Cert 12 | 300 mins | 2017
4 stars for a very amusing journey of self discovery.
Barakamon is based on the manga series written and illustrated by Satsuki Yoshino. It was adapted to anime by Kinema Citrus and directed by Masaki Tachibana.
“My Dad, said I need to cool my head. Said I’m lacking something as a human, nevermind as a calligrapher.”
Seishu Handa (Robert McCollum – Snow White with…more
Cert PG | 116 mins | 1921
5 stars for a fantastically remastered piece of cinema history.
Der Mude Tod was first released in 1921 and is presented here in a fabulous 2K restoration as part of Eureka’s Masters of Cinema collection #161. Written and directed by Fritz Lang (Metropolis, The Big Heat), it is one of his earliest films and is regarded as highly influential, cited by…more
Cert 15 | 170 mins | 2017
4 stars of thrilling and funny drama.
Charlotte Part 1 is a Japanese anime series produced by P.A. Works (Angel Beats) and Aniplex (Fullmetal Alchemist, Guilty Crown) and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai (Banner of the Stars).
“Think about others. When I did that I turned into someone else…”
Yuu Otosaka (Ray Chase – Final Fantasy XV) is a young student with a very…more
Cert PG | 119 mins | 2017
4 stars of heartwarming, uplifting anime.
The Anthem of the Heart (Beautiful Word, Beautiful World) is a Japanese animation directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai (Toradora!) and produced by anime studio A-1 Pictures (Your Lie In April, Sword Art Online).
“Daddy’s a prince! Of course the princess wasn’t you, but… did you miss the ball because you were cooking?”
Jun Naruse (Inori Minase) is a…more
Cert 15 | 104 mins | 1956
4 Star
Corruption and Survival.
Eureka brings us #167 in their Masters of Cinema series with Luis Buñuel‘s (The Exterminating Angel) look at corruption and revolution. Set in South America in the mid 1950’s where the big man preys upon the small man. Great stuff.
A group of about two hundred men work the mountain river panning for the riches it carries, they…more
Cert PG | 95 mins | 2009
4 stars of gentle and inspiring rural drama.
Mai Mai Miracle was first released in 2009. It is based on Nobuko Takagi‘s novelisation of her auto biography, produced by studio Madhouse (A Letter To Momo, Wolf Children) and directed by Sunao Katabuchi (In This Corner of the World, Black Lagoon: Roberta’s Blood Trail).
“Look, that’s my house over there. Doesn’t it look…more
Cert 15 | 105 mins | 2016
5 Star
The Fall, Death and a Wild Card.
A-1 pictures (Fairy Tail, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Sword Art Online II) does it again and brings us a visually stunning and thought provoking end to the Persona 3 Quadrilogy with Winter of Rebirth. It comes as a Dual-Format collectors edition.
Makoto and the rest of SEES found out that their classmate Ryoji…more
