Cert PG | 100 mins | 1923
4 Star
Chaney at his Best
This is the seventh adaptation of Victor Hugo‘s (Les Miserables, The Man Who Laughs) 1831 novel. Directed by Wallace Worsley (A Blind Bargain, The Man Who Fights Alone) who gets Chaney to deliver the performance of a lifetime. Once again, Eureka (Masters of Cinema) brings us this 1080p restoration on Blu-ray, a true classic film…more
Cert U | 121 mins | 1948
4 Star
A Cad, An Eye, and Misadventure.
Vice Versa is the third screen adaption of the 1882 novel Vice Versa by F. Anstey (The Tinted Venus (1885), Punch magazine). Adapted and directed by Peter Ustinov (Spartacus, Blackbeard’s Ghost, Death on the Nile) who shows off his eloquence in this script, as the talent get their teeth into this comedy. It is…more
Cert 12 | 76 mins | 1920
4 Star
Capers and Confucius.
From writer/director Tod Browning (Dracula, Silk Stocking Sal, Mark of the Vampire) comes one of the films especially written for lead actress Priscilla Dean (The Wicked Darling, The Exquisite Thief) as the Universal Studios wanted to do a series of movies that showed strong female leads that were tough enough to take on the tough guys. And…more
Cert PG | 214 mins | 1941, 1957, 1958
4 Star
Thrills, Chills and Sci-Fi
From the time when mad-scientists ran amok in the cinema world, when all was black and white terror. Now Eureka Classics brings us three of these classic tales of terror as scientists take their experimentation to its deadly conclusions. Throw in an ancient visitor from outer space, and you are set for a thrilling time. From…more
Cert U | 1,170 mins | 1962-63
4 Star
Time to Save the Universe.
After the success of the thirty-nine episodes of Supercar, producers Gerry and Sylvia Anderson (Stingray (TV Series), Thunderbirds (TV Series), Joe 90 (TV Series)) created the children’s series Fireball XL5, to take children into the new frontier of space. Where the World Space Patrol are tasked with keeping Earth and Interstellar space safe from all…more
Cert PG | 99 mins | 1949
4 Star
No Punches Pulled.
Mark Robson (Von Ryan’s Express, Valley of the Dolls) takes the hard hitting story from seasoned short story writer Ring Lardner (Letters from Bugs to Gus, No. 6, Ring Lardner’s My Roomy), and sets one of the greatest actors of his time in Kirk Douglas (Lust for Life, Spartacus, The Vikings) who delivers a performance fit for…more
Cert PG | 247 mins | 1916, 25, 26
5 Star
Fantasy, Drama and Comedy from the Silent Silver Screen.
From the time when cinemas would be packed for the feature of the day, the 1920s, a time before the speaking films. The orchestra would convey the mood of the film as the intertitles show the dialogue. These films have been deemed as significant and have been restored for posterity, this…more
