Road Rash Reviews

Carrie (1976) Limited Edition 4K UHD [Blu-ray] Review *****

Cert 18 | 98 mins | 2024

5 star fantastic restoration of a horror classic.
Carrie is a 1976 horror film directed by the legend that is Brian De Palma (Mission Impossible, Raising Cain). It is adapted from the 1974 novel of the same name written by the equally impressive Stephen King (Pet Sematary, Castle Rock), with a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen (Ghost Story, It).
It is available…more

Aftermath (Feature 2023) Review ****-

78 mins | 2023

4 Star
You Can’t See the Woods for the Trees.
Hungarian writer/director József Gallai (The Poltergeist Diaries, I Hear the Trees Whispering) and composer/editor, Cinematographer Gergö Elekes (Vulpes, Moth) once again team up to bring us a dark and mesmerizing Sci-Fi thriller. Mixing a cool Sci-Fi tale with great cinematographic atmospherics that have you keeping one eye looking over your shoulder and…more

WHEN TAEKWONDO STRIKES (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray Review *****

Cert 15 | 91 mins | 1973

5 Star
Cream Always Rises to the Top.
Written and directed by Feng Huang (The Angry River, Lady Whirlwind), who brings us the controversial time of occupation of Korea by Japan in the nineteen-thirties. By this time, the ‘Korean independence movement’ was fighting back at the Japanese oppression, and Japans search for their fabled leader. When Taekwondo Strikes is a martial arts…more

SAMURAI WOLF I & II (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 144 mins | 1966-67

4 Star
Death in Monochrome.
Eureka bring us two classic chambara productions from the late 1960s, from the genre’s master, writer/director Hideo Gosha (VIOLENT STREETS, Yakuza Ladies) who takes inspiration from the spaghetti western popular in the West at the time and puts his spin on the lone warrior fighting for the little people. In these two features, he makes great use of…more

Devil Girl from Mars Blu-ray Review ***--

Cert PG | 77 mins | 1954

3 Star
Emancipated Mars Comes to Earth.
From the pens of John C. Mather and James Eastwood (Beyond Mombasa, The Scales of Justice), and the direction by David MacDonald (Law and Disorder, The Brothers) comes a British Sci-Fi cult classic in this black and white shocker. As it tries to break into the classics such as ‘The day the Earth Stood Still’,…more

NeiA_7 Collectors Edition Blu-ray Review ***--

Cert 15 | 325 mins | 2024

3 star quirky and surreal anime series.
NeiA_7, also known as NeiA under 7, is a Japanese animation originally released in 2000 and based on the manga series created by Yoshitoshi Abe (Serial Experiments lain). It was adapted for anime by Studio Triangle Staff (Macross Plus: Movie Edition).
It available in the UK on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from 15th January 2024 courtesy…more

Horrors of the Black Museum Review ****-

Cert 12 | 82 mins | 2024

4 star restoration of a cheesy horror B-movie.
Horrors of the Black Museum is a 1959 British-American horror film directed by Arthur Crabtree (Ivanhoe, Death Over My Shoulder) and written by Herman Cohen (The Headless Ghost, Craze) and Aben Kandel (Konga, Berserk).
This new restoration of this fifties classic horror is available in the UK on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from 15th…more

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