Director – Stephen Chow Sing Chi – 2004 – China – Cert. 15 – 99m ***** Set in the 1940s, this is at once a comedy, a romance, an effects fest, an action movie, a violent gangster thriller and a treatise on Buddhist values – out in UK cinemas on Friday, June 24th, 2005 An hilarious treat from […]
Director – Johannes Roberts – 2025 – US – Cert. 18 – 89m ****1/2 A girl and her friends discover her family’s pet chimp has turned violent and trapped them in the house – out in UK cinemas on Friday, January 30th Coming in commendably under 90 minutes, this is a hugely effective thriller about people […]
Director – Josh Safdie – 2025 – US – Cert. 15 – 149m ***** In the 1950s, a young New Yorker with the odds against him is determined to become a top table tennis player – in cinemas from Friday, December 26th Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the 1950s. Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has a dream. […]
Director – Robert Eggers – 2022 – US – Cert. 15 – 136m ***** A 10th Century Viking prince vows revenge on his father king’s killer and sees it through to death – out in cinemas on Friday, April 15th Young Viking Prince Amleth (Oscar Novak from The Batman) is thrilled when his warrior father […]