Road Rash Reviews

Dark Water (2002) 4K UHD Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 101 mins | 2024

4 star atmospheric and eerie horror tale.
Dark Water is a Japanese supernatural horror drama film originally released in 2002. It is based on the short story by Ring author Koji Suzuki.
Written and directed by Hideo Nakata (Sadako, Stolen Identity), it has enjoyed a 4K restoration courtesy of Arrow Video and is available on Limited Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray from 18th…more

Green Room (Limited Edition) [4K UHD & Blu-ray] Review ****-

Cert 18 | 95 mins | 2015

4 Star
Mohawk’s, Machetes and Mayhem.
From burgeoning writer/director Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin) comes a dark tale, that pulls you in and scares the socks off you.
Road-weary punk band the Ain’t Rights find themselves in a maize field as the driver Tiger (Callum Turner, Queen & Country) had fallen asleep in the night and now they find themselves without fuel. Luckily with…more

THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN (Yi dai jian wang) (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Review *****

Cert 18 | 86-90 mins | 1968-79

5 Star
Revenge and Regret.
Director/writer and master of the wuxia film genre, Joseph Kuo (CINEMATIC VENGEANCE! 8 Kung Fu Classics, Ninja Death) brings one of the best in this Eureka limited edition Two disc release. Thanks to the work of the “Taiwan film classics digital restoration and value adding project”, commissioned by the Ministry of Culture. Also included in the Limited…more

BODYGUARD KIBA 1 + 2 (Eureka Classics) Special Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 175 mins | 1973

4 Star
The Man, The Stare, The Fist.
By 1973, director Ryûichi Takamori (Yakuza deka: Oretachi ni haka wa nai, Yakuza deka: Kyofu no doku gasu) was well established as a director in the action, crime genre, and also collaborating with Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter Trilogy, YAKUZA WOLF 1 & 2, The Executioner Collection, THE BULLET TRAIN). Now comes these two…more

Tsurune: The Linking Shot S2 Review ****-

Cert 12 | 300 mins | 2024

4 star continuation of this atmospheric and uplifting sporting anime.
Tsurune is a 2023 Japanese anime based on the light novel series written by Kotoko Ayano and illustrated by Chinatsu Morimoto. Adapted for anime by Kyoto Animation (K-On!!, Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions), it is directed by Takuya Yamamura (Sound! Euphonium).
It is available to own in the UK on Blu-ray from 4th March 2024, courtesy of…more

PATHS OF GLORY (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray Review

Cert PG | 88 mins | 1957

5 Star
A Mountain out of an Ant Hill
This highly controversial Anti-War film was co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick (2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, The Killing), based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb (San Quentin). Kubrick made this film aged just twenty-eight, and he paints a vivid portrait of the futility of the slaughter…more

Assassins Pride Collector’s Edition [Blu-ray] Review ****-

Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2019

4 Star
Angel’s Versus the World
(Kazuya Aiura, Long Riders!, Super Cub) directs this exciting delve into the lives of Mana users, adapted from the light novel series, written by Kei Amagi and illustrated by Nino Ninomoto. These Mana users are all from high-born families of the last human city of Flandore. This is a tale of where a young girl’s heritage…more

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