5 Star
Independent Film
Thirst
We at Road Rash Reviews were lucky enough to see and review Thirst a South African feature film that was filmed on a minuscule budget, set around the events at the end of the 1991 Desert Storm. We follow best friends John McDaniels (Monré Aucamp) and Danny (Proetic) from high school through to their predicament in the desert…more
EAT LOCALS: The Cast of Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels reunite for Jason Flemyng’s Directorial Debut – Premiering at FrightFest 2017
12th July 2017: London, UK – The Movie Partnership are pleased to announce that their star-studded Horror/Comedy Eat Locals, will be having its UK Premiere at this year’s FrightFest at The Prince Charles Cinema on 26th August.
This will be the Directorial Debut for…more
Cert PG | 119 mins | 2017
4 stars of heartwarming, uplifting anime.
The Anthem of the Heart (Beautiful Word, Beautiful World) is a Japanese animation directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai (Toradora!) and produced by anime studio A-1 Pictures (Your Lie In April, Sword Art Online).
“Daddy’s a prince! Of course the princess wasn’t you, but… did you miss the ball because you were cooking?”
Jun Naruse (Inori Minase) is a…more
Cert 15 | 93 mins | 1973
2 stars of disquieting and dated “almost animation”.
Belladonna of Sadness was first released in 1973 and is based on the novel La Sorciere (Satanism and Witchcraft) by Jules Michelet. This film adaptation was brought to us by anime studio Mushi Production and directed by Eiichi Yamamoto.
“I’ll give anything if someone would save me, even my soul…”
The film opens with the…more
Cert TBC (15) | 111 mins | 2017
5 Star
Survival Under the Sun.
Indie actor/writer/director Kevin Singh (Tokolosh) brings his third film. Thirst was a brave undertaking due to the subject matter and the conditions of the film location and all done on a zero budget of just $13,000. He brings us a full cinematic experience in his 1hr 51min film, filmed on location in Namib Desert, Namibia and…more
Cert PG | 95 mins | 2009
4 stars of gentle and inspiring rural drama.
Mai Mai Miracle was first released in 2009. It is based on Nobuko Takagi‘s novelisation of her auto biography, produced by studio Madhouse (A Letter To Momo, Wolf Children) and directed by Sunao Katabuchi (In This Corner of the World, Black Lagoon: Roberta’s Blood Trail).
“Look, that’s my house over there. Doesn’t it look…more
Cert U | 104 mins | 2017
4 stars of colourful and fun adventure in Gotham City.
The LEGO Batman Movie is directed by Chris McKay, and produced by Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Roy Lee, who worked together on “The LEGO Movie.” The story by Seth Grahame-Smith is based on LEGO Construction Toys characters from DC and the screenplay is written by Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris…more
