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
Cert 15 | 264 mins | 2022
4 Star
Down, Down, Deeper and Death
This series is based on the light novel series created by Fujino Ōmori (Wistoria: Wand and Sword (TV Series), DanMachi: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side – Sword Oratoria (TV Series), Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?). Where the fourteen-year-old…more
Cert 15 | 112 mins | 1973
4 Star
Revenge is a Complicated Affaire.
Legendary writer/director Wei Lo follows up his big hits (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury) with this fast-paced revenge story. The hand-to-hand, and the foot-to-the-face action in this film is second to none. As the film follows the usual Hong Kong action Yakuza film, that is, until we get near the end, then it turns…more
Cert 15 | 95 mins | 1964
4 Star
Out of the Cesspit and Into the Firing Line.
From the renowned writer/director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Virus) comes one of his early works, brought to us by Eureka (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition. This dark and gritty film shows the seedier side of Japans poor and the squalor they are trying to escape. Being filmed in black-and-white makes it…more
Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2003
4 Star
A Gouty Ninja Fantasy.
From MVM, we get the Ninja Scroll: The Series, that follows the events of the movie, Where we see the life of Jubei Kibagami as he wanders the countryside as a ninja for hire. Created by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Wicked City), and directed by Tatsuo Satô (Gakuen senki Muryô, Uchû no suteruvia) who…more
Cert PG | 105 mins | 1978
3 Star
Cult Japanese Knock-off.
Writer/director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Virus) brings us a way-out-there Sci-fi opera that will blow your mind, as planets are ravaged, people massacred and irreverent punk kids are expected to be heroes. With a very similar story and attempts at visual effects done on a budget, compared to a film that came a year before, Message From…more
Cert PG | 100 mins | 1982
4 Star
Fantastical Fighting.
From martial arts maestro Woo-Ping Yuen (Drunken Master, DREADNAUGHT, IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV) comes a (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray that will blow your socks off, as sorcerers and martial artists fight for the life of a Prince. Great stuff for the weekend.
It’s 1663, and it is illegal for Han Chinese and Manchu people to marry,…more
