this excellent series ending anime.
After her duel with Yuuki, Asuna follows her to an inn in Ronbaru where she meets Yuuki’s friends and…more
Cert 12 | 108 mins | 1985
4 Star
Enemies, Survival and Traditions.
Based on Barry B. Longyear‘s story of the same name and directed by Wolfgang Petersen (The NeverEnding Story, Das Boot), he brings us a tale of enemies that have to get along to survive. Now it is in lovely crispy Blu-ray from it’s 1985 release. A true Sci-Fi film for fans.
It is the late 21st…more
