Cert 12 | 83 mins | 1963
4 stars for this star-studded comedy horror classic.
First released in 1963, The Comedy Of Terrors is written by Richard Matheson (Duel, I Am Legend) and directed by Jacques Tourneur (Cat People, Curse Of The Demon).
Beautifully remastered by Arrow Video as part of their Vincent Price series, it tells us the story of Waldo Turnbull (Vincent Price – The Raven, House…more
Cert PG | 100 mins | 2014
5 stars of gloriously animated, gravity defying science fiction.
Patema Inverted is directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura (Time Of Eve) and was originally released as a four part original net animation, Patema Inverted: Beginning Of The Day in 2012.
Patema (Yukiyo Fujii) is a young girl, raised in an underground society based in tunnels and never seeing the light of day. She dreams…more
Cert PG | 115 mins | 1929
4 stars for this beautifully re-mastered classic.
First released in Germany in 1929, Diary Of A Lost Girl is #97 in the Masters Of Cinema series. Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst (Pandora’s Box, The 3 Penny Opera) and based on the novel by Margarete Bohme, it tells the story of Thymian Henning (Louise Brooks – Pandora’s Box, Miss Europe), the naive…more
Cert U | 140 mins | 1924
4 Star Classic Arabian Nights Tale.
Thanks to Eureka, The Masters of Cinema Series #98 comes one of the greatest adventures.
From the prolific director (139 credits) Raoul Walsh (High Sierra, What Price Glory) comes the 1924 version of the classic tale of the wily thief of Bagdad who takes what he wants.
A film with monsters, flying carpets, flying horses, magic…more
Cert U | 153 mins | 1928
4 Star Cloak and Dagger Classic from the 1920’s
Eureka brings us #90 in their The Masters of Cinema Series. Now this black and white classic is brought to you in full 1080p with a 69 minute documentary and a 40 page booklet, with options for the original German or English Intertitles.
This is a fast paced spy drama that has…more
Cert 15 | 170 mins | 1972, 1973
2 stars for this highly questionable take on the vampire myth.
This Dual Format DVD and Blu-ray release features both of the films in the Blacula series. The first of these, simply titled Blacula, is directed by William Crain (The Dukes Of Hazzard, Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde) and was first released in 1972, jumping firmly on the blaxploitation bandwagon.
The film opens…more
Cert 15 | 102 mins | 2014
4 Star 3D Sword and Arrow Nautical destruction.
This is director Noam Murro‘s first real foray into the big time blockbuster and he has done a decent job of a big act to follow film after the mighty 300 (Zack Snyder, Watchmen). Set at the same time as Leonidas’ brave attempt at stalling the mighty Persian army, lead by the God King…more
