Outcast (2010) Distributor: Momentum Pictures DVD Release Date: 17th January 2011 Directed by: Colm McCarthy Starring: James Nesbitt, Kate Dickie, Niall Bruton, Hanna Stanbridge Review by: Ben Bussey A run-down, uninviting housing estate in Edinburgh has two new residents: a Irish traveller named Mary (Kate Dickie) and her adolescent son Fergal (Nial Bruton). Hastily accepting the […]
Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) (1975) Distributor: Arrow DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date: 3rd January 2011 Directed by: Dario Argento Starring: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Meril Review by: Nia Edwards-Behi Say the name Dario Argento and chances are one of two films will spring to mind first: Suspiria, his lurid masterpiece of the supernatural, or […]
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010) Distributor (UK): Revolver/Full Moon DVD Release Date (UK): 24th January 2011 Directed by: David DeCoteau Starring: Levi Fiehler, Jenna Gallaher, Taylor M. Graham, Tom Sandoval Review by: Ben Bussey California, during the Second World War. Upstairs in the Bodega Bay Inn, a most unusual puppeteer named Toulon is about to […]
127 Hours (2010) Studio: Fox Searchlight Release Date (UK): 7th January 2011 Directed by: Danny Boyle Starring: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Treat Williams Review by: Ben Bussey Aaron Ralston lives the kind of life a great many of us only imagine living. A genuine lover of the great outdoors, he’s out in the […]
Bare Behind Bars (1980) Distributor: Arrow DVD Release Date: 31 January 2011 Director: Oswaldo de Oliveira Starring: Maria Stella Splendore, Marta Anderson, Danielle Ferrite, Neide Ribeiro Review by: Keri O’Shea Like many ‘women in prison’ movies, Bare Behind Bars doesn’t seek to establish itself as a philosophical work. You can never accuse Oswaldo de Oliveira […]
Battle Royale (2000/01) Distributor: Arrow DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date: 13th December 2010 Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Taro Yamamoto, Aki Maeda Review by: Ben Bussey Japan: the turn of the millennium. The nation is in a state of social and economic crisis. Unemployment and school truancy rates have skyrocketed. The government reacts in […]
A Serbian Film (Srpski Film) (2010) Distributor: Revolver Entertainment Release Date (UK): 10 December 2010 Directed by: Srdjan Spasojevic Starring: Srdjan Todorovic, Sergej Trifunovic, Jelena Gavrilovic, Katarina Zutic Review by: Ben Bussey CAUTION: This review features substantial spoilers. As a general rule of thumb, we prefer to keep things as spoiler-free as possible at Brutal […]
A Bay of Blood (AKA Twitch of the Death Nerve/Reazione a Catena/Carnage/Bloodbath/Many, many more…) (1971) Distributor: Arrow Video DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date (UK): 13th December 2010 Directed by: Mario Bava Starring: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pustilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati Review by: Ben Bussey Deep in an idyllic wilderness lies a serene, unspoiled bay. Amongst all […]
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (AKA Jitsuroku Andô Noboru kyôdô-den: Rekka AKA Violent Fire) (2002) Distributor (UK): Arrow Video Release Date: 22nd November 2010 Directed by: Takashi Miike Starring: Riki Takeuchi, Kenichi Endo, Sonny Chiba Review by: Ben Bussey It’s modern day Tokyo gangland, and as ever things are a little fraught in the day to day goings-on […]
Dream Home (Wai dor lei ah yut ho) (2010) Distributor: Network Releasing (UK) IFC Films (US) Release date: 19th November 2010 (UK) 2011 TBC (US) Directed by: Ho-Cheung Pang Starring: Josie Ho, Eason Chan Review by: Stephanie Scaife Cheng Li-sheung (Josie Ho) is a young professional planning to take her first step on to the […]
The Fallow Field (2009) Production company: Figment Directed by: Leigh Dovey Starring: Steve Garry, Michael Dacre, Natalie Overs, Johnny Vivash Review by: Ben Bussey Matt Sadler (Garry) has a few problems in his life. First off, his missus no longer wants anything to do with him. Secondly, the mistress he’s been keeping, who has in […]