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 […]
We Are What We Are (Somos lo que hay) (2010) Directed by: Jorge Michel Grau Distributors: IFC Films (US) Artificial Eye (UK) Release date: 12th November 2010 (UK) TBC 2011 (US) Starring: Paulina Gaitan, Alan Chávez, Francisco Barreiro, Carmen Beato Review by: Stephanie Scaife Jorge Michel Grau’s debut feature We Are What We Are is […]
Dead Set (2008) Production Company: Endemol/E4 Directed by: Yann Demange Starring: Jaime Winstone, Andy Nyman, Davina McCall Review by: Keri O’Shea The idea for Dead Set – one of the only TV series ever dedicated to zombies, in amongst a plethora of recent vampire shows – was developed by acerbic journalist and critic Charlie Brooker, […]
DVD Review: Altitude (2010) Directed by: Kaare Andrews Starring: Jessica Lowndes, Julianna Guill, Ryan Donowho, Landon Liboiron, Jake Weary Review by: Kayley Viteo As far as supernatural horror thrillers set in an airplane go, Altitude doesn’t exactly crash and burn, although there is some serious turbulence. Still, there’s something about this film that is engaging […]