Review for Fist Of Legend: Ultimate Edition (Review) (DVD)
Hot on the heels of Kill Zone, the second collaborative release between Cine Asia and Dragon Dynasty comes to the UK, and this title...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Salvage (Review) (DVD)
Driving along the coast on Christmas Eve, Jodie and her father argue about what to listen to, with the teenager wanting rock music and her...
Posted by David Beckett

Verdi: Falstaff (Jurowski) (Review) (DVD)
Verdi’s final opera is his third Shakespearian outing (the previous two being Otello and Macbeth) and the libretto is Arrigo Boito’s take...
Posted by Alan Titherington

Review for Blind Date (aka Chance Meeting) (Review) (DVD)
Film is a dog: the head is commerce, the tail is art…rarely does the tail wag the dog’ Joseph Losey Losey found his cinematic feet at...
Posted by Curtis Owen

Review for Paniponi Dash: Volume 4 - Iron Teacher (Review) (DVD)
Comedy is a subjective beast, and zany, surreal, out-there comedy is the most subjective-est. I prefer to have some character to a comedy to...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Johnny Got His Gun: Special Edition (Review) (DVD)
Although the book was published over 70 years ago and the film is nearly 40 years old, Johnny Got His Gun feels very topical. The recent,...
Posted by David Beckett

Review for Survival of the Dead (Review) (DVD)
Any film that uses the esteemed ‘…of the Dead’ to identify itself must adhere to a certain set of rules laid down by the Godfather of Gore....
Posted by Curtis Owen

Review for The Bargee (Review) (DVD)
What a treat! I’ve been a long time Galton and Simpson fan. I’ve loved just about everything they’ve written and have slavishly collected...
Posted by Stuart McLean

Review for Rome, Open City (UK) (Review) (DVD)
There is no doubt that Roberto Rossellini’s Rome Open City (1945) has emotional impact. The documentary-like camera, natural lighting and...
Posted by Curtis Owen

Game, set and match to Dawkins! (Review) (Book)
This book on the argument for evolution should carry a health warning if you are a dyed-in-the-wool creationist, intelligent designer or ‘you...
Posted by David Shepherd

Review for Death Note Relight: L's Successors (Review) (DVD)
That's it, no more Death Note. With this second Relight movie, we can draw a line under the franchise, as all the variants of anime,...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Review for Rozen Maiden: Volume 1 (Review) (DVD)
The rate that things are going, Britain doesn't look like it will see an absence of anime any time soon, at least not in the way that...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Anime Review Roundup
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood streaming at Manga.co.uk Because of circumstances completely within my control, I didn't bring you the anime round up last week. So lucky you, you get a bumper edition this week, with twice the goodies. Beginning...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Oscar Predictions 2010
As I had finished my Master’s in September I was free this year to spend more time in the cinema and see all of the contenders possible.  There are a couple that haven’t been release or shown around here – The Blindside will only hit UK cinemas after...
Posted by David Beckett

Becoming a film addict
For many people, a love of film and cinema was developed from a very young age with weekly (or even more frequent) trips to the local picture house with parents or other relatives. Others may have picked up that habit from friends and relatives at...
Posted by David Beckett

Anime Review Roundup
D.Gray-Man Competition Results Last week the D.Gray-Man competition closed, and the Reviewer hat-picker-outer went into overtime searching for deserving winners. Two doves, one startled rabbit, and a mouldy toupee later, I can proudly announce...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Anime Review Roundup
Just two reviews for you this week, and one of them is a live-action film at that. Since it was adapted from an anime and manga, it ought to count anyway. Besides, with all the CGI and green screen work, it’s half animation in itself. I’m talking of...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Anime Review Roundup
Since you got a dose of news on Saturday, I think I’ll dive straight into the anime reviews this week, and fortunately there’s more than just a single review to point you to. First up was Fate/Stay Night: Volume 2, in which the fantasy battle genre...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

D. Gray-Man Competition and Manga News!
First The Competition It’s been a while since we’ve had a competition, but we can belatedly kick off 2010 in some style, as we have three copies of Manga Entertainment’s latest shonen acquisition to give away. D. Gray-Man is the story of an orphan...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Anime Review Roundup
Let’s round up last week’s reviews. Naruto. That’s it, you can go home now. It’s not my fault, honest! Late Naruto filler is enough to put anyone off anime for life. I’m just glad that it dimmed my enthusiasm for only a week. Actually, Naruto...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Anime Review Roundup
Gundam Free For All The big Gundam event has begun in preparation for the simultaneous worldwide release of Gundam Unicorn on Blu-ray. From now until the end of April, several classic Gundam series will be available for streaming from various...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

FB campaign to make Ultravox's Vienna number 1 by 04/04/2010...
Back in 1981, the second and most successful incarnation of Ultravox released their seminal single Vienna to critical acclaim.   This rather moody and epic electronic ballad was set to provide the band consisting of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris...
Posted by Si Wooldridge

Anime Review Roundup and BAM Update
Slayers Revolution Has Been Dubbed For those of you who have been watching the Slayers releases from MVM, you will no doubt be aware that MVM also have the rights to the latest series, Slayers Revolution, and Slayers Evolution-R. You will also be...
Posted by Jitendar Canth