Director – Yuen Woo-Ping – 2026 – China – Cert. 15 – 126m ***** In ancient China, a bounty hunter with his small nephew in tow must transport a man across a desert to Chang’an – out in UK and Ireland cinemas on Friday, April 17th The synopsis opening this review might make it sound like a bad film. […]
Director – Kirill Sokolov – 2025 – US – Cert. 15 – 94m **** A young woman, searching from her missing sister, takes a job as a cleaner in a mysterious, wealthy, New York apartment block – horror action movie is out in UK cinemas on Friday, March 27th This has been sold as a horror […]
Director – Takashi Ishii – 1994 – Japan – Cert. 18 – 108m ****1/2 After her undercover cop husband is killed by a gang, Nami infiltrates the gang and suffers much abuse as she attempts to identify and take her revenge on his killer – out on Blu-ray as part of the Takashi Ishii: 4 Tales of Nami limited edition digipack set (2000 copies) A […]
Director – Anselm Chan – 2024 – Hong Kong – Cert. 12a – 130m (extended version – Cert. 15 – 140m) **** (regular version) / unseen (extended version) A failed, professional wedding planner joins a Taoist funeral director as a partner in his company as various crises come to a head in the latter’s family […]
Director – Kenji Kamiyama – 2024 – US – Cert. 12a – 134m **** A story of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, set around 200 years before The Lord of the Rings – English language anime is out in UK cinemas on Friday, December 13th This narrative is based on one of the appendices in J.R.R. Tolkien’s […]
Director – Sogo Ishii – 1984 – Japan – Cert. 18 – 105m ***** After proudly moving into their first home as owner-occupiers, a family go berserk and destroy the building – out on Blu-ray on Monday, June 17th This seemingly starts out as a conservative family drama. The family in question comprises father Katsukuni […]
Director – David Leitch – 2024 – US – Cert. 12a – 126m *1/2 A stuntman, who retired from the movies are sustaining an injury on set, is hired to trace the vanished star of the movie being directed by his former camera operator and girlfriend – out in UK cinemas on Thursday, May 2nd […]
Director – Hasraf Dullul – 2024 – UK – Cert. 15 – 88m **** Leon fails to rescue his adoptive brother Max from a corporate, experimental facility, so Max starts to move around the multiverse to find the world in which he succeeds – animated SF thriller is out on digital from Monday, April 22nd […]
Director – Patrick Tam – 1982 – Hong Kong – Cert. 15 tbc – 92m ***** A group of young Hongkongers fool around with sex and search for a cultural identity – plays in the UK as part of Focus Hong Kong 2023 at BFI Southbank which runs from Wednesday, July 12th to Saturday, July […]
Directors – Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado – 2022 – US – Cert. PG – 102m *** As he and others search for the legendary Wishing Star, the eponymous fairy tale character fears for his own mortality after losing eight of his nine lives – out in UK cinemas on Friday, February 5th It’s been almost […]