At Five In The Afternoon (Panj é asr)

At Five In The Afternoon (Panj é asr) Iran (2003) Dir. Samira Makhmalbaf In a post-Taliban Afghanistan, Nogreh (Agheleh Rezaie) is a young woman straddled between two worlds as she hopes to make appositive future for herself, her family and her country as a woman. She lives with her fanatical father (Abdolgani Yousefrazi) and her …

The World God Only Knows Complete Season 1

The World God Only Knows Complete Season 1 (Cert 15) 2 Discs (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time:  273 minutes approx. Hell has a problem. A number of evil spirits known as Loose Souls have escaped and made their way to the human world, where they hide inside the holes of the hearts of disillusioned young …

Newsmakers (Goryachie novosti)

Newsmakers (Goryachie novosti) Russia (2009) Dir. Anders Banke When the attempted apprehension of criminal gang lead by the notorious Herman (Evgeniy Tsyganov) by Officer Smirnov (Andrey Merzlikin) and his team goes awry, the criminals escape with a huge haul following a public gun battle. A nearby TV film crew captures the aftermath including a shaken …

Iron Sky

  Iron Sky Finland (2012) Dir. Timo Vuorensola During a US moon landing in 2018, the two astronauts discover a large colony base on the dark side but are attacked by two men in space combat gear. One is killed while the other black male model James Washington (Christopher Kirby) is captured and taken to …

Desire To Kill aka Enemy at the Dead End (Joogigo Sipeun)

Desire To Kill aka Enemy at the Dead End (Joogigo Sipeun) Korea (2010) Dirs. Kim Sang-Hwa, Jo Won-Hee Following a stroke, Min-Ho (Cheon Ho-Jin) lays paralysed in a hospital bed, depressed and suicidal, until he gets a familiar looking new neighbour in amnesiac named Sang-up (Yu Hae-Jin), who is also paralysed. Min-Ho suddenly remembers that …

Shiki – Part 1

Shiki – Part 1 (Episodes 1-12) (Cert 15) 2 Discs (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 270 minutes approx. The remote village of Sotoba is rocked by the deaths of two elderly residents during an unusually hot summer, diagnosed as anaemia by resident doctor Toshio Ozaki. That ngiht, the mysterious Kirishiki family arrive in the village, …

My Ex

  My Ex (Cert 18) 1 Disc (Distributor: MVM Entertainment) Running time: 86 minutes approx. Film star Ken (Shahkrit Yamnarm) is a favourite of the tabloids due to his revolving door of girlfriends. When current squeeze Meen (Navadee Mokkhayesa) announces she is pregnant, Ken can’t dump her fast enough, jumping straight into the sack with …

Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler)

  Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler) Germany (1922) Dir. Fritz Lang The criminal underworld of Berlin is run by the mysterious Dr. Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge), a master of disguise and mental manipulator and hypnotist. While his minions handled a counterfeiting scheme, Mabuse cons rich fools out of their money at gambling establishments, …

Rosario & Vampire Capu 2 Collection

Rosario & Vampire Capu 2 Collection (Cert 15) 2 Discs (Distributor: MVM) Running time: 306 minutes approx. It’s a new term at Yokai Academy meaning a reconvening of all the monster students and the one lone human Tsukune Aono, and more fan service heavy supernatural hijinks with his harem of blood curdling babes – vampire …

Breathing (Atmen)

Breathing (Atmen) Austria (2011) Dir. Karl Markovics 18 year-old Roman Kogler (Thomas Schubert) has spent all his life in orphanages and following the death of another teenager is now in a juvenile detention centre. As a result he is sullen, insular and uncommunicative and is unable to keep a job, an essential requirement to create …