Cert 15 | 115 mins | 1993
5 Star
Boom! And The Utopia Was Gone.
It’s time to go back to 1993 and see the blockbuster Demolition Man, directed by Marco Brambilla (Destricted, Excess Baggage). This is his first feature film, in a short career of feature films, but what a Sci-fi legacy he has left in this twist on the dystopian future. Where all is fine and dandy…more
Cert 15 | 459 mins | 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
4 Star
The Fight is Real.
This two disk limited release from Eureka Classics brings four martial arts films from Shaw Brothers. All directed by the leading martial arts director of the 1970s and beyond, Chang Cheh (Bao chou, Ninja in Ancient China) who takes historical events and the struggles people have against their oppressors of the past. Now they are brought…more
Cert 18 (TBC) | 1444 mins | 1967-1983
5 Star
Wuxia Film Binge Time!
Arrow Video bring us the Shaw Brothers, Shawscope volume 3, packed with cult wuxia films with heroes and heroines, some with disabilities, some out for revenge. All fourteen films, directed by legends of the Hong Kong action genre. All-new exclusive restorations, in this amazing limited edition boxset, that would grace the bottom of any Festive tree…more
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
