My Ex II – Haunted Lover (Cert 18) 1 Disc (Distributor: MVM Entertainment) Running time: 82 minutes approx. Release Date: June 3rd Aspiring actress Cee (Ratchawin Wongviriya) just happens to see her boyfriend Aof (Thongpoom Siripipat) with another woman, Ying (Marion Affolter) whilst at the cinema (watching My Ex as it happens). After Ying overhears … Continue reading »
Jackpot (Arme Riddere) Norway (2011) Dir. Magnus Martens In a strip club named Pink heaven, police are investigating a violent shootout where they find a dazed and confused Oscar Svendson (Kyrre Hellum) underneath large dead stripper, with a rifle in his hand. Oscar is taken in for questioning but the detective Solør (Henrik Mestad) doesn’t … Continue reading »
Laurence Anyways Canada (2012) Dir. Xavier Dolan Laurence Alia (Melvil Poupaud) is a thirty-five year old literature teacher and budding author in along term relationship with Frédérique “Fred” Belair (Suzanne Clément), a fiery and gregarious woman. On his birthday Laurence reveals to Fred and his friends that he has been living a lie and wants … Continue reading »
Waiting In The Summer Complete Series (Cert 15) 2 Discs (Distributor: MVM) Running time: 272 minutes approx. Release Date: June 3rd While testing an old cine camera he found in the house he recently inherited, Kaito Kirishima is blinded by a flash of light and loses his balance on the old bridge on which he … Continue reading »
Fullmetal Alchemist – Brotherhood Collection 4 Blu-ray (Episodes 40-52) (Cert 15) 2 Discs (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 305 minutes Release Date: May 27th Once again Manga are allowing Blu-ray fans to catch up on this fantastic series in HD with this latest Blu-ray only release. Divide and conquer is the theme for this penultimate … Continue reading »
Hors Satan (Outside Satan) France (2011) Dir. Bruno Dumont In the Côte d’Opale region of Southern France a lone drifter (David Dewaele) comes across a young girl (Alexandra Lematre) who is silently drawn to him and joins him in his taciturn but event filled meditations. Bruno Dumont clearly has a lot to get off his … Continue reading »
Monsieur Lazhar Canada (2011) Dir. Philippe Falardeau When a popular teacher at a Montreal junior school commits suicide, Algerian immigrant Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag) shows up at the school shortly after and offers his services as a replacement. He is taken on and after a slow start he manages to win over the kids and … Continue reading »
Journey To The West: Conquering the Demons (Xi You Xiang Mo Pian) China (2013) Dirs. Stephen Chow & Chi-kin Kwok Novice demon hunter Xuan Zang (Zhang Wen) believes that benevolence is the way to treat demons and not violence, using a book of nursery rhymes given to him by his master (Sihan Cheng) as his … Continue reading »
K-ON!! Season 2 Part 1 (Episodes 1-13) (Cert PG) 2 Discs (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 300 minutes approx. Release Date: May 20th It’s back to school for the pupils of Sakuragaoka Girl’s High School and for the five girls that make up the Light Music Club it looks set to be a challenging year … Continue reading »
Sister (L’enfant d’en haut) France/Switzerland (2012) Dir. Ursula Meier Twelve year-old Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein) and his older sister Lousie (Léa Seydoux) live in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With Louise unable to keep a job and sending more time sleeping around it is up to Simon to be the one … Continue reading »
