Cert 15 | 350 mins | 2004
4 star
Veins, Pains and Sibling Rivalry.
From animation studio ‘Madhouse’ (Death Note, Wolf Children) comes a hard hitting Martial-Arts series. This Collectors Edition comes via MVM, and contains the original twenty-four episodes, plus the two OVA’s on Blu-ray. Directed by Toshifumi Kawase (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (TV Series), The Matchless Raijin-Oh (TV Series)), who gives us rippling muscles, panty-shots and Chi…more
Cert PG | 104 mins | 1949
5 Star
What’s That in the Shadows.
This Graham Greene (The Fallen Idol, This Gun For Hire), Orson Welles (A Man for all Seasons, Citizen Kane) written masterpiece has been dubbed the greatest British film of all time, and who am I to argue against the sublime monochrome marvellous feat of cinematography by
Robert Krasker (El Cid, Brief Encounter) and direction by Carol…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2024
3 star entertaining but disturbing anime.
Wolf Girl and Black Prince is a 2014 Japanese romantic comedy anime series based on the shōjo manga series written by Ayuko Hatta. It is adapted to anime by Studio TYO Animations.
It is available to own now in the UK on Blu-ray from 21st October 2024, courtesy of MVM Films.
“That was a close call. If…more
Cert 15 | 114 mins | 2024
4 Star
For the Few, That Give So Much.
From writers Anastasia Tsang (A Light Never Goes Out) and Oliver Yip (Where the Wind Blows) who bring us the powerful story of belief and the age-old Hong Kong stuntman saying “Never Say No”, this was at the height of Hong Kong action films in the 1980s. Directors Albert Leung (Twins Mission) and…more
Cert 18 | 91 mins | 1983
4 Star
The Beautiful Kung-Fu Game
This whacky football themed film was the first film written and directed by popular martial arts actor Brandy Yuen (In The Line of Duty III, Master of Zen, Drunken Master) who addresses subjects such as the problems of jealousy, corruption and bullying in sports, all in the guise of this 1983 modern slapstick movie. Great skills,…more
Cert 15 | 117 mins | 1990
5 Star
Educating Nikita
StudioCanal and Fetch Publicity bring us the definitive three disk steelbook of this 1990 French Classic spy action thriller. From the pen of master filmmaker Luc Besson (Taxi, Arthur and the Great Adventure, Leon, Fifth Element) comes the gritty tale of a girl done wrong to a sanctioned killer and all the troubles that entails. Nikita is just…more
Cert 12 | 92 mins | 1977
4 Star
Deadly Regretful Actions.
Following the success of the Jaws, executive producer Dino De Laurentiis (Flash Gordon, La Strada) green-lit the project and handed the directing reigns to Michael Anderson (Logan’s Run, Around the World in 80 Days (1956)), who takes us out to Newfoundland where Orcas roam the open seas, living their lives in the family pods.
The cold waters of…more
